injen cold air intakes??????
03-06-2003, 12:09 AM
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Originally posted by jriggs
how well do these intakes work???? i know they pull air from the fender, are they worth the cash......do they cause any kind of problems????
Here's Shiv's (Vishnu Performance) take on intakes and I agree with it. I saw an air/fuel ratio plotted graph of a car being tuned by Shiv on 01-Mar-2003. There was a power loss. He was able to compensate for it, but the modified intake was causing MAF misreadings.
Still, it's your car and your money. Lots of people (though mainly Hondas, I guess) run cold air intakes and short rams because they look and sound trick.
EDIT: For $125 to $160, you might consider either the Samco or Vishnu intercooler hose kit. They add 5 to 8 horsepower, with no MAF misreadings or other problems. They come in different colors, too.
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how well do these intakes work???? i know they pull air from the fender, are they worth the cash......do they cause any kind of problems????
Here's Shiv's (Vishnu Performance) take on intakes and I agree with it. I saw an air/fuel ratio plotted graph of a car being tuned by Shiv on 01-Mar-2003. There was a power loss. He was able to compensate for it, but the modified intake was causing MAF misreadings.
Still, it's your car and your money. Lots of people (though mainly Hondas, I guess) run cold air intakes and short rams because they look and sound trick.
EDIT: For $125 to $160, you might consider either the Samco or Vishnu intercooler hose kit. They add 5 to 8 horsepower, with no MAF misreadings or other problems. They come in different colors, too.
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^ww^
"…axles of evil…" - George W. Bush
Last edited by Wingless Wonder; 03-06-2003 at 12:16 AM.
03-06-2003, 06:04 AM
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yeah.....i heard they'll lean things out.......i'm asking cause i'm putting some stuff together right now. i'm going to order a UTEC, a prodrive axle back pipe, and possibly a downpipe at the end of next week (payday) i wanted to get some ideas from people before i start ordering stuff. my first bit of bizz will be getting the utec in and setting it up.......and from there i can start doing a bit at a time. from talking to a lot of people they said first and foremost i should have a UTEC or something of the same sort so i can adjust fuel ratios and stuff like that. so i'll start there for now....if you guys have any other suggestions feel free to bark them out!!!! thanks, riggs
03-06-2003, 09:55 PM
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I have a injen intake. I liked it when it was on my car it looked good, sounded good and maybe gained a little power. I never got any cels from the intake either. Took it off when i got the utec
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