Just out of curiosity how many of you all are using a K&n filter as opposed to a cold air intake??? What seems to work well with these cars??? Thanks.
Printable View
Just out of curiosity how many of you all are using a K&n filter as opposed to a cold air intake??? What seems to work well with these cars??? Thanks.
Both will work perfectly fine. The cold air intake is more prone to hydrolock and will be louder than a K&N drop in.
I switch between the 2 depending on the season. In the summer I run the cold air, but in the winter and spring I use the K&N so i dont suck up as much (or run the risk of) crap and water
this is what i have
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-05-06 ... ccessories
Quote:
Originally Posted by acdc1287
Yeah, i was looking at that intake...How is it working for you? Any problems ?Are the bends correct?
I ask because i've purchased knock off intakes in the past for other cars only to discover that the bends were incorrect.
i went easy and just dropped in a k & n.
I just took the stock filter off my SRT-4 and jammed it onto the end of the intake tube lol.
to midwest aveo, this intake is not custom made but it fits like a glove
I bought that same intake, the one in the eBay auction. It really does fit like a glove, and I've been really happy with it. There's even a hole drilled in the pipe for the sensor. It was a damn tight squeeze, but the sensor sits in there nicely and the grommet keeps it sealed up tight. I should specify, I actually bought the shorter kit, where the filter is still inside the engine compartment. My plan is to special order that extension piece, so come spring and summer, I can relocate the filter to the wheel area.
I just installed a K&N filter. Lovin it. Added a little pep, with some sound.
Has anyone been able to compare the CAI vs. KN?
Which is getting better gas milage
Quote:
Originally Posted by XJCasper
CAI with a K&N on the end is the way to go. but on a 100 hp car, the difference is going to be small. just getting rid of the restrictive stock filter is where most of the gain is, beyond that keeping the air cold is important. But with 100 hp base, i dont know that that you will "see" a gain difference between the two in either power or economy.
If we had 300 hp. there could be as much as 5-10 hp or more from a proper cai than just a filter, but both will increase the HP of the engine.
The stock filter is not restrictive. Everyone thinks the filter is restrictive. It's actually where the air is picked up. In the Aveo's case, the air pickup is in the wheel well, as far back as possible. I personnaly think AveoSam has got it right. The stock air box modified to pick up more air is the way to go, or a cold air intake.
For more information:
http://autospeed.com/cms/A_2232/arti...popularArticle
Quote:
Originally Posted by ontarian_frog
while i agree with you that most of the restriction is in the stock air box. You are also correct that not all cars have restricted air filters, but most stock filters are more restrictive than a K&N, that article lists mostly performance cars from companies who R&D their filter choice as much as they R&D their engines. Cars like ours, cavaliers, and dozens of others have more restrictive filters stock and i am not talking big percentages.
I remember reading an "ask the editor" section of a magazine about why putting a K&N into a car causes it to be louder, the answer was from a conglomeration from an engineer at dodge and one at GM, it was car manufacturers put restrictive filters in to make the car quieter for passenger comfort, like a muffler on both ends of the engine. this was years ago though.
I had a K&N flat pad filter, took out resonator box and air-feed pipe and replaced it with ram tubing from da lower grill to the box.
Worked well at speed on highway but was **** on robot to robot racing! Air takes too long to get to intake!
So I changed to a Simota short ram intake system with heatshield (da works) and working much better, good at speed and robot racing!
And much cheaper than K&N filter! flat pad filter are just crap, dont let in as much air as cone filters!
I was using simota drop in filter for aveo last time.
Fit the aveo air box exactly.
It was stainless steel type. Do not need to clean compared to K&N which need to purchase cleaning kit to clean. Stainless steel can simply spray air with air gun to clean.
Does it still use a cotton-type fabric for the filter? If so, using compressed air to clean isn't a good idea. It will rip the element and lose most of it's filtering capability.
\Quote:
Originally Posted by xiaogary
Website?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fusion racingSA
Pics?