Cold Air Intake For The 8...
11-06-2003, 11:06 AM
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That's cool but the fact that you have to remove your entire front bumper in order to clean the K&N filter doesn't appeal to me.
Now I know some people will say that it's a piece of cake to remove the bumper, takes five minutes, blabla... but this still bothers me. Removing a bumper is usually NOT that easy... I did it on other cars and it was never fun.
Now I know some people will say that it's a piece of cake to remove the bumper, takes five minutes, blabla... but this still bothers me. Removing a bumper is usually NOT that easy... I did it on other cars and it was never fun.
11-06-2003, 12:06 PM
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Re: Cold Air Intake For The 8...
Originally posted by XDEEDUBBX
im pretty sure others have seen this pic before but i thought i'd share it anyway...
im pretty sure others have seen this pic before but i thought i'd share it anyway...
11-06-2003, 09:09 PM
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Originally posted by mikeb
nice pic
they are coming out with tons of stuff
the short arm intake is 260 with hp gains of 6
nice pic
they are coming out with tons of stuff
the short arm intake is 260 with hp gains of 6
11-08-2003, 12:29 AM
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A longer tube doesn't give you hp.
A cold air intake increases hp by lowering the air temperature that flows into the engine. Lower temps = more power as a rule of thumb.
However, design on the intake is important, as you want to optimize flow, so a design with fewer or smooth turns is usually better.
Hope this helps.
Gus.
A cold air intake increases hp by lowering the air temperature that flows into the engine. Lower temps = more power as a rule of thumb.
However, design on the intake is important, as you want to optimize flow, so a design with fewer or smooth turns is usually better.
Hope this helps.
Gus.
11-08-2003, 12:32 AM
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FYI same concept of flow is the usual rule of thumb for exhaust. The fewer, or the less extreme, turns are in the exhaust pipe, the better the performance. Thats why mendrel bent pipes are the best option...
edit: depending on engine design, true duals are optimal.
edit: depending on engine design, true duals are optimal.
11-08-2003, 12:04 PM
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i think i might go for the short arm, but i wanna wait for others to come out and some reviews as well.. plan is to buy parts during the winter when i dont go out much and put it in the car during the spring.. so i wont have time to go out instead ill play with the car :-)
11-08-2003, 02:31 PM
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Originally posted by shadowcougar
A longer tube doesn't give you hp.
A cold air intake increases hp by lowering the air temperature that flows into the engine. Lower temps = more power as a rule of thumb.
However, design on the intake is important, as you want to optimize flow, so a design with fewer or smooth turns is usually better.
Hope this helps.
Gus.
A longer tube doesn't give you hp.
A cold air intake increases hp by lowering the air temperature that flows into the engine. Lower temps = more power as a rule of thumb.
However, design on the intake is important, as you want to optimize flow, so a design with fewer or smooth turns is usually better.
Hope this helps.
Gus.
11-08-2003, 06:39 PM
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Maybe you misunderstood me... The length of the tube itself is not the reason for the hp increase, but the colder air is. All I was saying is that the CAI works by getting air at a lower temp...
I basically said what you said in a different way.
It just seemed that people had the misconception that the length itself was the major factor...
Having a choice between CAI and short ram, I would lean torwards a CAI. However at this time I would wait and to see all the different designs that will pop up for the 8 before I got anything...
just my .02 cents.
Gus.
I basically said what you said in a different way.
It just seemed that people had the misconception that the length itself was the major factor...
Having a choice between CAI and short ram, I would lean torwards a CAI. However at this time I would wait and to see all the different designs that will pop up for the 8 before I got anything...
just my .02 cents.
Gus.
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