Yes.. cold air is much more efficient than warm engine bay air. This has been a debate with watercooled inline 4 tuners for years. Keep in mind.. you will never even notice the hp gains until you hit around 5000 rpm's and above with a "hogged out" air box anyway.. who drives there vans at that rpm very often? Cool air... K&N filter in the stock box.. that is always the way to go unless your racing your van .. ha ha ha.. later, jesse 89 carat On Dec 24, 2003, at 1:16 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: >> >>> Chris, >>> How about eliminating the box altogether and just adding a cone >>> type >> K&N >>> filter to the AFM? Of course you would have to fabricate a >>> bracket/adapter >>> to hold up the AFM. Hmmmm...... >>> > > i was thinking the same thing - but wont drawing in warm air from the > engine compartment reduce HP? isnt cold air more dense, and colder, > denser air > is better for fuel/air mixture? > > chris |
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