Quote Originally Posted by bluegtp91 View Post
Less fancy? HA! The TDC intake is the best intake out there for the 3800 available platform right now...smokes your thrasher crap that's for sure. And please don't start the ambient temp bullsh*t because we all know the Trasher/Wizaired/CAI Inductions "Boxed" intakes suck balls compared to a fenderwell.

And honestly, why would want to make a car have more air then be able to get rid of it first? IMO, flow mods are very important...more so than induction mods. Get a 3" Catted or Catless Downpipe with the U-Bend delete before you do an intake. AFTER THAT, you should definitely attempt to make your own fenderwell intake. It is one of the best mods to do for these cars except headers, IMO. Or, try TDC's. Great fitment and quality (I'd have one if I didn't run a open cone).
Oh i know it is better then my Thrasher, i have compared my tests to others with the Wizaired. My Thrasher was free tho . And how do you really know a FWI is better then a Wizaired, is their data supporting this? I have seen so many threads debating a FWI to a CAI with no definitive "winner". And by fancy i just mean, imo, a cold air box looks allot cooler then a black or silver tube running from your TB to a wall.

I say intake first because SOOO many people on here have no idea what they want to do with their exhaust system as their are numerous mods for it (and install can get sticky). They get a plog and DP just to realize they want headers and wasted their $. Or get a u bend delete and then realize the DP they want has one. Or just want moderate gains so ported exhaust manifolds are for them. On top of that a DP is not always a piece of cake to install. He says hes just starting to learn about mechanics, if he tries to put a dp in himself and a bolts snaps do you think he will know what to do?

Again all of these are opinions (besides the fact that my thrasher stinks) so the op can make up their mind with the information and the debate here . I do agree, if your on a budget and want to gain some skills in mechanics and fabrication (as the op seems to be) then building your own FWI is the way to go.