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Ok I have been wanting to post this on here to really get your thoughts on the matter. First can many of these kits really say they are a "cold air" kit? I mean especially the ones that sit open in the engine bay they should be labeled HOT AIR KITS. Now as far as the ones that have a heat shield those are the ones I want to get into. And also the factory one. First off is the stock air box not also a "cold air" intake? It blocks out the hot engine air and provides the cold air that these so called kits claim.
I think what would be good to see from these companies that claim "cod air" is to show an actual temperature of the air coming in. This way you can get an idea of who is actually providing the so called cold air and who is doing it best. Let's face it the colder the air the better it is for the engine performance wise. In my mind this is the most important aspect of a cold air kit and not the next part that I am getting into.
This next part is what gets me. All of these especially bigger companies that claim this amount of horse power. And of course that is most of the time going to be the selling point. I get that most that are wanting to upgrade their Intake is wanting performance gain but what about engine reliability? I mean these that are allowing so much more air flow as lets face it that is what is allowing more horse power is their filter really is doing not as good job filtering out contaminants therefore allowing more air flow. This has been proven for example am sure many of you have seen YT channel "project farm" He has tested this out on many of the popular air filters and K&N who obviously claim the most horsepower also allow in the most contaminants. And by a long shot. What about the reliability of the engine? I feel that is more important than say a 10HP gain but only at a RPM range that myself and most of you are never in.
Is why I want your guys/gals opinions as I feel those hp numbers can be deceiving and you are getting that at a cost of letting dirt/containiments/harmful objects in your engine.
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I think what would be good to see from these companies that claim "cod air" is to show an actual temperature of the air coming in. This way you can get an idea of who is actually providing the so called cold air and who is doing it best. Let's face it the colder the air the better it is for the engine performance wise. In my mind this is the most important aspect of a cold air kit and not the next part that I am getting into.
This next part is what gets me. All of these especially bigger companies that claim this amount of horse power. And of course that is most of the time going to be the selling point. I get that most that are wanting to upgrade their Intake is wanting performance gain but what about engine reliability? I mean these that are allowing so much more air flow as lets face it that is what is allowing more horse power is their filter really is doing not as good job filtering out contaminants therefore allowing more air flow. This has been proven for example am sure many of you have seen YT channel "project farm" He has tested this out on many of the popular air filters and K&N who obviously claim the most horsepower also allow in the most contaminants. And by a long shot. What about the reliability of the engine? I feel that is more important than say a 10HP gain but only at a RPM range that myself and most of you are never in.
Is why I want your guys/gals opinions as I feel those hp numbers can be deceiving and you are getting that at a cost of letting dirt/containiments/harmful objects in your engine.
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