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well ive been trying to search for a cold air intake for my car and seem to not find one and a lot of people say i have to custom my own if i want to get one. so is a regular air intake most effective for the fcs then a cold air intake?
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Cold air increases HP period. About .12HP per degree in F. My studies have shown quicker throttle response and quicker power curve line with a shorter peak, dropping quickly with a short intake system "cold air / ram air/ upgraded filter" an a longer drawn out curve with higher peak and more gradual drop using a longer intake such as going under your fender or in front of engine bay. This has been debated and coved allot. Search some more for other replays that may help you. Most members with N/A's here fab there own.
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In that case, you may as well not bother with a CAI since the air is compressed into the turbo and heats up anyway. So just slap a cone filter in there somewhere. If you want cooler air going into your engine, get a bigger better intercooler. But you can still try to fab something up to get cool air to the filter if you want to.
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Originally Posted by MRX_Rotary
In that case, you may as well not bother with a CAI since the air is compressed into the turbo and heats up anyway. So just slap a cone filter in there somewhere. If you want cooler air going into your engine, get a bigger better intercooler. But you can still try to fab something up to get cool air to the filter if you want to.
The point is, true cold air intake will result in cooler intake temps no matter what when comparing to just an open cone filter sitting in the engine bay.
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Originally Posted by capn
i just put a chunk of dry ice on my top mount intercooler and there ya go cold air
well, it would be nice if that actually worked all the time. driving around town and jumping out of the car at stop lights to put ice on the tmic is not on anyone's want list. hahaha
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Originally Posted by dDuB
Why wouldn't you bother? That's just ignorant thinking honestly. The colder the air that is brought in, the colder it will be overall even after being compressed and heated up. If you bring in say 80º engine bay temp or 60º (just some random numbers, I really have no idea what the temps in the engine bay get to) outside air, which do you think will be lower in temp after being compressed? And after that it goes to the intercooler, right? Well which do you think will still end up being cooler after going through the intercooler?
The point is, true cold air intake will result in cooler intake temps no matter what when comparing to just an open cone filter sitting in the engine bay.
The point is, true cold air intake will result in cooler intake temps no matter what when comparing to just an open cone filter sitting in the engine bay.
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well, it would be nice if that actually worked all the time. driving around town and jumping out of the car at stop lights to put ice on the tmic is not on anyone's want list. hahaha
you could just tell the ricers that you freeze your engine before you installed it so it always stays cold
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