10-29-2019, 07:36 AM | #1 |
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Difference between CAI’s?
Is there really much of a difference in performance/sound between K&N, CAI inc, etc..? I bought the K&N 69 series Typhoon Intake and quickly regretting it seeing everyone prefers CAI inc.
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10-29-2019, 08:23 AM | #2 |
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Biggest difference is going to be how well each one actually gets you cold air. Most K&N kits let in a lot of hot air.
Best way is to monitor your IAT temps and see what the intake temperatures are. The cooler the better.
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10-29-2019, 07:45 PM | #3 |
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Not sure if you sought yet, but somebody did a comprehensive test of the different brand CAI’s (The posting has a nice Excel spreadsheet you can open to see the results ). The CAI brand definitely showed the most average horsepower and torque gain, along with maximum gains. That being said, I bought the Roto fab kit and noticed a difference between that and stock intake.Happy shopping!
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10-30-2019, 04:54 PM | #4 |
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Get an intake scoop (Phastek, JRE, Rotofab all have them off the top of my head). Instead of needing the intake to be sealed, just make it so any intake on the car breathes ambient air. EZ.
(I was always surprised the intakes weren't tested with an intake scoop in another test.)
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10-31-2019, 07:21 PM | #5 |
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I'd love to see a test done with a stock intake and scoop.
There was a fella on here that built a ram air slash scoop and recorded some pretty good spreadsheet numbers IIRC. Think he was talking about selling them too. Banned for it maybe?
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10-31-2019, 08:19 PM | #6 |
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The Vararam gave a noticeable performance gain when I had one installed.
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VARARAM intake and New Era over the radiator are the best if you are not going to use a race scoop ( V8 Guys ) In most of the pictures I see of air intakes, the intake tube is poorly designed and either sits right on the radiator heater hose and that temperature transfers to the MAF or is within a 1/2 inch of the MAF. Not as big as a factor in the V6 line since their intake air temperature table is zero'd out and doesn't pull timing, but the V8 line it does factor in. Just because the VARARAM doesnt dyno the best, doesnt me its not the best. If you understand how it works, you'll understand why you want it. Pretty in the engine bay doesnt make you faster. True cold air does.
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11-25-2019, 04:14 PM | #8 |
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Once I added the ADM scoop, even with my K&N Blackhawk intake, the IAT temps stay fairly close to outside ambient temp. The scoop is a big plus!
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11-25-2019, 04:22 PM | #9 | |
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Exactly what I did. And I know the air is getting to the filter because there are way more bugs to remove than w/o the scoop.
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11-26-2019, 03:48 PM | #10 |
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06-28-2022, 03:35 PM | #11 |
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i have the scoop installed on my 2013 question what would be the downside to cutting the bottom out of my stock air box
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07-09-2022, 07:54 PM | #12 |
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Honestly I haven't been in there to look but as long as it's not pulling any air from the engine compartment I don't see any problems. I'm running a washable high filtration dry panel filter already and want to add the scoop along with a Jacfab Laminator FX to increase intake flow.
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