[Drivesthebeast]

CAI's DO make a difference in power, but at a higher pricetag. When I had my stock intake assembly on my car, I simply put a K&N flat panel filter in the stock airbox, and then I removed the baffle box off the side. Slight change in throttle response, and made the SRI sound...that was on a Zetec. Putting the AEM intake on the car combined with my TB and exhaust DID make the car more powerfull, and wanting to move with more haste.