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Old 05-28-2007, 02:12 PM   #2408
chrisarella
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Originally Posted by aboothman View Post
The cold pipe remains cold while you are driving. Reversing the piping is pointless.
Ok, what is the cold pipe in your definition??

By default the pipe routing runs the last pipe after the intercooler, over the turbo, and before the throttle body. Reversing the piping keep the cooled charge temp cool by not reheating it going over the turbo. It's much more efficient.

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The same goes for a CAI. The only POSSIBLE benefit would be that your Intake Temp Sensor will read lower temps, but a blow through MAF is a much more effective way of solving this issue. Especially if you need a larger MAF housing. Of course, by the time you are pushing that much HP you will want a more efficient intercooler anyway....
I agree having the sensor closer to the throttle body is a good idea, which is why I've said I am modding this in. And as stated above, the Perrin BTBT has some tuning issues I am trying to avoid which is why I'm going the custom route.

The point of any CAI is to get the intake charge as cold as possible. The efficiency of this is multiplied with the use of a FMIC. The colder you can get your intake charge, the more fuel you can add to the mix and the more boost you can run. Whatever the method, whether it is a boxed in intake, a CAI, or whatever, there is a purpose, and the intake and intercooler work together.

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You would be better off getting the best engineered and most accurate intake you can find.
And which one is that?

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As a last note, do NOT get the XS Engineering CAI. It sucks balls!!! My tuner had a lot of issues with it, both on the dyno and road tuning. It is metal and prone to bad heatsoak. It is not engineered, but a few tubes thrown together with a MAF mount welded on. It has BAD turbulence issues, which means it is hard to tune accurately because readings are always changing. He felt that this intake robbed me of 20-30 pounds of WTQ compared to similar setups, and maybe some WHP too.
Good to know. I wasn't considering one anyway. But thanks for the input.

So are you running a FMIC now? It seams that way in your statement (put this back on). And are you selling yours if you take it off? If you take it off this week, I may be interested. If not, my payment is going to WBR Performance.
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