hawkwind101
Member
Hi all, First time posting and I got to say how much I love this site. Lots of good info. I have a couple a questions regarding cold air intake systems:
1. I was talking to a buddy of mine who has his own shop and he told me that if I got a CAI that I should remove it for winter driving. He said that is is possible I might have a hard time starting the car in cold weather because of too much cold air coming from the intake and not allowing the engine to warm up. Supposedly the flap that closes in cold temperatures so you can get warm air from the manifold is removed when putting on the CAI. Also he said that when the engine is running hot and you are getting a very cold blast of air coming in from the intake, condensation and ice cold start forming which cold make the throttle get stuck open or closed. Is this true? I am not very knowledgable in this area so wouldn't mind getting some input from you guys.
2. How much of a performane difference is there between the Injen CAI and a AEM short ram. Is the difference enough to spend the extra $$. Or is the biggest difference between the two aesthetic.
Brent
1. I was talking to a buddy of mine who has his own shop and he told me that if I got a CAI that I should remove it for winter driving. He said that is is possible I might have a hard time starting the car in cold weather because of too much cold air coming from the intake and not allowing the engine to warm up. Supposedly the flap that closes in cold temperatures so you can get warm air from the manifold is removed when putting on the CAI. Also he said that when the engine is running hot and you are getting a very cold blast of air coming in from the intake, condensation and ice cold start forming which cold make the throttle get stuck open or closed. Is this true? I am not very knowledgable in this area so wouldn't mind getting some input from you guys.
2. How much of a performane difference is there between the Injen CAI and a AEM short ram. Is the difference enough to spend the extra $$. Or is the biggest difference between the two aesthetic.
Brent