Thread: air intake ?

click on my link below you will be able to see the intake on there, the ram air i want to get it on 3800performance.com and its the MotorSports Performance CAI...i just want my intake tubing to look better thats all, cause i see people's fwi pics and i like the tubing they made for that...

Well, There was a write up I read with actual stats on this. The results actually were quite high for a K&N type filter in the stock box. The Wizaired system rates high for flow. It all depends on what you want. If you want to show the car then a thrasher or wizaired kit is a route, Fender well kits can look nice with colored tubing. If you just want to make it breathe easier then drop a K&N filter in your stock box. It wont hurt anything. My gas mileage actually went up and the throttle response seemed slightly better. The K&N filter in a stock box was something I did the first weekend I had my car. I have always run those in my vehicles. they last forever.
As for the cheap kits on E-Bay dont do it. They have you remove the stock box. They sit in the bay right where all the heat is. You'll hear people call them "hot air intakes" Because thats what they do, suck in hot air from under the hood. You want to pull cooler air in. Hence a fender well intake or a wizaired system.
So in conclusion its your daily driver and just want to improve a bit, I'd go with a K&N filter and keep your stock box. Its def the cheapest way to go too. Fender kits and the wizaired kits will run you over 200 bucks with a filter. A K&N at autozone maybe 40 or 50 bucks?
Thats My .02 I hope I helped and didnt confuse you more.

Some helpfull info to remember, the intake air temperature significantly influences the horsepower output of an engine. For example, if an engine's intake temperature was dropped from 110°F to 75°F, then the change is horsepower is approximately +7% ( -1% @ 75°F minus -8% @ 110°F). If the engine normally produces 200 horsepower, then this 7% increase in power translates to about a 14 horsepower increase. Achieving the lowest possible intake temperatures is therefore very advantageous.

ZZP has good links if you look up the wizaired kit on their site. They have boatloads of info supporting the advantage of these kits. I eventually went with the wizaired kit because it was rated number one, and had the data to support its claims.