What do you think about my COLD AIR INTAKE setup? :D
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Originally Posted by bamyi
How well is aluminum at conducting heat?
nor silver or gold...they don't worth the input...at least for me...
Originally Posted by mr. sparco
I liked your idea of the intake however putting in some thought it seems that all you did was create a chambered intake instead of a straight through design similar to mufflers.
1. Air is like water it flows towards the easiest path of travel, this wouldn't be so with the cover.
2. The air traveling into the intake is reduced by the smaller chamber and reduced volume.
3. The cover is of smaller diameter than the stock square hole thus reducing the amount of air going into the filter.
4. There is a high pressure zone where the air has to slow in order to travel in what normally would have been a straight path going back to #1.
Just some thoughts and my 2c. Correct me if I'm wrong. The stock box should be even larger than the oval cover in my diagram so there should be even more reduced air pressure thus allowing more flow.
1. Air is like water it flows towards the easiest path of travel, this wouldn't be so with the cover.
2. The air traveling into the intake is reduced by the smaller chamber and reduced volume.
3. The cover is of smaller diameter than the stock square hole thus reducing the amount of air going into the filter.
4. There is a high pressure zone where the air has to slow in order to travel in what normally would have been a straight path going back to #1.
Just some thoughts and my 2c. Correct me if I'm wrong. The stock box should be even larger than the oval cover in my diagram so there should be even more reduced air pressure thus allowing more flow.
Yup.
For the 03-06 motors, most people don't realize it but the stock airbox is probably one of the best anti heat soak elements available except for carbon fiber airboxes. The design is awesome, plus the plastic is a great way to prevent heat soaking in the engine bay. What you (the OP) want to do is drop in a aftermarket paper filter like blitz in the OEM airbox and call it a day.
The MR-S idea is cool but only for the MRS mainly because the MR-S's are mid engine and they don't get much air so any kind of cold air is a benefit to that engine. The VQ motor gets plenty of fresh air, it's heat soak that's a problem.
Good luck.
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Originally Posted by Behemel
There's probably a reason why you never see this. That's my 2 cents!
Aluminum disperses heat very quickly, likewise it absorbs it just as quickly.
Aluminum disperses heat very quickly, likewise it absorbs it just as quickly.
According to my reply above, lowering the temperature is probably the only key to compact the pressure, so it can suck in more air volume at a given time.
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Originally Posted by joe645733
pointless.
does nothing but block air from coming to ur intake haha
does nothing but block air from coming to ur intake haha
You may not know the subject, but you don't have to show everybody that you don't know something.
I have degrees in Astrophysics, Math, and ME; I think I know what I'm talking about.
Just waiting for the other experts' thoughts on this forum...so leave it for now...
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Yeah, might as well get used to it..
.LOL...I by no means know if it's better or worse, but if you like it and it seems you know your stuff, that's all that matters...Everyone seems to be an "Expert" on these forums..
.LOL...I by no means know if it's better or worse, but if you like it and it seems you know your stuff, that's all that matters...Everyone seems to be an "Expert" on these forums..
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I have degrees in Astrophysics, Math, and ME; I think I know what I'm talking about.
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Originally Posted by joe645733
who the hell cares? ur education prediction on an INTAKE isnt going to make any difference.
Then you would understand why I think I can handle a simple intake for my Z.
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It looks like a trombone mute!! LOL Since there aren't too many actual gigging "boners", there should be no problem with supply and price.
My apologies to any trombone players out there, but there are a million T-boner jokes. Here are a couple of favorites:
1) What do you call a trombonist with a beeper? An optimist.
2) How do you get a trombonist off of your doorstep? Pay him for the pizza.
3) What is the range of a Trombone? About 30 feet, if you have a good arm.
I'm sorry for getting off topic. I'm sure that I'm the only one laughing.... but lol
My apologies to any trombone players out there, but there are a million T-boner jokes. Here are a couple of favorites:
1) What do you call a trombonist with a beeper? An optimist.
2) How do you get a trombonist off of your doorstep? Pay him for the pizza.
3) What is the range of a Trombone? About 30 feet, if you have a good arm.
I'm sorry for getting off topic. I'm sure that I'm the only one laughing.... but lol
Looks like a great concept. But the 'sleave' covering the filter looks like it's too close to the sides of the filter to allow good air flow. Plus, Aluminum is going to heat soak almost as fast as if there weren't any heat shield at all... Maybe you could enlarge the filter housing?... And maybe fab it out of CF or something? Kinda like a Gruppe-M.
Last edited by gothchick; Oct 8, 2007 at 11:41 AM.
i would leave the filter where it is supposed to be a run a tube up through your bumper connecting to that hole. That is what i do with my Injen short ram/cold air extension. Doesn't do anything, but it's the thought that counts 
With degrees in Astrophysics, Math, and ME, you are smart enough to know that the modification did not improve the power or efficiency of your engine. But I do agree that it probably sounds different from the OEM box, and if you like it, why not? If you wanted to prove your calculations, I'm sure you'd be preparing for before/after dynos about now.