Cold Air Intake and Exhaust Project :)

by **ChrissyD123** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:29 am

This is what it is.. I got it off the internet, I'll get more pictures of it with my car soon.

by **unbalancedwood** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:51 am

Replace that crappy filter with a nice K&N, usually you can find brand new ones on ebay for $20/30

by **panic** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:47 am

No, that's a "hot air intake". That's why your mileage is better - the intake air temperature went UP, not down.
Of course, the power went down as well....

by **onefiend** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:47 am

panic wrote:No, that's a "hot air intake". That's why your mileage is better - the intake air temperature went UP, not down.
Of course, the power went down as well....

I agree, you would get "cooler" air with the stock air box. I used to have a Injen short-ram on my Solara, so I know this from experience. SRI just makes the engine sound meaner, not necessarily improves performance or mpg.

by **jetbtkng** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:21 pm

sorry but u guys are wrong about the shorty, i have one on my solara and i can tell u i noticed a difference as soon as i put it on, that was before the trd muffler and the sc, it increases air flow way better than the stock air box period.......... :drinking:

by **SleeperSolara** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:50 pm

Fail, you should've saved up your money and got a CP-e intake. lol.
Just kiddin', if you do a CAI, then you should be fine.

^^
You need this.

by **ChrissyD123** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 4:00 pm

You had yours long??? ^^^^
Save money... pppssshhhh. Well I thought it was a cold air...
not much but its a start.
VERY little horse power increase and gas mileage.
It wasn't much $$$ either.

by **panic** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 4:08 pm

i noticed a difference

Well, can't argue with scientific testing.

by **TxBmbleBee** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:52 pm

sleeper what the hell are those hoses going to from your intake

by **Mr_Krispy1183** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:04 pm

TxBmbleBee wrote:sleeper what the hell are those hoses going to from your intake

Hoses/fittings that route to and from an oil catch tank and the PCV valve. They are to prevent blow-by from entering the intake tract, and instead routing it to the tank.

by **D-money** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:10 pm

ok I had a tank in that spot and never collected anything in it due to that not being the correct spot on my car so i moved it to the the correct spot where the actual plastic pcv valve is located on the other valve cover under the plenum and wow i never knew how much oil and water was cycled back into the Intake system

Cold Air Intake and Exhaust Project :)

Who is online