open cone?

[backinblackgtp]

hey all, have a quick question i have basic mods on my car WITH a dyno tune, and i had the tune back in december with a cold air intake, but the thrasher intake is kinda ****ty and isnt really keeping anything out debris wise, and i doubt the temperature is much lower with a CAI, would i have any problems with knock or anything if i ran open cone?

[Explicit_Spade]

There's only one way to know about knock... SCAN!

[Swiggles]

an open or HAI in the engine will not be as good as a CAI or FWI. it will suck in hot air and probably cause some knock but there is no way to tell without a scan. its not always a huge drop in performance but some notice it more than others.

[TLSheff]

maybe this will shed some light on the subject.

http://www.grandprixforums.net/dyno-...ake-33225.html

[backinblackgtp]

i never knew it would make that much of a difference, after all wouldnt the hot air just stay inside the box? is it noticeably louder with an open cone?

[darkhorizon]

Worrying about intake's is like worrying about what flavor skittles you want to get at the gas station....

At the end of the day , you want the biggest possible filter you can find on there.

[footballplaya3k]

Worrying about intake's is like worrying about what flavor skittles you want to get at the gas station....

At the end of the day , you want the biggest possible filter you can find on there.

You really need a larger filter than the 9"x4" that fits in a CAI box?

[Bio248]

the tubing going into the CAI box causes a restriction in flow in comparison to an open cone. you want as much ability to flow as you can.

[gtpsleeper]

an open or HAI in the engine will not be as good as a CAI or FWI. it will suck in hot air and probably cause some knock but there is no way to tell without a scan. its not always a huge drop in performance but some notice it more than others.

on a our cars it really doesn make enough of a difference to matter....

[Ricky21]

On our cars more airflow is better than colder airflow. because even with a "cold air" intake the air is still going to be pretty hot. it flows way better with open cone. and you can hear the blower wine a bit more which is nice

[matt5112]

If you're in the city it makes a difference.

But what kind of driver are you if you're racing people in the city and need that last bit of power just to beat the guy....

[blueguy]

on a our cars it really doesn make enough of a difference to matter....

Your welcome...aren't you so happy I made you go open cone years ago?

[footballplaya3k]

If you're in the city it makes a difference.

But what kind of driver are you if you're racing people in the city and need that last bit of power just to beat the guy....

I would say the track is more comparable to city racing, wouldn't you?

[footballplaya3k]

I just don't see how 50* higher intake temps is negligible (what I saw on the highway all the way back from work today)

[GTPSHAWTY]

should i put a box over my cone or not?

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

here is mine, no box, no nuthing, works great.

[GTPSHAWTY]

i cant seem to post a pick of how mines look.. hell i cant even change my sig.. i tried and still so to hell with it

[backinblackgtp]

so if i take the box out and just run open cone i wont have any problems? main reason i wanna do it is to make the whine a little louder, but i dont wanna have problems with knock since my car is already tuned...

[GTPSHAWTY]

so if i take the box out and just run open cone i wont have any problems? Main reason i wanna do it is to make the whine a little louder, but i dont wanna have problems with knock since my car is already tuned...

i did mine and love the whine... No problems yet... And im sittin at 223,xxx miles on the motor

[blueguy]

so if i take the box out and just run open cone i wont have any problems? main reason i wanna do it is to make the whine a little louder, but i dont wanna have problems with knock since my car is already tuned...

How would an intake mess up a stock car?