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Old 05-17-2008, 05:21 PM
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What air system should i go with?

This is what i got now.
I'v been told to get rid of it and throw it away.
so what do you guys think that will be good for my engine?
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Re: What air system should i go with?

whats wrong with it?
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Re: What air system should i go with?

I'v been told they catch on fire with alot of them.
this is what i am looking at.

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Re: What air system should i go with?

i'm sure whoever told you that is a guru and can make a car faster by looking at it since you know the open air element hasn't been used since man threw a big motor in it and called it a race car....yeah definitely worthless because there still making them and so many people are still using them.......if you cant hence my sarcasm im just gonna stop.....throw a k&n high flow in there and MAYBE go to a 360 round one 3-4in depending on your hood no drop base (defeats the air flow purpose) btw i use one on mine.....\

can you send me an 8x10 autographed glossy of the car god that told you "it catches on fire" lol
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Re: What air system should i go with?

Originally Posted by GoodlookinRS
I'v been told they catch on fire with alot of them.
If the engine backfires out the intake the foam element does burn/melt. This is a common problem with carb setups. EFI rarely backfires (on occasion they do).

If your engine/tune is OK and there isn't any backfiring then try it out.

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Re: What air system should i go with?

So like the cold air intakes arent really worth buying?
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Originally Posted by JohnyP
i'm sure whoever told you that is a guru and can make a car faster by looking at it since you know the open air element hasn't been used since man threw a big motor in it and called it a race car....yeah definitely worthless because there still making them and so many people are still using them.......if you cant hence my sarcasm im just gonna stop.....throw a k&n high flow in there and MAYBE go to a 360 round one 3-4in depending on your hood no drop base (defeats the air flow purpose) btw i use one on mine.....\

can you send me an 8x10 autographed glossy of the car god that told you "it catches on fire" lol

haha send me one too please
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Re: What air system should i go with?

It may seem funny but if you do get a backfire it will melt as much as burn. You want that on top of what is going into the engine. I had one on my first car [63 Impala] It did exactly what I mentioned. Not good and had to be replaced. Like Rbob said it is more of a problem on carbed applications that are prone to backfire.

On the other hand if they had a k&n type material that is fire proof it seems to breath very well and on the last parts car I purchased it was the only filter that the previous owner found that would fit with the hi rise intake some DA installed.

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Re: What air system should i go with?

Can you guys show me something that looks cool and does the job good?
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