Cold Air Intake ... which is best???

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Aug 22, 2012 | 07:17 AM

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Bmurray350z

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Originally Posted by terrasmak

7 to 10 degree hotter air than ambient, funny part, same as the CAI guys get.

Short ram without a proper heat shield sucks, with a heat shield is usually good.

let me put it like this then..

stillen intake w/ airbox > stock intake & airbox > popcharger w/ heat shield > long ram cold air intakes

Aug 22, 2012 | 08:30 AM

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Just stay stock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCi2yo4UqPI

Not an effective test. Doesnt account for the fact that when N/A cars are moving, the velocity of the air being pushed creates a difference.

Aug 22, 2012 | 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Bmurray350z

let me put it like this then..

stillen intake w/ airbox = popcharger w/ heat shield = long ram cold air intakes > stock intake & airbox

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Originally Posted by Arvin89

Not an effective test. Doesnt account for the fact that when N/A cars are moving, the velocity of the air being pushed creates a difference.

Also on an NA car you don't have a turbo producing heat, then you also can't forget the tuning aspect of everything.

Motordyne did some great intake heat tests. If i remember right it was roughtly 3hp loss for every 10 degrees.

Last edited by terrasmak; Aug 22, 2012 at 10:14 AM.