cold-air intake recommendations?

[MightymouseSS]

If you look closely everyone recomends roto fab and they didn't put up impressive numbers themselves on the jre test. Its not all about numbers but quality and craftsmenship as well as your budget.

[JDP Sales]

Originally Posted by MightymouseSS

If you look closely everyone recomends roto fab and they didn't put up impressive numbers themselves on the jre test. Its not all about numbers but quality and craftsmenship as well as your budget.

Roto-Fab also redesigned their intake system after the test was done and it performs much better now. I would like to see the test be redone since said improvements.

Best regards,

Tyler
888-308-6007

[ThaCamaroKid]

Originally Posted by Camarojt

Here is my opinion, if you just want a feel good mod so that you can grin when you push the gas pedal down, then Like some others have said, it really doesn't matter. The JRE test is just to give an idea of how they compare to each other on the dyno with no changes to tune.

However, if you plan to race your car, then absolutely it matters Bc I chase down every possible HP I can! But that's just me. Most all the top brands deliver HP gains for the extra dollar. Your not just buying a name. I am not familiar with a Hennessy CAI so I can't comment on it.

So make your decision based on what you plan to get out of your car. If you really don't race, and probably won't ever mod your car, then hey K&N up and enjoy the mod and the fact that it didn't cost much.

If you fall into the group most guys do and you don't wanna come in 2nd on a race, then you will want to consider a top brand CAI.

I use the ADM Race CAI w/scoop! It killed the K&N and outperformed the CAI inc and it made my car perform to it's maximum!
If I were gonna decide on a 2nd intake, I would try Vararam, Roto Fab, or maybe RacnJason's Cold Rush CAI.

If I am quite honest K&N has always made top shelf intakes, I am not entirely sure why the JRE test came out as they did because I've seen better dyno's from the intakes so I idk what the deal is w/ that

I am not saying the JRE test was bogus but I am saying I've seen better results from the K&N intakes. I don't remember exactly but I think it might have been a different model intake when the test was done? but I am not really sure if I am completely honest.

[TBone]

Originally Posted by wally mayfield

thanks tbone, do u know what 5-10 horsepower increase does for 1/4 mile performance?

Originally Posted by MightymouseSS

thanks tbone, do u know what 5-10 horsepower increase does for 1/4 mile performance?

Not a thing. Your splitting hairs on hp numbers that won't have much of any affect on a 4000lbs car.

Originally Posted by wally mayfield

thats what i thought...

ACTUALLY, rule of thumb is 10 HP is a tenth off of your 1/4 mile time. Just like a loss of 100 lbs. is the same. Assuming all other variables are the same, 60ft, Da, Launch, etc.

And, MightyMouse, I did not just go by Jannetty's chart, I actually went to the track.

Back in 2010 my stock car was running in the 13's and I could not break into the 12's. The only change I made was putting on the Halltech CAI. Guess what, I broke into the 12's.

T.

[axis]

Originally Posted by ThaCamaroKid

If I am quite honest K&N has always made top shelf intakes, I am not entirely sure why the JRE test came out as they did because I've seen better dyno's from the intakes so I idk what the deal is w/ that

I am not saying the JRE test was bogus but I am saying I've seen better results from the K&N intakes. I don't remember exactly but I think it might have been a different model intake when the test was done? but I am not really sure if I am completely honest.

Care to show us the better results? I've seen several INDEPENDENT K&N dyno's that were pretty much right inline with the JRE test.

[MightymouseSS]

I go to the track all the time and there's so my varibales for any repeatable results from a 10hp increase. More power is always better and dyno numbers aren't everything like I said before. But realistically a tenth can be gained pretty much in the driver alone.

[rberns]

Originally Posted by mikeyg36

K&N is absolute trash. Buy Roto-Fab, CAI, ADM etc. Oh yeah I almost forgot, buy it from Apex.

+1 K&N is a waste of money.

[TBailey]

ADM, with a scoop. You can't go wrong. My brother had a K&N and ended up trading it in for a ADM with a scoop and he's says that they are not even in the same class as far as throttle response and over all feel.

[Camarojt]

Originally Posted by TBailey

ADM, with a scoop. You can't go wrong. My brother had a K&N and ended up trading it in for a ADM with a scoop and he's says that they are not even in the same class as far as throttle response and over all feel.

^^exactly!!
I don't get why it's brought up that "in a 4000lb car it makes no difference)??
I agree it won't give you some whopping .3 tenths!! Lets just say for example you have 2 identical cars, both drivers are identical, so there is no driver error, and now 1 of those cars is making 5-10 more HP? The car with the extra 5-10HP WILL WIN!! It's that simple! So if you do an already great job of driving your car, and so does the other guy, HP will prevail if all else is equal!!

Again I say, get a good CAI like the ADM! I personally did the swap from K&N to ADM and under the almost same DA ran .28 better in the 1/4!! The only difference besides the CAI swap was I adjusted my shift points down from 6300 to 6000. I'm sure that helped a little too but regardless there was a noticeable difference in feel and in time slip! PROVEN!
And 60ft on both runs were within 1 hundredth of each other so it's not like I spun!

[woodstock]

Airaid system ,great product for a reasonable price and they backup their system 100%.

[TBone]

Originally Posted by Camarojt

^^exactly!!
I don't get why it's brought up that "in a 4000lb car it makes no difference)??
I agree it won't give you some whopping .3 tenths!! Lets just say for example you have 2 identical cars, both drivers are identical, so there is no driver error, and now 1 of those cars is making 5-10 more HP? The car with the extra 5-10HP WILL WIN!! It's that simple! So if you do an already great job of driving your car, and so does the other guy, HP will prevail if all else is equal!!

Again I say, get a good CAI like the ADM! I personally did the swap from K&N to ADM and under the almost same DA ran .28 better in the 1/4!! The only difference besides the CAI swap was I adjusted my shift points down from 6300 to 6000. I'm sure that helped a little too but regardless there was a noticeable difference in feel and in time slip! PROVEN!
And 60ft on both runs were within 1 hundredth of each other so it's not like I spun!

Ahhh, someone who gets it. I am ready to post this because I am tired of trying to explain it to the "others". But hey, they go to the track "all the time".

T.

[litle88]

I was data logging this week since I bought my HPT tuner suite, I have a vararam and I cant wait to data log my cousins car with a CAI. IAT's sky rocket at red lights but Quickly go down with a little movement. We'll see later this week,

[axis]

Originally Posted by litle88

I was data logging this week since I bought my HPT tuner suite, I have a vararam and I cant wait to data log my cousins car with a CAI. IAT's sky rocket at red lights but Quickly go down with a little movement. We'll see later this week,

MMMM, nothing like some tasty radiator heat right up your air intake, haha.