Re: Jamax Air box

[Jim Buck <vwpride@mixi.net>]

Just a comment that colder air is considerably more valuable than more air, since
the stock airbox is not starved for air, unless you are using forced induction or
larger displacement.  Better to have the air in your airbox be cooler and denser
than more air than it needs already.

jim

Kevin wrote:

> I have done the drilled air box thing, and i used to have the cold air
> intake so i feel qualified to comment.
>
> The drilled air box sounds bad-ass, possibly gives a little bit of hp over
> stock depending on engine combo. the more air the engine flows, the better
> this is over stock, however:
> I used to have a 3" cold/ram air intake from under the air dam into the
> airbox with a 3" cutout where the intake is and I noticed a huge difference
> over stock at freeway speed. (proabably +2-3 hp) which is awesome. But i
> did get a lot of bugs in my air filter hehehe
>
> i have the drilled box on right now(more like gutted. 85% of the box is
> gone completely :) because i reasoned that warm air is better for emissions
> and the smog test. i love the sound, but when i get around to it, the ram
> air is going back on with a bug screen!
>
> BTW the engine compartment isn't filled with cold air at speed because the
> air has to go through the radiator to get in. I'm sure it's not sweltering
> at 70mph, but any drop in temperature is free horsepower, and we likes that!!
>
> At 11:28 PM 12/9/98 EST, you wrote:
> >In a message dated 12/9/98 9:57:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> >mcm@intergate.bc.ca writes:
> >
> >> It *might* make an extra hp or
> >>  two but I seriously doubt it, since it's pulling in hot air from inside
> the
> >>  engine compartment.
> >You're not getting hot air once your car starts moving because the
> compartment
> >is designed to move hot air away and under the car. You get some at a dead
> >stop, but how long are you at a dead stop? Exactly. I love mine, and there is
> >some gain from it, especially noise.
> >
> >Frank
> >
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