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open cone?

backinblackgtp

backinblackgtp

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hey all, have a quick question i have basic mods on my car WITH a dyno tune, and i had the tune back in december with a cold air intake, but the thrasher intake is kinda ****ty and isnt really keeping anything out debris wise, and i doubt the temperature is much lower with a CAI, would i have any problems with knock or anything if i ran open cone?
 


an open or HAI in the engine will not be as good as a CAI or FWI. it will suck in hot air and probably cause some knock but there is no way to tell without a scan. its not always a huge drop in performance but some notice it more than others.
 
i never knew it would make that much of a difference, after all wouldnt the hot air just stay inside the box? is it noticeably louder with an open cone?
 
Worrying about intake's is like worrying about what flavor skittles you want to get at the gas station....

At the end of the day , you want the biggest possible filter you can find on there.
 


the tubing going into the CAI box causes a restriction in flow in comparison to an open cone. you want as much ability to flow as you can.
 
Swiggles said:
an open or HAI in the engine will not be as good as a CAI or FWI. it will suck in hot air and probably cause some knock but there is no way to tell without a scan. its not always a huge drop in performance but some notice it more than others.
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on a our cars it really doesn make enough of a difference to matter....
 
On our cars more airflow is better than colder airflow. because even with a "cold air" intake the air is still going to be pretty hot. it flows way better with open cone. and you can hear the blower wine a bit more which is nice :)
 
If you're in the city it makes a difference.

But what kind of driver are you if you're racing people in the city and need that last bit of power just to beat the guy....
 


here is mine, no box, no nuthing, works great.

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i cant seem to post a pick of how mines look.. hell i cant even change my sig.. i tried and still so to hell with it
 
so if i take the box out and just run open cone i wont have any problems? main reason i wanna do it is to make the whine a little louder, but i dont wanna have problems with knock since my car is already tuned...
 
backinblackgtp said:
so if i take the box out and just run open cone i wont have any problems? Main reason i wanna do it is to make the whine a little louder, but i dont wanna have problems with knock since my car is already tuned...
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i did mine and love the whine... No problems yet... And im sittin at 223,xxx miles on the motor
 
backinblackgtp said:
so if i take the box out and just run open cone i wont have any problems? main reason i wanna do it is to make the whine a little louder, but i dont wanna have problems with knock since my car is already tuned...
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How would an intake mess up a stock car?
 
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