True vs. Conventional CAI systems.

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by gtahvit

Some thing else to consider guys, Cold vs hot air perfomance gains are minimal, and as ADM has said there is a optimal height at which you need to bring in the cold air. The real benefit to these systems is the increased air flow. That is where 90% of the horse power these parts create comes from.

There is minimal difference between cold and not cold Air intakes. especially on a DD car.

Now, I've seen drag racers that pump ice water throught their intercoolers to bring air temps down. But again those guys are looking for hundreths of seconds.

FWIW.

I'd say that 20 degrees F is fairly significant here.

PV=nRT. Pressure x Volume = Amount of air x some fancy constant x temperature

Now, we can assume that pressure is constant, and we're talking about a fixed volume of air so thats constant too. And the constant is ... I don't need to explain that one, do I?

So lets re-write that equation for our situation
n 1/T

Now, going from 70F to 90F means that your air temp has increased by 4% (relative to absolute zero). So if it goes up by 4%, then the amount of air has gone down by 4%, and consequently you're engine power will be down by a similar percentage.

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

it can look good all it wants.

but having cool looking parts vs ones that give you more power is like stuffing a sock down your pants.

it looks cool.... till you have to perform.

Speaking from experience with sock stuffing?

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

Speaking from experience with sock stuffing?

negative ghost rider

[GTAHVIT]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

I'd say that 20 degrees F is fairly significant here.

PV=nRT. Pressure x Volume = Amount of air x some fancy constant x temperature

Now, we can assume that pressure is constant, and we're talking about a fixed volume of air so thats constant too. And the constant is ... I don't need to explain that one, do I?

So lets re-write that equation for our situation
n 1/T

Now, going from 70F to 90F means that your air temp has increased by 4% (relative to absolute zero). So if it goes up by 4%, then the amount of air has gone down by 4%, and consequently you're engine power will be down by a similar percentage.


Speaking from experience with sock stuffing?

I hate you,

I guess my point was that in a DD stop and go Not WOT environment you wont see much gain in a CAI over non CAI.

what say you?

Please no more equations..... That gives me a thought.....

[SicSix6]

When someone produces one like the SLP LT1 CAI I will buy it.