06-29-2007, 12:17 AM
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Stock Airbox Screen????
Ok....could you cut out the screen inside the stock airbox to flow more air in the intake....or would is still be better to buy after market? I am asking because I would think the stock screen would restrict air flow?
I think I will either do that, or buy an after market intake along with the DHP PCM, and I am done with engine mods...since I don't race.
Later guys.
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06-29-2007, 12:19 AM
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Its Beer Thirty
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There is a screen inside the air box?
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06-29-2007, 12:24 AM
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Yeah..in my car there is a metal screen in front of my stock air filter that leads to the intake.....I want to cut in out...so it is a straight shot into the engine...or I will just get a cold air box from doctor speed?
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06-29-2007, 12:36 AM
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Its Beer Thirty
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i would go with a CAI but you could make your own for way cheaper. My car didn't have a srceen in the air bow that i ever saw so i don't know anything about it man.
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06-29-2007, 02:28 AM
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you mean the screen in the MAF? i didnt see a screen in the stock airbox when i took mine out
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06-29-2007, 03:02 AM
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i think hes talking about the screen that comes on the air filter.. mine comes with one but i always thought that it was for rigidity.. so it would stay put and not move around.. the screen on the airfilters that i buy arent really restrictive at all.. they have huge ass holes in them.. i dont know what filter you are talking about if you cut that screen out, there will be very minimal power gains (>.01 hp) haha if there even is a power gain.. if you want more of a power gain get cai or wai..
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06-29-2007, 04:06 PM
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Yeah thats like not even worth it... I suggest the CAI or WAI depending on what you want. Its not that expensive, you get 4-6 HP (possibly) and it sounds nice
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06-29-2007, 04:41 PM
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Yeah...listen to frost,white,balls
Get a CAI sometimes as cheap as 30 or 40 bux
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06-29-2007, 04:42 PM
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Its Beer Thirty
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If its the expanded metal screen on the filter its not worth the time. Like white04alero said its just for rigidity so the filter keeps its form.
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And, yeah, I try to keep my expectations & standards really low. That's the only way to guarantee that I'll always exceed them.
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06-29-2007, 07:19 PM
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Ok, thanks guys for your opinion! I will get either a WAI or CAI. I am seriously considering the Doctor Speed Cold Air Box....easier to install and I think it would be better for torque than a straight up CAI.....your opinions?
Thanks
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06-29-2007, 07:46 PM
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LOL thats almost frosty white balls . God i get amused very easy!
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And, yeah, I try to keep my expectations & standards really low. That's the only way to guarantee that I'll always exceed them.
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06-29-2007, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by redrider07
Ok, thanks guys for your opinion! I will get either a WAI or CAI. I am seriously considering the Doctor Speed Cold Air Box....easier to install and I think it would be better for torque than a straight up CAI.....your opinions?
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the doctor speed cold air box is probably worse then a custom made CAI, simply beacause the box still sits in the engine bay and i would assume somehow the hot air would get inside the box one way or another. with a CAI the filter sits in wheel well, although the pipe running from the UIM to the filter in the wheel well would get hot since its also in the engine bay, but i think you would be better off paying 40$ for a CAI off ebay then waste $200 on doctor speed cold air crap
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06-29-2007, 09:53 PM
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Yeah, a CAI would be better all around, but it is harder to install, and harder to clean! Also, I want more low end torque....not top end horsepower....so it is kind of a trade off. That is why I went with the Cold Air Box instead of the CAI....it will at least flow more air than the stock air-box!
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