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Mar 22, 2011, 12:24 PM
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Air Intake System help
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I recently installed a cold air intake on my 03 Alero with the 3.4 engine. I was going to run it down into the bumper but then I feared that it would get wet down there since its really wet around my area. So anyways I didnt do that and I just shortened it and its under the hood. My question is how much of a difference does it make if your getting more hot then cold air. I have noticed that the tubing seems to get luke warm because it is sucking in the engine heat obviously. So would it be worth it to build a small heat shield around it or am I not going to notice a difference. Thanks
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Hammer Time
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Mar 22, 2011, 1:25 PM
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It wouldn't matter if you routed it to the fuel tank. The only one that system benefits is the guy that sold it to you.
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Mar 22, 2011, 1:28 PM
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Well I got better gas mileage and a slight hp gain but that wasnt my question. Does an engine run better off of super cold air or does it not make a difference what the temperature is?
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Hammer Time
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Mar 22, 2011, 1:33 PM
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I suppose you have an engine dyno in your home to make that HP statement, otherwise it would be a claim as phony as the people that market those things.
As I stated in the first answer, that intake system cannot improve on the computer controls already installed in this car. Unless you disabled it, the intake air temp sensor adjusts the mixture to the intake temp anyway.
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Mar 22, 2011, 1:39 PM
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No I dont have a dyno but yes I have access to one. Y wont you just answer my question instead of trying to put me down?
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Mar 22, 2011, 1:42 PM
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Apparently you're not reading my responses. I already told you it will change nothing, the computer over rides it anyway.
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Mar 22, 2011, 1:44 PM
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I bypassed that, that isnt an issue for me. My question was does any engine run better on cold air rather then warm air? That was my question.
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Mar 22, 2011, 1:47 PM
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Cold air can suspend more fuel but that doesn't translate to running better. Warm air runs smoother but less HP, but again, the computer will over ride it with the 0/2 sensor.
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Mar 22, 2011, 1:48 PM
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Ok thanks.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Mar 22, 2011, 1:55 PM
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Just to add: Cold air will allow more HP just because it's denser. Unless you can change the weather there are no other tricks as the car is deciding what to do for the conditions it's in as HT said,
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