Re: The Cone...the one in the airbox...

["Jeffrey J. Hoover" <jjh@nowhere.Net>]

I think that the biggest difference that cone removal makes is an audiotory
one. This can also produce more psychosematic results such as the
perception that there is more power.

- -jjh


At 7:58 PM -0500 1/6/98, Bob Tillman wrote:
>Hi Jeff -
>
>The last time I was at the dyno I tried runs with and without the cone
>inside the airbox.  There were only a couple of each runs and the numbers
>were within about 1hp of each other across the rev band, which is well
>within the margin of measurement error.  So essentially it was a wash.
>FWIW, the numbers registered about 1HP more without the cone...
>
>Cheers,
>- Bob T.
>  '96 GTI VR6
>
>Jeff Newton wrote:
>
>> Has anyone determined by testing if removing the cone does offer
>> some power benefit?  I think Uwe was going to test the air box
>> mod by implementing it one step at a time and seeing if there is
>> a difference.
>>
>> It would seem that the snow screen would definately limit airflow
>> but I wonder how much/if any difference the cone removal makes.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> > My point is that by losing the cone, with the
>> intake
>> > system in stock configuration, you ARE DEFINATELY going to LOSE HP
>> at
>> > some rpm.  You may or may not get gains at any other rpm to offset
>> this.
>> >
>>
>> ---
>> Jeff Newton
>
>
>
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