Thread: if anyone needs intake ideas...

Originally Posted by carlillo

Hi I just installed projector headlights , but everytime they r on everything starts flickering ... Can anyone help me out with this one please? , actually the projector doesnt go on anymore

There should be a ton of threads in the appropriate places dealing with HID's and projectors. This is kind of the wrong thread to be talking about headlights, but welcome to the forum. There's a ton of information and know how here on this site. Up above you will see the search button right next to my posts, type in hid projectors it will bring up a lot of info. Sounds like you blew a fuse, burnt out your bulb, fried your ballast, or just indeed need a relay harness to supply power from a direct 12volt source.

Originally Posted by cleangtp

I do get what you're saying about the blown cars however wouldn't it be a risky thing to do creating more knock on these cars? My gtp only has 82000 miles on it, it's a red coupe. Don't get me wrong I really want to be able to hear the intake and supercharger it's very quiet with stock air box.

I don't know why aftermarket companies haven't made a kit to fit the front grill inserts with a ram. Have it funnel up in back of the headlight where you could have an open cone sitting there. Kinda like the gto inserts but have black funneling tubes to direct air right to the filter. Although it would still be getting hot air from the engine bay it would be getting more air, plus cooler air.

So you want to direct the air away from the upper half of your rad which cools your engine to have SLIGHTLY cooler air than a ram air intake?

Have fun!

Originally Posted by Bio248

i suppose it could be sort of beneficial, but you have to remember EVERYTHING heat soaks after a while so will be really be effective? who knows.

Gotta look at heat capacity, find something that's cheap and has a low heat capacity.

pfft. I switched my home made intake to an open cone and I'll see how it works out for a while. I left the IAT sensor just hanging out there, hope it doesn't make any difference. I also removed the MAF screen, it always bothered me that it was there in the way acting like some kind of restriction/air heating device.

I have a larger cone so it goes all the way to the cruise control unit. I saw at autozone that they sell a plastic duct that you stick at the tip of the cone and run it to a fresh air section. I bet it does nothing for you, but I think i'll add it and put it at the fender right were the original box was.

Originally Posted by Juanmiguel

pfft. I switched my home made intake to an open cone and I'll see how it works out for a while. I left the IAT sensor just hanging out there, hope it doesn't make any difference. I also removed the MAF screen, it always bothered me that it was there in the way acting like some kind of restriction/air heating device.

I wedged my IAT sensor between the throttle cables and pushed it against the filter. Hasn't thrown any codes yet. I drove with mine disconnected the entire winter and it ran perfectly fine, so I wouldn't worry about that.

The purpose of the MAF screen is to even/spread out the air flow so the sensor can get an accurate reading. I'd put it back in if I were you.

Originally Posted by matt5112

So you want to direct the air away from the upper half of your rad which cools your engine to have SLIGHTLY cooler air than a ram air intake?

Have fun!

Originally Posted by Poil336

i know people that have knocked their grills out with a bird. that would suck...

just my 2 cents lol.

other than that, i'm pretty sure i've posted on something like this before. i might look for the thread

See above.

After taking the screen out of my GT, it didnt seem to change anything with the MAF reading. As far as MPG it actually helped it a touch.

With the cold air vs more air issue:

I am use to running forced induction on the 3.8L M90 Fords. The stock air box was kept up until going with 85mm Throttle Body. The stock setup acutally had great CFM ratings. I dont see the GP setup being any worse from a CFM flow difference. Before shooting off which is better those numbers would help make that choice. The change over from a 55mm to an 85MM TB collapsed the stock airbox hence the need for the open cone.

Using Meth injection cools the air temp and that's why I use it on my M90 at the same time the filter is placed in the best location for air temp not air flow. Both need to be considered, but answering what CFM your car's TB and heads can flow would better help decide on the location of the air filter.

Anyone have the CFM rating for the stock setup? How about with a K&N filter in the box? Put a Cone K&N in the box and see if it flows differently. Anyone tried this? Sure the cone filter would be restricted by the amount of air that could come into the box, but the hole could be made bigger without any issue.

Just tossing out suggestions to help get data behind the choices being made.

Originally Posted by GreyGhost

After taking the screen out of my GT, it didnt seem to change anything with the MAF reading. As far as MPG it actually helped it a touch.

With the cold air vs more air issue:

I am use to running forced induction on the 3.8L M90 Fords. The stock air box was kept up until going with 85mm Throttle Body. The stock setup acutally had great CFM ratings. I dont see the GP setup being any worse from a CFM flow difference. Before shooting off which is better those numbers would help make that choice. The change over from a 55mm to an 85MM TB collapsed the stock airbox hence the need for the open cone.

Using Meth injection cools the air temp and that's why I use it on my M90 at the same time the filter is placed in the best location for air temp not air flow. Both need to be considered, but answering what CFM your car's TB and heads can flow would better help decide on the location of the air filter.

Anyone have the CFM rating for the stock setup? How about with a K&N filter in the box? Put a Cone K&N in the box and see if it flows differently. Anyone tried this? Sure the cone filter would be restricted by the amount of air that could come into the box, but the hole could be made bigger without any issue.

Just tossing out suggestions to help get data behind the choices being made.

Its an intake.

There are much bigger things to worry about with these cars (namely quality of tune) than your intake.