Partysan7 wrote:
Lol, that surely shows it all. I think I too should base my knowledge off of youtube videos. What happens in such tests is that nobody tunes ecu accordingly to the intake (sri,cai) so basically no matter what they put on, maf will read as if there was a stock airbox or worse. I dont believe that stock airbox gets in more air than cone filter. Colder air ?! Maybe due to its covers and heat blocks but maybe. If they tuned the car for proper A/F mix ratios I bet you the gains would be higher !
Well here is my thoughts on some CAI's. They are problematic for what gains they provide. First the filter must sit closer to the ground. If you have minor flooding don't drive the car
Second to install the bloody thing and keep it clean you have to remove (at the least) the wheel liner to get to the filter. Seriously?!
Thirdly the oil based filters are known to gum up MAF sensors over time. No thanks.
And fourthly show me dyno evidence with a car that was tuned and CAI added where only the CAI added the HP claimed on the manufacturers website? I expect to see numbers around 1HP gain.
Although in this video they do cover their butts by hinting that these results are based on just performing this one mod. By combining mods there are possibly some gains to be made.