Stuff to think about...
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2002 9:37 am
Personally, I've never really noticed a gain - even in Louisville, Aaron convinced me to relocate my cone down low for "cooler" air.  Really all that did was cause my filter to fall out when I was racing Seth and get basically destroyed when my tire clipped the tip of it.
Maybe it has more to do with the humidity levels here in Idaho, rather than air temp.  The fact that we have some of the lowest humidity %'s in the US makes a 90 degree day feel like 75.  Maybe, as far as intakes go, the fact that the heat isn't being absorbed by moisture and then going into the intake has a greater effect.
All in all, if they made an intake for our cars that was strictly cold air that didn't require a battery relocation or didn't require me snaking tubing all over, I'd probably do it.  With as little as my car seems to be on the road, personally, I don't feel the tiny % of increase would be worth my trouble if I was custom fabbing something. ÂÂÂ
Just my $.02.
Maybe it has more to do with the humidity levels here in Idaho, rather than air temp.  The fact that we have some of the lowest humidity %'s in the US makes a 90 degree day feel like 75.  Maybe, as far as intakes go, the fact that the heat isn't being absorbed by moisture and then going into the intake has a greater effect.
All in all, if they made an intake for our cars that was strictly cold air that didn't require a battery relocation or didn't require me snaking tubing all over, I'd probably do it.  With as little as my car seems to be on the road, personally, I don't feel the tiny % of increase would be worth my trouble if I was custom fabbing something. ÂÂÂ
Just my $.02.