AIR INTAKES,WHY?

My Friend has been telling me to get a intake for the reason of increased fuel economy? Is this true? Does it make a difference?
Thanks,
Doug

Not true. If the factory air intake is very restictive you may gain a few horsepower from swithching it out to a system with less restriction. Mileage gains would be imperceptable. Driving like a granny will yield better results in the MPG department.

if you drive the same with and without an intake, you may see some gain in mileage...it depends on the vehicle also...i drive a 2002 offbrand, and my mileage increased when i changed my intake, exhaust and thermostat...

Offbrander! You should be banished from thee land!

Id get a ram intake if I were you... simply because if you run through a big puddle, your going to slurp up water. Also any aftermarket will give you little horsepower, but you will notice a difference in power, and your car will sound throatier and better. Here is a pic of my 00' Civic with a short ram intake.


http://www.hondacivicforum.com/photo.asp?photoid=224&asortType=6&apage=1

But is the Mileage gained worth the money places in getting a Intake? When would the investment pay for itself?

In this car, It ain't no Muscle Car.

1991 Accord Kinda Banged up.

Doug

you can get them VERY cheap on ebay, and if you dont have a "nice" car...just buy a cheap one...i bought an ebay intake for my car and did some work and its just as good as anything K&N or AEM makes...for 250 dollars less for my application.

There isnt a miles worth of difference than the ebay and the $200 intakes. Though, on bigger engines it will give you better gas mileage... they are more effective on V8'

I thought that they do give you better milage if you drive normal but if you start flooring it then your mpg will go down.

I've had CAI's and short Ram's on the past three (and current) cars. I've yet to see an actual MPG increase. Not arguing, just stating what I have seen in use. On the other hand I haven not noticed any decrease unless your right foot stays in it!

well, my foot never gets out of any of my vehicles, including my beatera..so i wouldnt know about that..

I know that they make your engine run more effecient so in theory it could give you better mpg. And if you get cai then go with one with a bypass valve for when it is wet. My friend blew an 05 civic with only like 1000 miles on it because he got the engine all wet. He had to get it all rebuilt. Actually his girl was driving his car. I guess he shuodla told her.

Thats what happens when women drive a car lol! A man can take a truck and go through trees, mud and tear off in rocks, but when his girlfriend drives down a road at the speed limit, it will blow up. That was just a funny saying (not that I hate women... I love em!) btw.

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ORIGINAL: Patrick

well, my foot never gets out of any of my vehicles, including my beatera..so i wouldnt know about that..

You and me both!!

i heard all of the "hydrolock" stories..and for a while..i wouldnt take my car out in the rain...if i got caught in the rain, i would just disconnect my MAFS from the lower portion of the CAI...and get home ASAP...but after 2 years of not driving in the rain, or stopping to mess with my CAI..i thought, hell with it..i have a warranty...and now i dont bother..and ive been in some pretty HARD rain..and never had a problem...to hydrolock an engine, you basically have to drive into a DEPP puddle...just driving in the rain wont do it...

yeah it was a puddle. Man was he pissed. I don't think they had a warranty because it is still sitting in his front yard waiting for the engine to be rebuilt. It was also lowered so maybe that is a dangerous combination.

when things happen liek that..people far too often take the car into the dealership for warranty work with the aftermarket piece on the car. there was a law passd a few years ago that states, for a warranty to be voided by an aftermarket performance part, the warranty company must prove beyond any doubt that the aftermarket piece was the DIRECT CAUSE of the issue. i have seen guys drop a 200dry shot onto a stock motor, fry the motor, and take it back to the dealership with the bottle pulled out, and have the engine repair FOC....

"200dry shot onto a stock motor"

Can i ask what this is?

Speaking of Gas mileage.
I'm truly a novice at modifing cars, shoot I just installed my first set of Ignition wires on the 1991 accord and my mpg shot up from 23.5 to 26.04mpg. I was impressed by the change, going to flip out the rotor and cap this weekend.

Thanks,
Doug

Please do not shout!! We can see the ordinary size print just fine, thank you.

200 dry shot into a stock motor..means..

200 dry shot is a measure of nitrous injection...200 means it is a 200hp gain, and dry shot means that there is no fuel added with the nitrous gas upon injection...and into a stock motor, means that there are no internal modifications done to the vehicle, thus it is unable to handle the amount of nitrous injected into the engine.

Ok Thanks for the explainatio to the Novice!

Doug

i thought that an induction kit and exhaust only really show power gains when you have the car chipped afterwards

No, that is wrong. Imagine trying to suck in air from a coffee straw... now imagine sucking air through a Mcdonalds straw. I rest my case.

lol thats a good example

The more efficiently your engine inhales and exhales air the better your power figures. IE Turbo, exhaust, intakes, headers, etc. They all aid in moving air through the engine as fast as possible. chipping changes how you engines controls it combustion and sometimes alters the max rpm, there are other factors too, but those are the basics.

aha, i see