CAI Track Test Data From Last Nite

[Scoobum]

Installed a CAI which pulls air in from outside the car...to check the difference in temperatures from the 'normal' setup from in the engine bay.

CAI-0 MPH-102 degrees
At 66 MPH the temp dropped to 95

K and N Filter and solid MAF pipe
0 MPH-123 degrees
At 86 MPH the temp dropped to 113 degrees.

I'm not trying to sell anything...jus t posting real world results for those interested.

[TexasT]

Pix of install? Whose kit? Where is it picking up from?

[larrym]

I run one never tested though thanks for the insight!

[motorhead]

Pfft. I did this before anyone ever marketed "a kit".  Makes a notable difference, just watch out for puddles.

[1 RARE T]

You will gain nothing going from 113 down to 95.

Cool the air with alky.

[daveismissing]

The factory engineers went in search of cold air, didn't they?
 Of course they mode a bunch of other compromises about cost and noise and we ended up with some restriction.

[Steve Wood]

won't be enuf to measure.  It might be more consistent in extreme circumstances, tho.  On the other hand, another bend or two in the intake track might disrupt flow and offset any potential gains or even cost a couple of hundreths?

And no, Mike, LC was selling a kit long before you ever rigged a cold air kit and so did ATR

[1 RARE T]

Just saying, if you're foolish enough to race your car in hot humid air, cool the charge with alky to make up for it.

Notice it took till 86 mph to get cooler versus the 66 mph originally listed.

[reality]

Cool- real world testing,


In the interest of science try running the CAI. without the enclosed cannister and remove the rubber from the firewall.
what does GRUMPY use?


Trivia? Who or which factory  made the first RAM AIR or CAI.

[Scoobum]

Ron...this 'kit' came from Brandon in a package deal. It looks like the RJC polished MAF pipe...and then he's found a angled piece of matching aluminum to go down through the fender where the canister sat. The filter sits open below the fender. I relocated the canister with an ATR relocation kit I got from one of the locals years ago. Everything's polished...loo ks pretty spiffy and cleans up the engine bay.

Trivia answer. Kenne Bell?

I had a pic of Grumpys engine bay...but can't remember.

[reality]

Everything's poll
Looks pretty and cleans up the engine bay.
IMO There is the answer to CAI.

Trivia- I don't know the answer but think late 60's or earlier.{DR olds?]

[TexasT]

L69 tri power olds had a setup that grabbed air from between the headlights. 66 or so id guess not sure of a factory setup before that

[Just a Six?]

Best thing about the CAI that hangs around bumper level is the Awesome Sound it makes on the hiway when you nail it to pass a few cars & then when you let off the throttle it sounds like a Scary Monster Growling! 

[gusszgs]

Would be interesting to see the the air temps at the up pipe BEFORE the alky nozzle in two similar combo's at the same boost, say 15 psi, and same intercooler. One with a CAI kit and one without (typical cone K&N in the engine bay)

[Scoobum]

I'll say one thing about the IC in this car. It sure keeps the ET's consistent...u nlike that POS G BODY SLIC I had. Stupid car kept its dial time right on the money all day last Sunday in the heat and humidity.