There are so many inaccurate technical comments made in this video I don't know where to start. RAM air effect.... Breathing thru straws... and on and on. Put both the stock and "improved" air filter elements on a manometer with stock engine tune and you'll find virtually no difference in pressure drop across them. It's just added noise to make you think something is happening and a placebo effect on perception of added power. Only a change in MAP settings, timing, or octane will provide a change in power output. I just don't understand all the people out there who think the engine air system on all vehicles is set up to be "restrictive", and these "cold air intakes" add power... Just plain marketing BS.
Well I’m coming at you from an engineering perspective. I respectfully disagree with your assessment on my comments. I have been modifying my vehicles for 20 years and I have always documented performance gains with a dynamometer. I posted a video recently with SAE Dyno numbers backing up every modification and the proof is in the pudding. You are mislead to think that car manufacturers actually have performance as their priority. Vehicle manufacturers have to compromise to ensure their vehicles balance reliability and performance. Perhaps you should attend SEMA and be educated on how aftermarket companies improve both power and efficiency on the vehicles they target. If you don’t like my videos don’t watch them. I appreciate the response but you need to understand engineering before you make comments like these. Thanks.
ahhhhh gotta love the internet. is the intake built to be restrictive no of course not. it is however built to meet nosie regulations inside and outside and some times that makes them more restrictive then they need to be. " Only a change in MAP settings, timing, or octane will provide a change in power output." right there proves you don't know what you're talking about. octane will do literally nothing to power output. what it dose change is the ecu's ability to run more timing and that will add power. so will in decrease in intake air temps. if the intake removes any restriction the turbo is fighting to intake air that will lower intake air temps. if it can suck in more cool air that will help to. The ecu will most def run more timing if it can. all modern ecu's run on the edge of knock. it will slowly advance timing until it detects the slightest knock then back off a bit and work its way back. over and over many times a second. so nice vid, Motors and Medicine ignore people like this :) that said is it going to be a huge change, no, will a retune help absolutely.
how does it drive? any difference?
Honestly it drives great! It makes induction noises that are cool and definitely has more mid range punch. Mileage did not change so it was a win.
How hard is it to take out the filter to clean it
Super easy! The lid is removed and the filter just twists off. Less than 3 minutes to remove.
It drives amazing and the power is undeniably improved!
There are so many inaccurate technical comments made in this video I don't know where to start. RAM air effect.... Breathing thru straws... and on and on. Put both the stock and "improved" air filter elements on a manometer with stock engine tune and you'll find virtually no difference in pressure drop across them. It's just added noise to make you think something is happening and a placebo effect on perception of added power. Only a change in MAP settings, timing, or octane will provide a change in power output. I just don't understand all the people out there who think the engine air system on all vehicles is set up to be "restrictive", and these "cold air intakes" add power... Just plain marketing BS.
Well I’m coming at you from an engineering perspective. I respectfully disagree with your assessment on my comments. I have been modifying my vehicles for 20 years and I have always documented performance gains with a dynamometer. I posted a video recently with SAE Dyno numbers backing up every modification and the proof is in the pudding. You are mislead to think that car manufacturers actually have performance as their priority. Vehicle manufacturers have to compromise to ensure their vehicles balance reliability and performance. Perhaps you should attend SEMA and be educated on how aftermarket companies improve both power and efficiency on the vehicles they target. If you don’t like my videos don’t watch them. I appreciate the response but you need to understand engineering before you make comments like these. Thanks.
ahhhhh gotta love the internet. is the intake built to be restrictive no of course not. it is however built to meet nosie regulations inside and outside and some times that makes them more restrictive then they need to be. " Only a change in MAP settings, timing, or octane will provide a change in power output." right there proves you don't know what you're talking about. octane will do literally nothing to power output. what it dose change is the ecu's ability to run more timing and that will add power. so will in decrease in intake air temps. if the intake removes any restriction the turbo is fighting to intake air that will lower intake air temps. if it can suck in more cool air that will help to. The ecu will most def run more timing if it can. all modern ecu's run on the edge of knock. it will slowly advance timing until it detects the slightest knock then back off a bit and work its way back. over and over many times a second. so nice vid, Motors and Medicine ignore people like this :) that said is it going to be a huge change, no, will a retune help absolutely.