hey im new

[jason_bet]

Originally Posted by talskinyguy

I hate to break it to you but cold air intakes on turbo cars are beneficial, even though the turbo makes the air "hella hot".

The change in temp is going to be basically the same, but if you start out with cooler air, you end up with cooler air.

Sure if you are driving around not getting on it at all then sure you might have cooler air But if you are on it (witch is the point of having the upgrades IMO) The turbo is going to be hot like polly said around 1000°.. 10° cooler air is not going to make a differance..

Jason

[vectorspecialist]

this is all i've gotta say/ask. how did we go from hey i'm new to talking about turbo's and ram airs?

btw the 300zx had a limited ram air intake on the turbos, added 20hp...i think. i know they had ram air, not sure of the power it added

[Polygon]

Originally Posted by vectorspecialist

this is all i've gotta say/ask. how did we go from hey i'm new to talking about turbo's and ram airs?

btw the 300zx had a limited ram air intake on the turbos, added 20hp...i think. i know they had ram air, not sure of the power it added

Not 20HP.

[jason_bet]

Yeah... deffenetly not 20hp..

[Crackhedbob341]

Originally Posted by vectorspecialist

this is all i've gotta say/ask. how did we go from hey i'm new to talking about turbo's and ram airs?

well you all were talking about cold air intakes, and i was curious about the ram air. i was wondering why people say they have ram air with the box.. to me it would make the most sense to get like a cone filter and run tubing from somewhere into the filter. not the box.

so, i guess it's a little off topic, yet still pertains to the "air intake" subject started on page 5.

[boostedchick]

so i dont really know if im asking this right- but how do you tell what is going to make a difference in the temperature with any of the mods you do? like is there a certain temperature i dunno, bottom platform i guess, that you want to be at?
never mind jason is telling me my question doesnt make sense and i dont know how to ask it

[vectorspecialist]

ok, not 20hp, i wonder if it really did nething.

[liquidPunk]

Originally Posted by boostedchick

so i dont really know if im asking this right- but how do you tell what is going to make a difference in the temperature with any of the mods you do? like is there a certain temperature i dunno, bottom platform i guess, that you want to be at?
never mind jason is telling me my question doesnt make sense and i dont know how to ask it

hes right, that really didnt make sense Feel free to regroup and restate it though!

[AutostradaVR4]

Originally Posted by boostedchick

so i dont really know if im asking this right- but how do you tell what is going to make a difference in the temperature with any of the mods you do? like is there a certain temperature i dunno, bottom platform i guess, that you want to be at?
never mind jason is telling me my question doesnt make sense and i dont know how to ask it

no, not really a specific temperature you wanna be at...just 'the colder the better'.

if you were to Dyno a car 100*, then Dyno it at 60*, the 60* dyno will show a power increase. (all other things staying the same).

colder air is denser, meaning you can fit more air into a cylinder, meaning the ECU will give give more fuel to the cylinder, meaning more power.

thats the basic idea of a CAI. It tries to intake air from outside (~80*) instead of the air in the engine compartment (~160*)
(temps just for the sake or argument)

(this is also why there are systems that spray cold water on the intercooler, and part of the reason nitrous oxide adds power)

[boostedchick]

Originally Posted by liquidPunk

hes right, that really didnt make sense Feel free to regroup and restate it though!

lol k i got it. how do you know if a mod is worth it? or how do you measure if its going to be worth it? for example you guys are talking about an intake, what makes the intake worth getting? if it makes is 10 degrees cooler is it worth getting or if it makes it 60 degrees cooler is it worth it? wheres the line? im sure a lot of it is personal preference tho

[AutostradaVR4]

well, you just want it to flow as freely as possible and try to take air from outside rather than the engine bay. Thats the idea of this

it kind of walls off the hot air from the engine bay.

as far as being 'worth it' or not...i guess that depends on your budget and mod level.

[Polygon]

Originally Posted by BlinkRA182

well, you just want it to flow as freely as possible and try to take air from outside rather than the engine bay. Thats the idea of this

it kind of walls off the hot air from the engine bay.

as far as being 'worth it' or not...i guess that depends on your budget and mod level.

Yeah, for $90 you might be able to gain 8-10HP from that and a K&N. I planned on buying one.

[AutostradaVR4]

you could probably net the same thing with an ebay intake and a bent piece of aluminum...just may not look as nice.

if you want the measurements of that air box let me know. If i could do it all over again i would definitely buy the FIPK, but make my own air box and cut out a sweet mitsu emblem in the top where the plexi is.

like my zip-tie holding my MAS harness in? lol...stupid broken clip...

[boostedchick]

Originally Posted by BlinkRA182

you could probably net the same thing with an ebay intake and a bent piece of aluminum...just may not look as nice.

if you want the measurements of that air box let me know. If i could do it all over again i would definitely buy the FIPK, but make my own air box and cut out a sweet mitsu emblem in the top where the plexi is.

like my zip-tie holding my MAS harness in? lol...stupid broken clip...

hm, ya know i could probably get you a piece of plexi with the mitsubishi emblem embossed in it that you could just replace that one with....

[AutostradaVR4]

Originally Posted by boostedchick

hm, ya know i could probably get you a piece of plexi with the mitsubishi emblem embossed in it that you could just replace that one with....

...O RLY? any more info on that??