if front mount intake really is better then cold air

[baby99si]

i just got a front mount intake and if you dont know what im talking about its the one with the tubeing like regular but the filter goes in the grill area looks sorta like an inter cooler want to know if anyone knows for sure if it will be better then regular intake

 

[spursfan]

i like mine but had to take the front facial off to get it in.
injen cai

 

[$lick Rick]

people say they look rice, but it's the absolute best place to put your intake if you're looking for cold air... imo

 

[Si_Racer13]

by the time the air travels through all the bends and all the way to the IM, the air is the same temp as a regular CAI.

 

[baby99si]

wouldnt it be getting more air thoe becasue the filter is so big or does that not make any differance?

 

[$lick Rick]

i still think that the advantage over a sri is so minimal that it isnt worth the hassle. unless you have fi, then your motor would be hot enough to warrant cai w/some thermal wrap on the tubing

 

[96greencivic]

Well, when you mount the filter there, isn't there MORE of a chance for hydrolock and won't the filter get dirty even faster? I just don't think they look that good. It makes me think "fake intercooler"

 

[gabebauman]

AEM Cold Air..........."dyno proven performance"

 

[TripeoXxX]

Word it makes you look like you trying to fake having a real intercooler. I wouldn't put that s**t on my car.

 

[Si_Racer13]

Originally posted by baby99si
wouldnt it be getting more air thoe becasue the filter is so big or does that not make any differance?

it has more surface area but the piping diameter is the same, so in theory its getting the same amount of air.

 

[$lick Rick]

Originally posted by 96greencivic
Well, when you mount the filter there, isn't there MORE of a chance for hydrolock and won't the filter get dirty even faster? I just don't think they look that good. It makes me think "fake intercooler"

you can avoid hydrolock with a bypass valve but it also restrict the air more and you will lose any gains you would have gotten w/your coldair. it will get dirty easier but you can use the K&N recharger kit on almost any wannabe k&n filter

 

[$lick Rick]

Originally posted by Si_Racer13
it has more surface area but the piping diameter is the same, so in theory its getting the same amount of air.

the fact that it has nothing to block airflow too it will alow it to breath just a little bit easier

 

[$lick Rick]

Originally posted by gabebauman
AEM Cold Air..........."dyno proven performance"

AEM Cold Air........... reality proven ripoff

 

[baby99si]

well then half say its good half say its not would everyone agree thatt i sell it and get a 70 mm bbk throttle body?

 

[$lick Rick]

Originally posted by baby99si
well then half say its good half say its not would everyone agree thatt i sell it and get a 70 mm bbk throttle body?

yeah sell it and buy something that costs 4x more.... DO THAT!

420 posts........ i'm leaving it at that..... g'night

 

[96greencivic]

We certainly are a humorous bunch on CC.

 

[baby99si]

4 times more are you kiddint me do you know how much those things cost the one i have cost 350

 

[ImportRacerFF]

Front mount intakes are known to give cooler air to the throttle bodies because it is away from the engine's excess heat, and also unlike the cool air intake, it is away from the tires which create heat (though very little, and in my opinion so small it won't create a difference.) Your also ending up with more restricitions though which can cause a loss of performance(due to bending and longer tube).

Front mount intakes do reduce the chance of hydrolock, because the entire filter/inlet needs to be coverd with water, while a cool air intake (aem) can be submerged much easier then the front bumper.

The aem bypass valve will help you out if you do get a cold air intake, however you have to cut a perfectly good tube. (but will save you from a destroyed engine). It is a very cool product, and if you have done any research on it, its a very smart idea (the pressure changes in the intake when water is being sucked through, and the bypass valve has "gills" which activates when this happens, allowing air thorugh the gills which is also a filter.)

Personally it's just an intake, and we are talking about 1 hp difference on most applications. Only so much air can be supplied to the engine (throttle body/intake manifold/runners/intake chamber). A cool air intake (or short ram) will create this flow very nicely. Of course the cooler the air the more dense (allowing more air in w/ out changing the volume). Which is why the cool air intake is a good idea.

Pro's of front mount:
(1) Cooler air
(2) Low chance of Hydrolock
(3) Larger surface area
Con's
(1) Can get dammaged quickly
(2) Exhaust fumes from cars in front will enter the filter
(3) Will look like a intercooler (which could be a pro depending on owner)
(4) $$$

 

[baby99si]

damn now thats some good info ill just keep it. By the way the throttle body cost 250 pop-n-fresh just a lil less then 4 times more.

 

[Mxpx182lit]

i like front mount intakes!