air intake
#1
air intake
Plain and simple I took out the air filter box in my 01 monte carlo ss, and i put a cold air filter on the end of the hose that connected to the stock air box, and I was curious if this is going to mess up the engine in any way or if its going to give me horse power gain or loss.
#2
RE: air intake
it seems that with your set up you might be losing power. this is because
1: you still have part of the air box right in front of it keeping cold air from getting to it
2: you also have no heat shield.
warm air= less power
cold air = more power
1: you still have part of the air box right in front of it keeping cold air from getting to it
2: you also have no heat shield.
warm air= less power
cold air = more power
#3
RE: air intake
Tear out the factory part thats left through the core support behind the headlight...there is a freakin huge hole through there out it in there... a heat sheild would also help but i'd say it still has to flow better than stock
#7
RE: air intake
i put a cold air filter on the end of the hose
if its going to give me horse power gain or loss.
If you cut that filter so it laid out flat, I bet your actual surface area is similar in size to stock- so your restriction to flow through the filter probably remained the same.
You still left the corrogated intake tubing that causes minor turbulence in the intake. The only part you eliminated was the back part of the airbox that really has no effect on anything.
Then, you opened up the intake to the very hot radiator fan wash, and now you're drawing in air less than a foot from a super hot exhaust crossover (ever touch that thing after you get done driving?). Not to mention, heat rises- so all the hot air from the engine bay is building up around your filter and the underside of the hood when you come to a stop. Before, it took cool air in from behind the headlight- which never really sees any hot air, and almost immediately goes to ambient temperature once you start moving.
#8
RE: air intake
well see how mine works, mines similar but with a chrome tube. The middle of it is i nthe area where the old one was (have yet to cut apart old air box, but I just did it for the sound and looks, although im sure it gives a bit of performance untill it gets very heated up in the engine.