Thread: Air Intake Question

The colder the air coming in, the more molecules are being compressed on the outlet of the blower. Which results in higher pressure, and more heat. So, a cooler air intake does very very little on this blower.

I run a filter right on the tb. It rubs on the cruise control module. I've been wanting to stick a 22.5 degree pipe on it for a couple years now to get it away from there, but I have more important things to do. When I race, I don't run any filter.

Heres what I don't get, why don't other other cars that come equipped with roots blowers from the factory do the same thing when they mod?

Every other group of car owners have bare minimum a ambient air intake source. Nah not gp owners, there stuck on this idea of just hanging a filter off the tb and calling it a day..

Originally Posted by 91parkave

Heres what I don't get, why don't other other cars that come equipped with roots blowers from the factory do the same thing when they mod?

Every other group of car owners have bare minimum a ambient air intake source. Nah not gp owners, there stuck on this idea of just hanging a filter off the tb and calling it a day..

^^ This.

Because putting your cold air intake next to the hot exhaust manifold...

The fastest times and highest dyno's have been with the least amount of intake tubing. That's why we are stuck on it.

Originally Posted by GTPpower

The fastest times and highest dyno's have been with the least amount of intake tubing. That's why we are stuck on it.

lmao you're missing a lot of key variables in that one.

Originally Posted by 91parkave

lmao you're missing a lot of key variables in that one.

Because it's true?

If making a true "cold air intake" has done so much, why are all the high horsepower guys filter less or barely any intake tubing?

Now, if you actually ran the manifolds/downpipe UNDER the transmission like it should have been done from the factory like all the import jobs, then I could see the reason behind it.

Even with an awesome intake in the fender/bumper, with a wrapped crossover and a TB heat shield and whatever else you want to add, its the post blower temps that matter...and your super amazeballs cold air intake is making no more power than my $30 filter slapped on the throttle body because the heat blasting off that crossover pipe. It was the flaw of these cars everyone has to deal with. You learn to live with it, unless you spend silly amounts of money running everything under the car and snaking it through the subframe? Yeah.

Want proof?

Please someone go measure IAT's post blower with 27 different intake setups.

I bet it makes mounds of difference.

*turning off sarcasm for those that can't catch it*

Originally Posted by DayHeyZeus

Upon reading this, I think I'll just get a drop in. Thanks for asking this question.

since i removed the stock airbox and slapped a 9 inch cone spectre filter on , my fuel mileage has increased over 1 mile per gallon.

Why is this thread still going?

Church.

Because racecar

Originally Posted by HighOctaneRacing

Maybe because your stock air filter was dirty as hell..

nope ...put a brand new one in before i put the car on the road. along with replacing every fluid and filter , and plugs and wires.