intake getting to hot

[neowave2109]

heys guys i bought an air intake from ebay weeks ago well i throw it on and the cone filter falls off the next day..... i was like what the hell?? anyways i buy a k&n filter and today i see the filter getting all hot and my dsm take off is super slow seeing i have a ram air intake.... you guys think i should go cold air ???? cause i went back to stock and its much faster ......

 

[na90dsm]

what year is your car.?

 

[neowave2109]

my car is a 95 n\t anyways the k&n filter looked like it was melting it was sliding off the intake and ....even wit the clamp on ... i mean i had ebay intakes for my mazda and honda .... i never had that problem wit them ....... anyways what brand intake should i get next or even better anyone have any links??? thanks

 

[FreStylMotoX01]

AEM Cold Air they work good or at least i like mine alot plus it sounds sick from 3500 to redline !

Jon

 

[GSGoinFast]

AEM Cold Air they work good or at least i like mine alot plus it sounds sick from 3500 to redline !

Jon

agreed, it sounds sick when shifting.... yea its tight. get a cold air tho dont get a short ram, its just like getting a nice looking stock pipe. i got the aem one too

 

[SoilentGreen98]

AEM Cold Air they work good or at least i like mine alot plus it sounds sick from 3500 to redline !

Jon

Agreed, hell, I even got my AEM on ebay, haha.

 

[neowave2109]

agreed, it sounds sick when shifting.... yea its tight. get a cold air tho dont get a short ram, its just like getting a nice looking stock pipe. i got the aem one too

what do you guys think about the iceman intakes or the hp cyclones intakes ...anyone have one???? also anyone have links to these place cause i always end up going up online and u some sites want you to call to order..i rather order online than call up the west coast companys to order .....thanks.....

 

[GSGoinFast]

what do you guys think about the iceman intakes or the hp cyclones intakes ...anyone have one???? also anyone have links to these place cause i always end up going up online and u some sites want you to call to order..i rather order online than call up the west coast companys to order .....thanks.....

i dunno i dont have any experience with the ice man one.

http://store.dragracing.com/product.asp?prodid=1013&catid=7

heres where i got my intake. its a lot more expensive now. i got it during some sale, $165 shipped, but now its like $230.

 

[EclpzLvr97]

I got my intake off Ebay....a "no-name" shit.

It sounds great and works fine....oh yeah, it's cold air.

Piping is piping.....you can always get a better filter later if you really want.

 

[RAVAGER576]

I agree with Nikki. The only diff in pipes is appearance and the size. But as long as it is a "cold air" then it should work great. Even IF brand made a difference it would not be worth the extra .5 hp for the money. Youve already got the K&N so just grab up a cheap cold air off ebay and use your K&N cone filter on that. Also I used to have a short ram a long long time ago and I thought it made my low end just a tad bit peppier, might have been me. But it should still help you, even if you cant measure it in your seat.

Tip: Clamp the filter down while while the engine is cool then drive a bit and clamp it down with the engine hot. Shouldnt move after that.

 

[GSGoinFast]

I agree with Nikki. The only diff in pipes is appearance and the size. But as long as it is a "cold air" then it should work great. Even IF brand made a difference it would not be worth the extra .5 hp for the money. Youve already got the K&N so just grab up a cheap cold air off ebay and use your K&N cone filter on that. Also I used to have a short ram a long long time ago and I thought it made my low end just a tad bit peppier, might have been me. But it should still help you, even if you cant measure it in your seat.

Tip: Clamp the filter down while while the engine is cool then drive a bit and clamp it down with the engine hot. Shouldnt move after that.

brand doesnt matter? i bet with some cheap o ebay intake you dont get a dual chamber design that creates mutiple sound wave frequencies that help charge the cylinder throughout the entire rpm range?

 

[EclpzLvr97]

:laugh:

 

[RAVAGER576]

brand doesnt matter? i bet with some cheap o ebay intake you dont get a dual chamber design that creates mutiple sound wave frequencies that help charge the cylinder throughout the entire rpm range?

Awww crap ... I was really hoping no one would call me on that one ...

 

[neowave2109]

i mean its sucks to have short ram .... cause the sound was kool as hell but on the long run it slows me down big time......i feel like a honda wit a auto trany ..... thats how slow i was .........so thats why i threw on my stock intake and never looked back on the ram air ebay crap ....... :thumbdown

 

[Redmachine]

what do you guys think about the iceman intakes or the hp cyclones intakes ...anyone have one???? also anyone have links to these place cause i always end up going up online and u some sites want you to call to order..i rather order online than call up the west coast companys to order .....thanks.....

I have the hp racing cyclone and it's pretty sweet(check my gallery) it sits about 6 inches off the ground and its right behind the black cover on the bumper(I removed it to get more air flow) Everyone is right CAI's sound sick at WOT
BTW I got my hp cai from nopi.com for 90 bux

 

[leakyfaucet]

anyways i buy a k&n filter and today i see the filter getting all hot and my dsm take off is super slow seeing i have a ram air intake

Of course your air filter is going to be hot. What did you expect when you took off the heat shield covering it? All you're doing is soaking up all the hot air sitting in the engine bay.

 

[neowave2109]

Of course your air filter is going to be hot. What did you expect when you took off the heat shield covering it? All you're doing is soaking up all the hot air sitting in the engine bay.

hondas and mazda short rams dont take up the heat like n/t eclipse do.... i never had this problem with other cars .........all im saying if n/t eclipse is known for taking up heat like that on a short ram intake why do companys like AEM and etc......even sell those set up's??????

 

[truECLIPSE]

I have an aem v2 on mine and it works great

 

[neowave2109]

I have an aem v2 on mine and it works great

i'm talking about short ram air intakes

 

[speedy13]

i have a shitty ebay short ram intake and it works great.never had any problems and got great perfomace gains.I'm sure the AEM v2 or Injen is way superoir to mine but it's also superior to my bank account.

 

[GSGoinFast]

hondas and mazda short rams dont take up the heat like n/t eclipse do.... i never had this problem with other cars .........all im saying if n/t eclipse is known for taking up heat like that on a short ram intake why do companys like AEM and etc......even sell those set up's??????

they sell them because they are a cheaper way to gain a little power over your stock intake. the cone filter is really the only thing giving you more power, but the piping looks better.

 

[dsmrunnah95]

they sell them because they are a cheaper way to gain a little power over your stock intake. the cone filter is really the only thing giving you more power, but the piping looks better.

And metal piping (or powder coated piping) doesn't absorb the heat as well as plastic.

 

[Bluedragondsm]

build a heat shield... about 5.00$ in metal and 20 minutes of work

 

[leakyfaucet]

if n/t eclipse is known for taking up heat like that on a short ram intake why do companys like AEM and etc......even sell those set up's??????

Because people will buy them.

 

[SnoopySLR]

I don't understand paying 150-250 for a piece of aluminum piping. You can get a CAI off ebay for 50 or less shipped.