There are plenty of aftermarket products you can buy that will help you make the desired modifications to your vehicle. One that is particularly worth knowing about is the cold air intake.
The cold air intake is somewhat unique among aftermarket products. Compared to most, it is both fairly inexpensive and also fairly easy to install.
But is it worth the time and the money? Your car already has a factory-installed air intake system, but sometimes it can get clogged. Think of this like a common cold, which clogs your sinuses and makes it difficult for you to breath. Along the same lines, trying to run your car while the air intake system is clogged can lead to problems and decreased functionality.
Cold air intakes address this problem. What does that mean? Instead it is being force fed the air. So, due to the pressure of the air being forced into the turbo AND the fact the air is the coldest ambient air available, the turbo had less lag since the pressurized air helps accelerate the impeller AND the density of the incoming air is higher because it is ACTUALLY cooler for to the fact it is REAL outside air that is NOT coming in from the plenum area behind the grill out from a fenderwell.
At 65 degrees outside ambient air temperature, gas mileage at 80mph cruise increases from 30, to 32mpg. And horsepower when you want to accelerate? When the outside air temp is 55 degrees? It seems to plateau after that but winter performance is phenomenal. And warm weather performance is improved also. Since the engine puts out hp, that is a warm day increase of 8hp.
At 56 degrees you gain an extra 16hp!! So two things Grandpa Bill! First, that is ready cheaper and easier to install than a larger intercooler and 2. The intercooler only lowes the air temperature. If money or hacking up your car is not a problem, then the best solution is to do BOTH things.
Keith Hezmalhalch, do you have any problems with moisture with your solution? This is the only concern I have with RAM system. Miha, Hi. The answer is simple, No moisture is not a problem. The intake holes where the fog lights were located are only about 12inches above the pavement and the piping has to rise up to the filter box so right where the two inlet pipes join together just to the left of the battery where the stock flexible hose used to attach to the frame the height above the pavement is about 32inches.
This is a rise of 20 inches and any water that gets in there is heavy enough that it simply runs back down the sides of the tubing and out the bottom inlets. Also, on the drivers side which is a shorter path the air and anything else has to travel about 4 feet just to get to the air box in addition to rising up the 20inches or so. This means that only light weight objects can make it to the filter box. The insects are usually on or in the folds of the filter element as would be expected.
This eliminates turbulence in the air flow as a problem. But also, the design with smooth DWV piping that was designed for smooth flow of drain water that is not under pressure and no places for debris to build up because DWV is also carrying waste and debris!
THEN, the beauty of my system over all the other aftermarket systems is… wait for it… lol that the factory air box acts as a collector. No system is perfect so there are small spots or imperfections that are here and there. Ive got about 30, hard driven miles on the system with no problems whatsoever and if you want, you can email me directly for more details about the components and design at [email protected].
I think I still have a few pictures I took during the installation, before I put the front body panel back on.
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One is about 3 feet and the other is about five… Any doubt that it is a pressurized system is removed when you see small gravel and insects in the filter box after going through a total of five bends in the longer pipe and three in the shorter pipe and after climbing 30 inches in height!!
LOL Keith Loading Keith Loading Its all variables…and dont forget calonration tunning Loading The filter needs to be somewhere the engine bay is not… Loading To make sure you get all the benefits of a cold air intake system you need to make sure they are in good condition. Here are things you should do to keep your cold intake system perform in its optimum level:. In theory, cold air and getting more air sound really good but it does not really make a difference unless it is put into application.
While the actual increase in horsepower and fuel economy may differ from one vehicle to another, one thing is certain—it can definitely improve the performance of your car. With the cold intake system alone you will notice a boost in power when the throttle is completely open. According to some manufacturers a cold air intake can add as much as 5 to 20 horsepower. But if you want to have more increase in power you can add a new exhaust.
This will make your system more efficient. It is best to think of a cold air intake as one of the things you can add on to your car to improve the performance of your engine. However, installing a cold air intake system also has its own set of drawbacks. For instance, when the air filter is too exposed and sucks up water, it will go directly to your engine.
To prevent this occurrence you can add a bypass valve. You should take this into consideration when deciding to install a cold air intake.
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