What would you do if you had to choose between free CAI or free lowering springs?

[justplayxtragic]

Ok so my friends at PTuning want to use my car to experiment with chipping her for a week and using her as a test car. They said they need an 07+ to test it out since the 05-06 ECU is different. At any rate, since I will be car-less for a week, they are giving me a rental and I can get either a CAI or springs, both including labor. If I get springs, I've settled on Progress and a Progress rear sway bar. However, I haven't really thought much about CAI, yet. I started reading some negative things about Fujita, which was originally what I wanted. Obviously since I'd be getting my intake from PTuning, my choices are Injen, Fujita, AEM, and K&N. I want better performance gains and I want quality. I want fairly easy maintenance too. I eventually want to turbo my car. I also want exhaust but I definitely have to save up. What would you guys do? *sigh* Decisions.

[Nathanr.6168]

well if you cant make up your mind, they can use my car XD I would take the CAI, but thats just me, I dont want to lower my car :P

[david06co]

I say lower your car it changes the entire stance of the tc and you wont look like a lifted truck!!

[justplayxtragic]

Well it turns out that I can get BOTH. So I am going to. OMG I know. My best friend and I joke about that nasty wheel gap ALL THE TIME. I want to SLAM my tC buuuuut I can't yet. I can't weasel out coilovers lol. So I don't know what intake to get though!! Annnnnnnd.

[StreetBrawler89]

The Injen is very nice IMO.

[justplayxtragic]

What makes it nice? What made you buy it over any other name brand CAIs?

[cribbs-tC]

From what I've read, a lot of people like the Injen cai. I can't speak from experience, however, since I have the TRD cai.

But hypothetically, if I had to pick either cai or springs, I'd take the springs. You can't have cai and a turbo at the same time.

[justplayxtragic]

From what I've read, a lot of people like the Injen cai. I can't speak from experience, however, since I have the TRD cai.

But hypothetically, if I had to pick either cai or springs, I'd take the springs. You can't have cai and a turbo at the same time.

Oh I know that. I'm not turboed yet. I will be down the line though. I'm still riding N/A for a while. I want to get the turbo kit when I have the money. And right now, my priority is paying my car off lol.

[cribbs-tC]

Oh I know that. I'm not turboed yet. I will be down the line though. I'm still riding N/A for a while. I want to get the turbo kit when I have the money. And right now, my priority is paying my car off lol.

tell me about it... I'm about to pay off about 6 months of payments now that I got my tax return back.

But on the bright side, I now have $1000 to blow on modding my tic!!! WOOT!!!

[justplayxtragic]

tell me about it... I'm about to pay off about 6 months of payments now that I got my tax return back.

But on the bright side, I now have $1000 to blow on modding my tic!!! WOOT!!!

Lucky. I need to file my taxes, stat. I got that Turbo Tax thing but I've been swamped with papers and I just haven't had the chance.

[cribbs-tC]

Yeah, I used Turbo Tax. It's awesomeness. Got my return in 2 weeks. And for the first time ever, I didn't get an email from the fed government saying "We made a correction to your return" LOL

[justplayxtragic]

ROFL! Nice. I put it on my to do list. Luckily, I only have 2 W2's this year and a 1098. Woot woot!