Cars with intercoolers but no turbo?
Jul 19, 2005, 12:10 PM
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But that pipe that feeds it into the engine is still really hot from the bay...
Also that pipe's going to have some major kinks to it... It just doesn't seem that efficient to me...???
Also that pipe's going to have some major kinks to it... It just doesn't seem that efficient to me...???
Jul 19, 2005, 12:11 PM
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It would create a ram-air effect, but there's a big design problem - keeping the filter clean. Those front mount CAIs usually come with a plexiglass cover to keep the moisture and bugs out of them, which defeats the ram-air effect. Take the cover off, and it won't take you long to destroy the filter, such as by a rock going through the filter material.
Jul 19, 2005, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by otter
Take the cover off, and it won't take you long to destroy the filter, such as by a rock going through the filter material.
I guess the filter cannot be mounted right where it would be exposed to water, but rather be installed where it sits with the stock setup. And rocks could be kept at bay with mesh.
Thanks for helping me refine my design...
Alkaline, I think that since you could probably use rectangular piping, you'd be able to recup the lost volume of air by going a bit larger on the tubing.
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Jul 19, 2005, 02:46 PM
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Make sense I s'pose... But I still am kind of getting the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" vibe from this thing... What's wrong w/ standard CAI... And w/ this turning into a hassle w/ water, rocks, etc.... It seems like it's not really worth it in my $.02...
Jul 23, 2005, 03:57 AM
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I've had a cold air intake on my daily driver (until a month ago) Del Sol for years and have never had problems with it sucking in water. I think you would have to have the filter sitting in water with the engine going to actually do anything.
As far as the pipe with the air getting hot. In SCC they did a article about intakes a few years back. Their conclusion was thay the material of the pipe didn't make much difference cause the air went through it fast enough that it didn't heat up by traveling through the engine bay. The main issue was where the filter was located and how cool and clean the air is.
-Joe
As far as the pipe with the air getting hot. In SCC they did a article about intakes a few years back. Their conclusion was thay the material of the pipe didn't make much difference cause the air went through it fast enough that it didn't heat up by traveling through the engine bay. The main issue was where the filter was located and how cool and clean the air is.
-Joe
Jul 23, 2005, 11:12 AM
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the cai and sri you buy from stores like aem and injen, the pipe is coated with materials that prevent heat soak. which make aem and injen cai and sri so expensive (they also over price it). the pipe is just not some cheap material. they use expensive strong aluminum and materals to coat the pipe.
