RE: more K&N

["Holcomb, Paul" <Holcop@uf9148P01.NewYorkNY.ncr.com>]

You mention P-flo with heat shield combo. Is this something you made or
bought? Never heard of heat shield combo for P-flo. Please provide more
information..

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> From: 	Billy T.[SMTP:btylaska@onramp.net]
> Sent: 	Friday, January 08, 1999 2:24 PM
> To: 	jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject: 	Re: more K&N
> 
> I have the airbox back in my car, and it does not even compare to the
> P-flo and
> heat shield combo.  The air box gets real hot, and retains the heat, then
> cooks
> the air inside.  The temp inside my airbox was as much as 104 degrees
> after the
> car sat, and around 74 degrees while driving on a 60 degree day.  This is
> with the
> snorkel removed.  The temp in the area behind my heat shield, with p-flo
> was
> always around 50.
> 
> The temps were measured by relocating the outside air temp sensor to the
> area of
> the airbox, and then later, in the airbox
> 
> Billy T.
> 
> David Strope wrote:
> 
> > K&N plus the stock air box suck cool air. good!
> > P-Flo sucks hot air from the engine compartment. bad!
> >
> > Matthew Moran wrote:
> > >
> > > Someone mentioned that the kn filter actually adds about 5hp not the
> 15 as
> > > advertized by many mailorder warehouses.
> > >
> > > My question now is; why do most on this list say it is soooo much
> better
> > > than the p-flo.  Does it reap the same hp increase.  It's advertized
> as
> > > increasing 15hp as well.
> > >
> > > Also, what about the cold air induction systems.  I remember a thread
> about
> > > density all that, but cold air is the objective right?  How much hp
> increase
> > > do you actually see with those systems.  Does anybody on this list
> have one?
>