I‘m looking to buy a good oneIt‘s about $300is it worth buying?Will it give me an extra boost of hp and help my engine a bit?I have a 2003 mitsubishi eclipse gt v6. It has 200hp but it has a slow start until it reaches second gear.Should I get a short ram instead or the whole 9 yards?Any experience w/ cold air intake ( not the ricer kind $50 autozone) please share it with me , thanks!!
kn is junk. Do some research on cheep mods for bottom end on your ricer. I'd probably put a turbo on it, a cold air and some exhaust. Engines need to breath and a cold air intake won't do anything if your engine can't puke out all of that expanded air fast enough. It creates too much backpressure and your engine will actually work against it self if you don't open the exhaust as well. You probably have 1.75 or 2 exhaust on it right now. I'd go with a 3 or a 3.5 right off the headers split into duals with 4.5 caps. You need around 21lbs/boost to get your heavy lead sled moving quicker off the line. Try a carbon drive shaft, carbon wheels, carbon brakes and a full on stage 2 weight reduction. The you will have a quick car and it will only cost you around $25,000!!!!
cold air intake is a marketing gimmick since your car already has one from the factory, and the throttle body flows max air now, how can you make it flow more ? power chips are another waste of money,some times the engine lights pop on and the computer can try to compensate, but creates a lean condition, which is not a good thing, since running lean can burn up the motor, the only way to achieve real horsepower, is to build and engine with the cam and heads, and add a fuel system and bigger exhaust, a turbo is one way to add power, the problem with starting with small engines, is it takes a ton of money to make horsepower. A stock engine was designed to run with longevity in mind, anything you do to change this will shorten the life of the motor, if you want longevity and horsepower, you must build an engine using expensive high quality parts, we all would like an extra 100 horsepower, but without some major cash outlay, it is not going to happen. save your money, adding a turbo is an option, but finding a quality set up that is dependable is going to be fairly expensive, because all turbo s spin at high speed, and need super heavy duty bearings, (preferably with thier own lubrication set up) so some turbo will be better than others, but save your money, do some more research, and find the right set up that meets your needs. you will not get 15 horsepower as someone suggested, from a cold air intake, often times aftermarket intakes allow you to hear the air intake of the engine, this does not mean you are making more power.
Putting on a cold air intake wont make you gain huge power. At the most a couple of hp is to be gained. Don't go spending massive amounts of cash on something that will give you minimal gains. KN is a good brand. Re usable filters that last for ever when looked after. Any mod you do (cold air) will help in some way as it makes the motor breathe better so in turn will work better. Just be aware of the price for a full style intake or a shorter one. Weigh up the bang for buck factor. Will a $500 intake tube give a similar gains to a $200 intake? Shop around and get what you think will work perfect for your needs. Don't go spending massive amounts of cash on something that will give you minimal gains.
