i run a rx6 and cut inlet side of m2 intake off and welded on new piece set up for single inlet used filter that came with apexe turbo it is a very clean set up.also have port for blow off valve it is a great set up

 

has anyone thought about venting the hood just above the intake with a pettit type system. or maybe boxing the intakes and sealing it against the hood so you can only draw air through the hood vents? there's very little room over there to work with. I've been thinking about making a box and sealing it against the plastic fender liner and venting that. saw a setup like that on some other car.

 

A typical vented hood like the Mazdaspeed has the vents oriented/placed such that they draw air out of the engine compartment, not suck it in -- which would be bad for the aerodynamics IMO.

 

well, if you had one specially designed to suck in air directly and specifically into the intake, aerodynamics wouldnt suffer....would look a little fugly if there was only one huge hole on the passenger side though.

-Zach

 

i was reading the earlier posts on cold air intakes and ram air and whatnot....and MY $.02 on that whole subject, is that even though cold air makes a difference in power (as demonstrated by zerobanger), the biggest advantage they have over the stock airbox is less restriction. I think in the long run u gain more horsepower from opening up the intake tract than from dropping the intake temps by getting colder air.

-Zach

 

That's a common misconception. The coldest intake air you will ever get is with the stock box (or Racing Beat or PFS setups). The "cold-air" intakes actually draw hotter air in than the stock (or RB or PFS) setup. They are named "cold air" because they are certainly better than an open intake.

 

sssooo am i right or wrong on the higher flowing advantages?

 

well, colder air is more dense, so what do you want less air that is more efficient or more are that is less efficient?

I'm slowly learning the secret of how to enjoy the FD (Drive the ******* thing and forget about all these stupid things that have no real answers).

 

AMEN! that would be one helluva equation to figure out...more inefficient air or less efficient air....nebody good @ algebra and calc? lol

 

and when u think about it, these senseless arguments could all be ended with the simple acceptance of the phrase "to each his own!"