Possible Reason For Airaid Reporting No Positive Gains

[jtragolia]

I was looking at the original "AIRAID Intake System For 2010 3.6L V6 Camaro" thread http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46138 and found two quotes by David that I found interesting. It seems that everyone that did a dyno on the Airaid reported no gains or a loss of power. Perhaps that can be contributed to exactly what David was saying about other cold air intake manufacturers. (The quotes are taken from post 16 & 90 in that thread.)

Originally Posted by David@Airaid

Hello trudawg660,

If you use a system that is thrown together and not properly tuned and calibrated, then you can run into issues with the MAF sensor not being able to read the air flow properly and that will typically result in less power and performance.

The AIRAID system has been specifically designed and calibrated for the 3.6L, so you will not run into any issues with the MAF sensor or with drivability.

Any other questions please let me know.

Thanks,
David

Originally Posted by David@Airaid

Hello kga10734,

With a system like the Airaid that is fully engineered and calibrated for proper MAF functionality, you will not lose any power after a certain amount of drive cycles. The MAF is reading the increased air flow properly.

The above statement can be somewhat true, however it’s when the MAF sensor has to compensate for a system that is not designed or calibrated properly and the MAF sensor will compensate for the improper calibration and reduce the power output.

There is no reason to relocate the IAT sensor on the Airaid either. The Airaid been specifically designed and is a true cold air intake system, so the AIT sensor is being fed “cold air”. The only time you would want to relocate the IAT sensor is if you had an open element system on the vehicle or if the vehicle was not sealed properly and was breathing in “warm air”.

There will not be any performance gain to be had by relocating the IAT sensor on the Airaid Intake system.

Thanks,
David

[Sour DeeZ]

Thers ALOT of AirRaid threads, read all throughout this one and you will get your answer:
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66785