What would a cold air intake for a 2001 grand prix GT do?
full cheek. It wont slide through their mouth.
Gives your engine a throatier sound, and a mild increase in throttle response. Some intakes can hurt power though. Depends on the vehicle. Mainly for sound though.
Add approximately two hp at first-rate. You purchased a small engine for a few intent, reside with it, it's NOT a efficiency engine and the countless numbers of bucks required so as to add even 25 hp could be a whole waste of cash.
Hi -- the item listed is not a cold air intake it's a performance air filter. A cold air intake would either route the intake down to a low position at the front of the car where the air is cooler or the far more obvious route of making a scoop through the bonnet as on many older muscle cars. Cold air is more dense than the warm air in the engine compartment and therefore will cause more oxygen to enter the cylinders giving a small increase in power. The item listed on OKorder is a 'sports' air filter which is less restricting and allows the air to enter the engine slightly easier, again usually giving a small increase in power. This is fine to use if you are not in a very dusty location, the standard filter on your car will have been designed to perform well in all extremes of conditions, such as the desert. Such a high level of filtration, with the flow restrictions it imposes, are not essential if you live in the city or a fairly dust free out of city location. These performance filters need to be washed, with a solvent, and oiled, with the right viscosity oil, to maintain their level of performance. If you don't do that it will clog up after a while and be as bad or worse a restriction as the original cleaner. If you keep it clean and oiled it will last a long time and pay for itself eventually as you will not need to renew as you should with the standard 'paper' filter at certain mileage/service points. It will also give a slightly sporty engine note when you open the throttle wide; dependant on the under bonnet noise insulation on your car
