Re: more K&N

[Ronald Smith <vr6sped@yahoo.com>]

---"Billy T." <btylaska@onramp.net> wrote:
>
> 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.
> 
Billy- how could you get 50 degrees behind the heat sheild when the
outside temp was 60 degrees??????

Ronald Smith


> 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?
> 
> 

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