Stillen had the very first intake for the HR out. Then they added teh polished tubes about 3-5 months ago

 

I have the Stillen shorties. The plastic shield does get warm. So, I used to air ducts from the lower grill to the upper inlet where the stock intakes breath. Chicago burbs to downtown Memphis in 7 hrs and they were cool to the touch with the addition of the ducts.

 

What kind of air ducts are you talking about? pics...

 

Pics will be posted today.

Just any type of plastic,etx ductwork will work. I already had one tube from another project and just had to purchase one more. I put a small hole in each and zip tied them to the lower grill and ran them up to the intate inlets in front of the core support.

 

 

Thanks for the pics walkerhiboost..Do they really help keep the engine bay cooler? How are you liking the Stillen intakes? Any problems so far? Are they alot louder then the stock ones? how come yours dont have aluminum tubes..

 

Why do they lose Low End Power?

 

They sound great and I like them just for that. I have the kit with the shorties, not the kit with the long metal tubes. I drove from the Chicago burbs to Memphis in a very short time and the filter housings were cool to the touch. The tubes just provide cooler air to the intake housings.

 

I think the sound and performance on the top end well make up for any loss at the bottom. I still cruise in 6th at 40+.

 

I've never heard of there being a substantial amount of low end power lost cause of a CAI. Only reason i could think of is due to the longer piping compared to the short ram making the air take longer to reach the throttle.

Any hydro lock stories from Z owners with CAI's on the HR?

 

Considering that 99.9% of HR owners on here (including myself) don't own a true CAI system, I would say that there have been none.