94 Air Box questions

[rkneeshaw]

There's no way you can tell me that ALL engineers who design intakes for cars design solely for performance and don't take a few shortcuts to either improve engine longevity, ease of maintenance, or improve NVH.

Just follow a few online forums and look at the dyno charts from REAL guys who take their cars to the dyno and do before and after runs. Its been done hundreds of times. 70% or more that I've seen of cars of all different makes have shown some kind of gains. Now I'm not talking no 20hp, thats extremely unusual, but its fairly common to see 5hp or so from a better flowing less restrictive intake.

I'm very surprised you have never seen this, you sound experienced.

 

[dragonranger]

and you think engineers are all that , id like to smack them every time i have to repair some
buried component.like batteries in lower fender wells and air filters that you have to remove the engine to check
.

 

[BlackBII]

air filters that you have to remove the engine to check
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I am VERY interested in seeing a vehicle in which this is actually the case...have an example?

 

[Kloque]

Don't give me Jegs, Mucsle Car magazine and K & N filter advertisments!!
Damn man! How do you think them guys make a living? Telling the TRUTH? If they did that all three of them would be out of business.

Again NAME a vehicle that has a restrictive intake system for the engine in it.
I betcha ya can't. You are being victimized by these advertisments.
Even the president did it when he was elected on CHANGE!
Because there are so many NOVICES owning vehicles them ads can get away with near anything.. and you believe them?
Big JIm

02" TA WS6, The ram air has baffles that make the air go around a big loop befor it goes into the intake, TA owners, including my uncle have seen huge gains by replacing the stock airbox with one that takes the air strait from the "nostrils" into the intake.

 

[bigredscowboy]

Again NAME a vehicle that has a restrictive intake system for the engine in it.
I betcha ya can't. You are being victimized by these advertisments.
Big JIm

02" TA WS6, The ram air has baffles that make the air go around a big loop befor it goes into the intake, TA owners, including my uncle have seen huge gains by replacing the stock airbox with one that takes the air strait from the "nostrils" into the intake.

never a dull moment...