Cold intake for your VR4. Yay or nah?

[tiiimmyz]

Got told they are good for turbo car but I am not sure if they are worth it or not. I heard from some place that it drink more fuel after you installing it. Can someone give me any pro and Con for that.
Much appreciate it.
Cheers

 

[mcs]

Most people have had best results with the stock airbox, prob never going to gain enough to make it worth it on these cars.

Cheers.

 

[Size1]

Im planning to modify my stock intake, by adding another intake duct coming up from the bottom. Idea is there just need time to do along with rest of mods.

 

[ConnerS]

Cold air intakes do nothing at all for turbo cars. Nothing at all.

 

[fieldy107]

Our cars MAF sensor doesn't particularly like POD filters. So unless its a well designed system with at least a foot between the POD and MAF and the the pods are placed away from hot air, its not a good idea. Our stock intake does a good job, better off spending your money elsewhere.

 

[tiiimmyz]

Our cars MAF sensor doesn't particularly like POD filters. So unless its a well designed system with at least a foot between the POD and MAF and the the pods are placed away from hot air, its not a good idea. Our stock intake does a good job, better off spending your money elsewhere.

What about those KN air filter? They are like stock air filter cept they use different material. It's prob best for me to just get that instead of getting POD by the sound of it.

And thanks guys. Really helpful info.

 

[Size1]

4 laws governing air Charles law, Boyles law, Gay Lusaacs law and Pascals law, and turbo engines are perfect examples in the pathway that airflow takes and the stages it goes through. Colder air is more dense meaning it can hold more fuel. Yes true the gains of a cold air intake sre hard to improve on what the factory has provided through their own R&D but there is no doubt that cold air definately beneficial to the combustion process. Doesnt your car feel faster now its winter!

 

[Size1]

Sorry for bad Lang.. Hard typing on phone with my ankle biter.

 

[tiiimmyz]

Sorry for bad Lang.. Hard typing on phone with my ankle biter.

Lol. All good . Well I don't know if its fast coz its winter or the car is just fast lol. Been driving like an old man nowadays. Only speed when I have to overtake some slow as car lool.

 

[NuffNuff]

K&N panel filter in my tuned legnum only gave a slight bit of induction noise, i'll probably go back to a paper filter cos im sick of cleaning this one.

i suppose heat soak is what you want to avoid most, the stock box does an ok job at that. unshielded pods suck in the heat at the lights, doesnt take long to go back to ambient temp, but it does take sometime and stop start will eat away at your fuel

 

[AKKO]

Stock intake with K&N/Ralliart/HKS panel filter is the go, marry this to a larger TB and ported manifold.

Or if you're into useless bling maybe the ARC super induction box.

 

[naughtika]

cold air intake can be beneficial if done right, but for quick and ease of modification and performance gains.. sticking to the oe airbox and snorkel works well as alot of members here have experienced..

 

[TME_Steve]

Stock box and snorkel plus another intake on the bottom of the box if you really must change something.

Cold air works for sure, just that the factory does this ok already. Pods screw the maf, don't do it.

 

[tiiimmyz]

Guess I will just stick to stock intake and just add K&N or hks panel filter. Prob add another intake just like you guys said. Thanks guys.

 

[VOLK]

Got mine cheap from ebay: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mitsubus...hicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2eab5eea45&_uhb=1

 

[jungle]

K&N panel filter in my tuned legnum only gave a slight bit of induction noise, i'll probably go back to a paper filter cos im sick of cleaning this one.

What once a year, yer that'd be tuff eh!
K&N recommends for stock air,box every 50000miles or 80000km so you're either taking the thing mad bashing every week or you're doing something wrong I'd suggest

 

[VOLK]

I've cleaned mine once in 3 years and it wasn't even than dirty. Musta been pretty bored.

 

[tiiimmyz]

Got mine cheap from ebay: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mitsubus...hicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2eab5eea45&_uhb=1

Thank you so much. Save so much time trying to search for that one. Def gonna get it. How long does it take to get to Aus.

 

[NuffNuff]

i live a huge new estate where the roads are caked in dust and clay for kilometres and is kicked up by all the cars/trucks in front of you. its good to see its doing its job though.

25,000km in the last 12 months meant a few cleans with the state of the roads

 

[Lasiorhinus]

I live and regularly drive in the Outback. My car is regularly covered with so much dust you can write on it. I do long drives, (multi-thousand-km), and every time I look at the air filter, it is still clean. There was a grasshopper stuck in it, once, though.