short ram or cold air
Cold air sucks air into the engine from outside the car. Not under the hood like SRI. The air under the hood gets hot since it is located where the engine is. Taking air from outside of the engine gives a colder charge which mean it is denser = has more oxygen = more HP.
My friends work at a local tuner store. They have track cars. They have done a test on a 350z/g35 3.5 liter engine with a CAI and SRI. The CAI gain HP and torque as usual but then the SRI loose HP but gains torque. I am sure many people on clublexus also know that SRI loose HP because I remember someone posting that somewhere here.
My friends work at a local tuner store. They have track cars. They have done a test on a 350z/g35 3.5 liter engine with a CAI and SRI. The CAI gain HP and torque as usual but then the SRI loose HP but gains torque. I am sure many people on clublexus also know that SRI loose HP because I remember someone posting that somewhere here.
When you're driving down the road at 40mph+, you're going to get a lot of air flowing so the engine heat isn't even a concern. You dont want too cold of air. Thermal efficiency goes down since you want heat for combustion. There needs to be a balance so it's not correct to just say CAI is better because the intake temp is 'colder'.
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look, kurtz said it the best.
If you really want 'cold' air intake, then you gotta locate your intake down by your right headlight. Doesn't matter what intake you have, just make sure you have the necessary parts.
If you really want 'cold' air intake, then you gotta locate your intake down by your right headlight. Doesn't matter what intake you have, just make sure you have the necessary parts.
When you're driving down the road at 40mph+, you're going to get a lot of air flowing so the engine heat isn't even a concern. You dont want too cold of air. Thermal efficiency goes down since you want heat for combustion. There needs to be a balance so it's not correct to just say CAI is better because the intake temp is 'colder'.
So what you are saying the faster I drive the cooler the engine gets?? Uhh.. no..the difference in the temperature is only a couple to few degrees at most. (Fahrenheit, not Celssius) it really doesnt make a difference. and especially for the 2is, the stock intake made so geniously made that an aftermarket intake will give you very little gain then what is advertised. so it true that intake is mostly for sound on our cars. even the F-sport doesnt give that much gain. and to be honest, i think short rams sound better, imo. i have injen short ram and loving it. To OP, just go for something you like thats reasonably priced. intake, really, does not do much for our cars except make it louder. what a lot of people i saw do was just get a JoeZ pipe and keep the stock intake filter. litteraly keeps same specs, a few hp gain, and a lot louder. its all on your preference. cold air or short ram, does exactly the same for our cars. HAHHAHA *sigh*
Just because some SRI lose power at certain revs doesn't necessarily mean the same applies to all SRI. I know for a fact that my previous intake (on a GS400) gained power of at least 10whp on the top end. Trap speed indicates increase in power too.
Last edited by GSteg; Nov 7, 2008 at 01:17 AM.
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isnt the joe z intake a short ram?
and what makes the joe z intake any better than this one which comes with a cone type filter
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HPS-A...1%7C240%3A1318
and what makes the joe z intake any better than this one which comes with a cone type filter
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HPS-A...1%7C240%3A1318
isnt the joe z intake a short ram?
and what makes the joe z intake any better than this one which comes with a cone type filter
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HPS-A...1%7C240%3A1318
and what makes the joe z intake any better than this one which comes with a cone type filter
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HPS-A...1%7C240%3A1318
1) It doesn't use a cone type filter that sucks in hot air (which is part of why it's NOT a short ram). It retains the use of the stock, sealed, airbox. The cone filter is a complete loser here because the stock airbox already pulls more air than the engine can use and it's colder air.
2) It's cheaper too.
So it offers better performance for less money.
The only thing it doesn't offer is a bunch of extra noise.
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