420A anything to better my engine

[clownface]

Right, so the intercooler setup brought the air from under the hood to with-in 1 to 2 degrees of that from a CAI. Relocating the filter away from a heat source is going to have an effect no matter what. I think you are confusing my comment as me saying "no get an intercooler instead of a CAI, it's better" when all I am saying is "an intercooler on a non-turbo car isn't useless or not functional, has the possibility of being marginally better, but isn't worth running out and buying one to do."

No matter what the intercooler will still cool the air without a turbocharger being involved.

This was your initial comment about the intercooler

An intercooler on a non-boosted car would be a "true"cold air intake minus the concerns, uselessly as they may be, of hydro-locking. It would not hurt the car in anyway, and dare I say it, may even help performance some. It wouldn't really look bad, or ricey in my opinion, people who don't understand cars would say something, the rest of us wouldn't really care.

You said this a bit later

No one is saying you should do it. However, if allowed to run rampant, people will start making an intercooler sound like something it isn't. Turbo or not, air travels through it all the same and makes contact with the fins to transfer heat out. Since the filter can be located safely in the bay, the intercooler will bring the air temps back down to what you would normally see from a CAI. Price to efficiency isn't worth it, but in theory it would work best.

I'm saying I don't think it will, i don't think it'll do squat on a NA car. In theory it sounds pretty good I suppose, but air-air intercoolers just aren't that awesome

If the air getting into the intake from under the hood was really really hot compared to the air that a CAI would be sucking up....I could see it working, a little. It wouldn't get them down to what you would see from a CAI alone, probably not even close. but really, underhood intake temperatures aren't that much higher than CAI temperatures, so it probably wouldn't do squat...besides get you called a ricer and such

 

[dsmrollerz90]

An oil catch can can help any car turbo or not, it protects from engine sludge.

The turbo would help the PCV valve on the motor but either way, the catch can helps.

 

[VelocitàPaola]

As far as restrictions, the only restriction is the filter.

How did you come to this conclusion? The intercooler is a huge restriction.

This idea isn't new; it's been thoroughly discussed before. Theory and practice both tell us installing an intercooler on an N/A car isn't a good idea.


SpawnedX and clownface, you're welcome to start a new thread, but let's keep this one on topic from now on.

 

[Dude3000zx]

Meh, this isn't very good advice really. An Exhaust can rust, have shitty welding and it might not be mandrel bent(smooth bends)

True,

But Most of the cat back systems I've seen are stainless steel and have mandrel bends.
So unless you getting a custom exhaust built, its kinda hard to screw up with the cat back systems. Most, even the cheap ones, are decent quality.