Does a cold air intake work good?

[supraman1379 10+ year member]

I would like to get one, but i need to know if they work first

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[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

expect to gain a whopping 5 or so horsepower. But hey it sure looks cool!

 

[Thecontender 10+ year member]

Cold air intakes generally take-in cold air.

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

better than hot air. Cold is usually better for performance..

 

[Polecat 5,000+ posts]

Cold air intakes generally take-in cold air.

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[Alpineinstaller 10+ year member]

i got one for my car, all it did was make the engine sound louder, it might have helpped a little but i can't tell.

 

[mrray13 10+ year member]

I would like to get one, but i need to know if they work first

yea, they work. like previously mentioned, expect a 5-8hp increase depending upon application. if it's a ram air style, you might get a little more as the vehicle moves.

they aren't necessarly the most efficient way to get hp, as some cold air setups can run into a bit of money. but they do work.

and, like mentioned above, they always look cool!

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[mrray13 10+ year member]

i got one for my car, all it did was make the engine sound louder, it might have helpped a little but i can't tell.

off topic...but this has been bugging me....WTF is a memphis pr600? i know memphis makes a pr500d and a pr1000d. adn they have several a/b amps that run from 35 watts a channel up to around 150watts a channel (just checked thewebsite to make sure). but i've never seen a pr600..

please don't take this wrong. i'm just being a bit anal, no offense intended!

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[bikejunkie223 10+ year member]

My experience was with a 2000 Civic Coupe. The engine definetley would rev better at higher rpm's, but there was a noticeable loss of torque down low, like leaving a stoplight. Personally, that loss, coupled with the posibillity (though slim-rare) of hydrolocking your engine if it sucks water was enough for me to remove it. I think a K&N filter element replacement does a better job in the factory airbox. That's why my curent Civic Si still has a factory airbox w/ a K&N element (though my current cars air filter is a huge round can affair like what's found at the end of those intakes.Hope that diatribe helps. I think they are a waste.

 

[bikejunkie223 10+ year member]

i got one for my car, all it did was make the engine sound louder, it might have helpped a little but i can't tell.

Oh, I forgot about the loud a$$ noise under acceleration, whistling noise at idle, and ******* sound as the car is shut off. On the other hand, they are a nice peice of engine bling. You can make your '72 Ram Van a racecar mang!

 

[mrray13 10+ year member]

My experience was with a 2000 Civic Coupe. The engine definetley would rev better at higher rpm's, but there was a noticeable loss of torque down low, like leaving a stoplight.

hehe..torque and honda civic in the same sentence? didn't a kitten jsut die somewhere?

Personally, that loss, coupled with the posibillity (though slim-rare) of hydrolocking your engine if it sucks water was enough for me to remove it.

slim-rare, yep. this shouldn't even be an issue, unless you like to drive your car into ponds. but even with a factory box, this is always a possibility. while i'll agree that most cold air kits aren't designed to allow water to drain off like some factory boxes, unless you are going off road, this just shouldn't even be an issue. and if it's poorly drained streets your referring too, i'd be more worried about drowning out the ignition then hydrolocking the engine. unless the street/water standing on it will go over the hood, then common sense tells ya not to drive thru it.

I think a K&N filter element replacement does a better job in the factory airbox. That's why my curent Civic Si still has a factory airbox w/ a K&N element (though my current cars air filter is a huge round can affair like what's found at the end of those intakes.Hope that diatribe helps. I think they are a waste.

a filter will help in the factory box, but not be as effective. one of the biggest reasons for getting a CAI is to lose the big restrictive box. so while the filter will help, it isn't nowhere near the same.

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[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

cold ir intake doesnt take in COLD AIR. it takes in cooler air than what the engine compartment has to offer. as well as if you can have you computer flashed.....you gain even more. the new mustangs that have intake+87 octane tune, gain ~16 horses.

 

[Alpineinstaller 10+ year member]

off topic...but this has been bugging me....WTF is a memphis pr600? i know memphis makes a pr500d and a pr1000d. adn they have several a/b amps that run from 35 watts a channel up to around 150watts a channel (just checked thewebsite to make sure). but i've never seen a pr600..


please don't take this wrong. i'm just being a bit anal, no offense intended!

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its pretty the equivalent(sp?) of the pr300.2 its just 2 years old and they dont call it that anymore

 

[mrray13 10+ year member]

its pretty the equivalent(sp?) of the pr300.2 its just 2 years old and they dont call it that anymore

okeedokeee!!

thanks..

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[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

they work. i made my own, kits for my car were like 200-250 so i said screw that. bought a k&n filter for 40 bucks, a 10 inch section of 3.5 inch pipe, and a 90 degree mandrel bent section, welded them together, hooked it up to my maf and called it a day. looks pretty nice, and gave a noticeable increase in throttle response. loud *** ******* noise can take some getting used to but it grew on me.