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Old 04-10-2012, 03:06 PM
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Re: Stock intake vs. Cold Air and hood scoop

The only intake with proven gains has been the dual-track one that YT and Myxalplyx put together, but that was with a set of aftermarket cams, not a stock engine. The parts of the stock intake that flow poorly are the accordian style pipe and the funky airbox that feeds the throttle body. Smoothing those features out is where you may see gains, not with changes to the filter.

It's been established that the "ram air" intakes are next to useless. Off the line you have no airflow to give you "boost", and at high speed you won't feel the difference that a half PSI or so will give you.
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