Injen RD CAI

[theaccordian]

I dont have a snorkel. I just cut the inlet whole bigger, and dropped a kn filter in there.The air right under the stock air box is cooler than the engne bay, so I dont see the purpose of a snorkel excpet making the air travel through more piping, cause the air comes from the bottom of the box and sucks up air from the empty space where the resonator was, so the air box design by default serves as a heatshield from the engne bay.

Also the air box design in itself is to enhance low end torque. Thats why we have it stock, car manufacturers engineer engines to perform well in the low end range for easy normal daily driving and commuting.

The air box design holds in accesible air in the box, while an open filter takes more effort to suck it in. Also by removing the resonator, cutting the tiny inlet whole bigger, and putting in a better flowing filter, I get the best comprimise of low end and high end.

 

[shavedaccord]

Ok..but mine has a huge plastic sealed box behind the bumper..what purpose does that serve?

 

[theaccordian]

sorry bro, Im not really familar with the J30 intake setup.

 

[Sonny]

Ok..but mine has a huge plastic sealed box behind the bumper..what purpose does that serve?

The huge plastic sealed box behind your bumper is the resonator...

If I am not mistaken, the resonator helps with making the intake more silent on the stock airbox, also helps with the low-end torque that was explained before....

What he is suggesting is taking that out and changing the filter in the box with 4 clips behind your passanger headlamp and to the left of your battery - aka the airbox...

With the installation of my CAI, I replaced all those pieces, resonator, airbox, and air tube/chamber to the Injen manufactored aluminium tube with a new filter that rests where the resonator was, so that it can grab colder air and make lots of nice sounding noise...

So far, low end torgue is nothing, but when I get to my higher RPMs and into 3/4 gear, I am noticing a slight increase in preformance... I keep finding excuses to drive around, but its only been street driving, no highway... Once I get it on the highway, I can really tell how it preforms in 3rd/4th at different RPMs...

 

[theaccordian]

we need pics mang

 

[Sonny]

I need a digital camera :/

Mine broke last spring break when I was using it to take pictures of boobies...

 

[theaccordian]

the boobies broke your digi cam? how big where they?

 

[Jeffro]

the boobies broke your digi cam? how big where they?

lol Apparently, no one will ever know!

 

[Sonny]

Wasn't size, its was quantity... Panama City Beach has a lot of drunk, half naked chicks during March 10-17....

 

[theaccordian]

Wasn't size, its was quantity... Panama City Beach has a lot of drunk, half naked chicks during March 10-17....

o rly? say I remember somebody mentioning something abotu an intake in ths thread?