IM CONFUSED!?!

[camaro5grey]

Im looking at some K&N intakes...wondering which is better the ALUMINUM neck from the throttle body to filter or the PLASTIC??

If someone know which is best plz let me know which is best for cars because i hear 2 different things?

[Atti2de]

Shinny is pretty the plastic is better. Shinny = heat! On a COLD air intake that = bad.

Now if u want to drive to San Antonio I can hook u up on a roto fab

[camaro5grey]

see i hear aluminum heats faster and cools faster, than the plastic takes longer to get hot but yet takes longer to cool off?

[2010 SSRS]

Shiny looks better

[LoneStar]

From what I understand, neither plastic nor metal is different under driving conditions. Both materials will equilibriate with the temperature under the hood but the air flowing through the tube is not in contact with the material long enough to change the temperature from outside your vehicle to the engine.

It's a personal preference of what you want under the hood. I chose plastic because it isn't as susceptible to finger prints and scratches as aluminum.

[Atti2de]

Cooling air counts every little bit in the Texas heat get a carbon fiber tube or paint the plastic one for looks

[CamaroSkooter]

If you're really concerned about the engine bay heating the air up in your cold air intake tube, get the aluminum and then wrap it in the same thermal shielding that's used for exhaust headers such as this:

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/TAY-02533/

[highline]

Originally Posted by Atti2de

Now if u want to drive to San Antonio I can hook u up on a roto fab

Please explain

[camaro5grey]

Originally Posted by LoneStarCamaro

From what I understand, neither plastic nor metal is different under driving conditions. Both materials will equilibriate with the temperature under the hood but the air flowing through the tube is not in contact with the material long enough to change the temperature from outside your vehicle to the engine.

It's a personal preference of what you want under the hood. I chose plastic because it isn't as susceptible to finger prints and scratches as aluminum.

i agree bout the scratches and fingerprints...but its so hard to decide:(

[LoneStar]

Originally Posted by camaro5grey

i agree bout the scratches and fingerprints...but its so hard to decide:(

I was in the same predicament as you.

But I just realized that my intake is actually metal (aluminum, I think ). It's just finished in black so it "looks" like plastic.

[RdRokt]

I just installed an AIRAID intake, absolutely love it

[its a syn]

check out janetty thread on V6 CAI, I chose Injen polished aluminum and absolutly love it. Serious fun today with air temps around 20 degrees. Very sad though that it may be the last til spring as they are spraying the roads getting ready for snow tonite

[camaro5grey]

this is what the k&n website shows....look at the HP on both the aluminum and plastic..

is that true? 13hp at 6200rpm vs 14hp at 6200rpm


http://www.knfilters.com/search/appsearch.aspx <--------

[usa1camaro1969]

Manufacturer's claims are easily manipulated. All of the intakes are close(I believe 5hp) in performance. Some are cheaper than others. I went with the K&N Typhoon (the shiny one).