Cold Air Intake

[Holysniper]

If thats the case, then your CAI may not be working well. Many people just put a big open pod filter in the engine bay sucking in 80+C air coming out from the radiator. Thats totally wrong.

 

A properly done up CAI has to take in cool air from outside the engine bay + all pipes properly insulated from the engine bay heat.

 

This is why stock configuration works best.

 

but during a hot day, the air will also be hot too!

 

anyway, at night the radiator will also be at 80+C too, so by right it will affect the open pod too. But in fact there is actually better response at night.

[Ungtiong]

just a question...

 

CAI involves

1) cold air intake?

2) straight path for less air flow resistance?

 

reason is my Altis G10, the air intake is already to the lower edge, near the fog lamp so i assume the air intake is from the outside air flowing under the front bumper. The only difference is they got lots of bends to prevent water and dirt (also for other reasons from what i read) from entering the airbox..even then can see leaves even small sand stuck at my filter.

 

The reason is i read most of the comments is about cold air intake vs stock drawing hot air from the engine. If i mod my air intake to a pod, THEN it will draw in hot air from the engine..but stock setup already drawing mostly cold air.

[Ahrex]

I installed a carbon charger with cai yesterday.. immediately can feel some diff.. cus I finished the installation at evening time, the air is cooler so my pickup was much faster and smoother..

 

today is a hot day and I tried it... its not sluggish.. but the pickup was like my stock setup which I had previously. Muz floor to really feel the pickup.. previously on my stock setup, even if floor the pedal also quite sluggish..

 

On r overall, I think its quite ok la.. meet my requirements of better pickup.. happy liao.. lolx.. significant improvement IMHO during night or cold days.. hot days juz need to rev harder to feel more power..

[Ahrex]

One more thing to ask.. during washing car how ar? Cus e cai s a open hole in e front leh

Will affect anot? If suck in water how?

 

I mean during car wash will definitely turn off engine.. but after wiping dry, the inside of the cai is bound to be wet. So how? Normally I will go jb wash car every week.

[Edms]

just use a piping to channel air to the filter, dun direct

[Phluvcat]

just use a piping to channel air to the filter, dun direct

 

this is my current setup up, cheap and good.

 

remove resonator box and u-tube, install flexible tube from front bumper void for fog light feed to airbox. airbox of course still with filter (this one is very important). but flexible tube is not aligned directly with airbox hole so that by centrifugal force, any accidental water, rain or fluid will be guided away from the airbox.

 

driven in torrentials rain and big puddles of water, splashed water big time, no problem.

[Edms]

ya, u will still get cold air without the risk of sucking in the water if flood

[Phluvcat]

ya, u will still get cold air without the risk of sucking in the water if flood

 

eh noticed u kanna banned still can posted???

 

[Edms]

warning =(