Cold Air Intakes...thoughts and questions...

[phattbam]

that's what I have in my car... it runs nice. has a throaty growl and does not drone

[Venom51]

that's what I have in my car... it runs nice. has a throaty growl and does not drone

Thanks for the reply.
Did you notice an increase in mpg?
Is there a little more power?
Anything you'd change about it?

Im thinking about pulling the back seat. Do you think the growl would be annoying?

Sorry for all the questions but it's a good chunk of change so I want to make it count Thanks again!

[phattbam]

Hello,

I dont know if there was a change in MPG. i did drive it much harder after these mods. I wanted to hear the exhaust and the intake. It did open up a little untapped power that was in our 1.4L hamster wheels I dont think I would change anything about it. I have pondered the thought of the rear seat delete option, but sometimes I do have a 2nd passenger and would need that rear seat in place. I preferred the rumble. I have always modified the intake and/or exhaust of my vehicles, so the added growl was a plus.

where are you located? I'm sure there are some forum members around the nation that may have some intake and exhaust mods that they would be willing to meet up and share some time

[Venom51]

Hello,

I dont know if there was a change in MPG. i did drive it much harder after these mods. I wanted to hear the exhaust and the intake. It did open up a little untapped power that was in our 1.4L hamster wheels I dont think I would change anything about it. I have pondered the thought of the rear seat delete option, but sometimes I do have a 2nd passenger and would need that rear seat in place. I preferred the rumble. I have always modified the intake and/or exhaust of my vehicles, so the added growl was a plus.

where are you located? I'm sure there are some forum members around the nation that may have some intake and exhaust mods that they would be willing to meet up and share some time

Thanks again for the info! I'm in texas and hoping someone in my area will chime in. More than likely though, I'll go with this setup.

[HID/LEDsolutions]

My concern would be having an intake grabbing air from inside the engine compartment. Hot air = less power. I think roughly for every 10 degrees in intake temperature costs almost one percent in power output, an intake that pulls in hot air can actually hurt power. Remember, it is called a "Cold Air Intake."

Would be fun to see some intake air temperature measurements to see if there is a difference. It is also possible in the real world, the different filter locations may not make much of a difference.

I agree

[Wicked Cinq]

I've got the RRM Corsa intake. Like everyone else said, it does give a little extra power. Mine is paired with their exhaust and timing controller. With all three together, I am seeing an mpg increase of around 2 mpg (it also sounds great and has more power). I have had them on for a couple weeks now, and two tanks of gas. I went from 32 to 34 mpg, and it was consistent the last two tanks.

I've also been stuck in traffic in humid 85 degree heat for an hour, and I didn't really see any performance drop. So, even though the air was hot under the hood, the intake seems to be ok. It can't be worse than the stock setup. That big black box right over the exhaust manifold and engine. Just soaking up all the heat...

[Pitbull]

I ordered a K&N RU-2580 2" rubber filter. It's basically the "kit" that is on eBay under the Zonker Garage sight. Basically you pop off the stock intake, remove the elbow from the filter box to the intake runner, and slip the filter over the end. It sits at the upper left corner of the engine over a nice cool spot that draws fresh air in from under the car.

You make a short ram setup, the car makes the coolest noises, and you can really hear the turbo breathing and whooshing. I've also increased MPG by about 2 across the board, and seat of the pants says the sprint to 60 takes a few ticks less.

Best part, $33.99 plus shipping.

[phattbam]

@pitbull,

do you have any photos of your setup?

[Tweak]

I ordered a K&N RU-2580 2" rubber filter. It's basically the "kit" that is on eBay under the Zonker Garage sight. Basically you pop off the stock intake, remove the elbow from the filter box to the intake runner, and slip the filter over the end. It sits at the upper left corner of the engine over a nice cool spot that draws fresh air in from under the car.

You make a short ram setup, the car makes the coolest noises, and you can really hear the turbo breathing and whooshing. I've also increased MPG by about 2 across the board, and seat of the pants says the sprint to 60 takes a few ticks less.

Best part, $33.99 plus shipping.

Welcome to the forum. As posted above pics would be a nice addition.