Air Intake Systems [list and poll]

[glee217]

Originally Posted by ridgeracing

I am not really looking for a performance increace,mainly better fuel mpg.
Can any one confirm increase in fuel economy with any of these kits. THX

HAY, WELCOME TO THE BAND WAGON. IF YOU REALLY WANT BETTER GAS MILEAGE YOU SHOULD REALLY CHANGE TO A DIFF CAR. I BELIEVE THAT ALL THE GADGETS AND CLAIMS OUT THERE AT KRAGENS, AUTOZONE, PEPBOYS, ETC... THAT BOOST GAS MILEAGE IS ALL B.S. I MEAN THINK ABOUT IT, WHY WOULDN'T ENGINEERS FOR AUTO MANUFACTURER'S (NISSAN, HONDA, GM, ETC..) THOUGHT OF THIS? THEY ARE THE MANUFACTURER OF CARS!!!! IF THOSE CLAIMS REALLY WORK THEN WHY DON'T NISSAN, HONDA, GM OR ANY AUTO MAKER HIRE THEM/HER/HIM?????????
GLEE217

[m0wens]

Originally Posted by glee217

I AGREE. I DON'T EVEN BELIEVE THAT ALL THOSE DYNO #'S ARE TRUE AND ACCURATE BECAUSE IF IT IS TRUE THAT THERE ARE MAJOR GAINS IN HP AND TRQ AND GAS MILEAGE, THEN WHY DIDN'T A WELL KNOWN AUTO MANUFACTURER LIKE NISSAN WHO'VE BEEN IN THE AUTO BUSINESS FOR DECADES THOUGHT OF THIS SILLY LITTLE INTAKE THAT CLAIMS MAJOR GAINS IN POWER & MILEAGE!!!!?????

ESPECIALLY VEHICLES NOWADAYS WHERE STRINGENT LAWS ARE TAKEN INTO PLACE TO MAKE MODERN VEHICLES GAIN MORE MILEAGE. THESE DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT A SMALL LITTLE COMPANY IN WHO KNOWS WHERE CAN ENGINEER A PART THAT IS SO AFFECTIVE THAT NISSAN DID NOT HIRE HIM/HER/THEM????

OPINIONS OR THOUGHTS OR ARGUMENTS? LOL
GLEE217

Don't really have an argument but I believe that the car manufacturers do not put on the best parts due to trying to keep the cost down. This in turn does not give the car/truck the best performance. The job of the manufacturer is to build the cars but not necessarily make each car/truck perform at it's peak. Just my opinion.

[Billy K]

The only CAIs that im familar with are the ones for the S2000. There was

extencive research done on this subject for several years. Hp gains were

minimal at best 1-2, however we did find that you did avoid heat soak

and did get a better throttle response, thats about it. We had many

dyno numbers to back this up before and after. Now this is not to say

that the Titan V8 is not the same case , these are 2 totaly different

engines. Just food for thought.

Bill

[val]

billy---look @ uprev post for my dyno & you will see what cai hp gain i had---also these ecu's can be tuned to your mods

[Billy K]

Originally Posted by val

billy---look @ uprev post for my dyno & you will see what cai hp gain i had---also these ecu's can be tuned to your mods

Yeah we cant mess with our ECUs, i also didnt mention that the S2000

comes from the factory with almost every eek of Hp possible already

ontap. Some people have along with a header and different exhaust

system combined with a CIA have gotten 15 to 20 Hp gains. I have

no doubt of your gains since you can adjust your ECU. As for me

i have a radaitor plate thats helps with heat soak since i live in

the deep south. I would be intrested in hearing if there is a CAI

that would help with gas mileage for the Titan.........or is this

something that is not worth the cost. Most of my driving is highway

miles.

Bill

[val]

sorry bill---i thought you were commenting on a titan

[Billy K]

Originally Posted by val

sorry bill---i thought you were commenting on a titan

No prob Val..... i dont have a truck yet, im doing some reasearch and

trying to pass on what little knowledge that i have.

[yagger]

Thanks for the great info,Yagger.

[TAFOYA'STITAN]

any one have the ingen intake?

[jt04titan]

i have done cai in a few cars/truck if you look at all these cai they are all basically the same shape size and filter i think they help but not at the claims they all make 20-30 hp gains come on no way 5-10 maybe how can one say they make like 15 hp more than the other like i said there all almost the same exact shape i have had the cheaper ones and the most expensive and could not tell any difference i would base your choice on filter cleaning i like the aem just for the filter easy to clean no oil, the ones that you have to oil are a pain in the butt if you use too much oil it will restrict some air flow,i only oiled mine like evey three cleaning's and it worked better....just my .02
ford,chevy

[rb26powered@htomail.]

So whats the HP / Torque gains for a Volant setup?...and how much more by adding the air scoop.
Picked mine up off of Ebay for $225 last night.

[sirkustoms]

Originally Posted by TAFOYA'STITAN

any one have the ingen intake?

i do and i met w/ the guys in the r&d dept from injen at a convention prior to buying it. pretty impressive

[armadaman]

Damm!!!!Does the injen really make that much power.If so why does nt everyone buy that?

[Arachnid]

I have one showing up next week. I'll post my impression of it after it is installed and the ECU has reset itself.

[REV18K]

I installed the Injen intake and does it make my truck haul A$$. I do recommend that you wrap your tubes. I've use wraps from designengineering.com or Thermotec.com. Understand that plastic and metal still take some of the engine heat. I have installed a ambient temp meter in my tube to test the difference in degrees from when the day is humid to when it hits 100 plus degress in the summer, to winter. The wrap has lower the air entering the tube up 30-45 degrees lower. Remember that it will vary depending your location.