I‘m 16 and plan on getting a car within the next week. I plan on getting a 2007 Scion TC for my first car. I want to get a Cold Air Intake however I only want to get it if it saves my gas mileage so the intake eventually pays for itself. Also, how much gas will it save me?
1.st. IDK where navy E-1 is getting his info. its all wrong. cold gas does not atomizes better. 2. NO cold air intake does not save gas. its all the opposite. also what do you call CAI. if the filter is inside the engine compartment no its not an CAI. its all the opposite. its a Hot air intake which YES will save on gas$ Hot air helps atomize fuel better, when the Air temp. sensor tell the ecu that hot air is coming in, the ecu adjusts the timing and adjust all parameters concerning air to fuel ratio. its not like your sporty car will give you the economy of a GEO but maybe 2 or 3 mpgs at most and that is with a hot day and the right humidity %. bottom line don't expect much. btw the better mpgs you get the more sluggish the car will feel. just my .02?
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The best air intake for your car is the one that was designed for your car by the Ford Motor Company. After market cold air intakes are nothing but a scam. They do absolutely nothing positive for your car except make it sound different. Cold air intakes don't work because your fuel and air mixture is controlled by the car computer and any change to the stock intake will result in problems with your engine sensors. The computer will see any change to the intake as a problem to correct by attempting to adjust the fuel / air mixture to the original factory settings that it was programmed to maintain.
