interesting thought on custom intake

svek · 04-12-2005, 10:07 PM

i thought about acquiring a nice (K&N or equivalant) cone filter and just mounting this on the side of the airbox on the L. what are your thoughts/opinions on this?

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Handsdown · 04-12-2005, 10:26 PM

without a hoodscoop, the side of the airbox is a pretty hot place.

it wouldn't be a bad idea, but why not go the extra mile and get the piping required to locate the filter near the fender?

svek · 04-13-2005, 02:09 AM

already did that. and a question: is it really that much hotter 2 feet away?

Handsdown · 04-13-2005, 02:18 AM

well i don't know, my pipe actually goes into the fender, but i noticed a HUGE increase in top end when i put the cold air extension pipe on.

i think it's a pretty big difference.

svek · 04-13-2005, 02:22 AM

interesting...because i went from completely stock (stock filter, snorkus and all) to piping coming off the stock airbox (K&N panel filter) and into the fender well and i really didnt feel it. or maybe i just dont pay attention.

Handsdown · 04-13-2005, 02:24 AM

well i have a 2003 EJ25... so our ecus are a little different and our engines are very different... but who knows. do what works best for you. in my car, my top end was SMOTHERED by the box with no tubes attached, even with KN panel filter.

svek · 04-13-2005, 02:28 AM

true, yours is map and 2.5 liter so...yah different. (can someone else post here besides me and handsdown, thank you handsdown for taking the time to give an opinion)

Tim Sanderson · 04-13-2005, 12:24 PM

Cooler air does make a difference. So does humidity,altitude,barometric pressure,plugs,fuel,driving style,engines "tuned" state,exhaust, and other things.

Try it and see if it works for you. If not then try something else.

svek · 04-13-2005, 09:27 PM

isnt it every 10 dergress farenheit = 1 hp. well i doubt its more than 10 degrees cooler in the fender companed to the engine bay. so my thoughts were that the air is coming in faster when there is less tubing for it to go through meaning more power. am i correct?

Tim Sanderson · 04-13-2005, 10:19 PM

I don't know enough about fluid dynamics or air velocities to create an educated answer to your question.

But I think you are incorrect about the tube.

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04-12-2005, 10:26 PM	#2
Handsdown Scooby Guru Member#: 29355 Join Date: Nov 2002 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: seattle Vehicle: 2003 GD6 Hate chall but i'mma maintain	without a hoodscoop, the side of the airbox is a pretty hot place. it wouldn't be a bad idea, but why not go the extra mile and get the piping required to locate the filter near the fender?

04-13-2005, 02:09 AM	#3
svek * Banned * Member#: 82259 Join Date: Mar 2005 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: koledge at csus Vehicle: 1999 impreza 2.2L Brilliant Red <4EAT Club>	already did that. and a question: is it really that much hotter 2 feet away?

04-13-2005, 02:18 AM	#4
Handsdown Scooby Guru Member#: 29355 Join Date: Nov 2002 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: seattle Vehicle: 2003 GD6 Hate chall but i'mma maintain	well i don't know, my pipe actually goes into the fender, but i noticed a HUGE increase in top end when i put the cold air extension pipe on. i think it's a pretty big difference.

04-13-2005, 02:22 AM	#5
svek * Banned * Member#: 82259 Join Date: Mar 2005 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: koledge at csus Vehicle: 1999 impreza 2.2L Brilliant Red <4EAT Club>	interesting...because i went from completely stock (stock filter, snorkus and all) to piping coming off the stock airbox (K&N panel filter) and into the fender well and i really didnt feel it. or maybe i just dont pay attention.

04-13-2005, 02:24 AM	#6
Handsdown Scooby Guru Member#: 29355 Join Date: Nov 2002 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: seattle Vehicle: 2003 GD6 Hate chall but i'mma maintain	well i have a 2003 EJ25... so our ecus are a little different and our engines are very different... but who knows. do what works best for you. in my car, my top end was SMOTHERED by the box with no tubes attached, even with KN panel filter.

04-13-2005, 02:28 AM	#7
svek * Banned * Member#: 82259 Join Date: Mar 2005 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: koledge at csus Vehicle: 1999 impreza 2.2L Brilliant Red <4EAT Club>	true, yours is map and 2.5 liter so...yah different. (can someone else post here besides me and handsdown, thank you handsdown for taking the time to give an opinion)

04-13-2005, 12:24 PM	#8
Tim Sanderson Scooby Guru Member#: 6486 Join Date: May 2001 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: S.E. wisconsin Vehicle: 00 Impreza 2.5 RS Blue Ridge Pearl	Cooler air does make a difference. So does humidity,altitude,barometric pressure,plugs,fuel,driving style,engines "tuned" state,exhaust, and other things. Try it and see if it works for you. If not then try something else.

04-13-2005, 09:27 PM	#9
svek * Banned * Member#: 82259 Join Date: Mar 2005 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: koledge at csus Vehicle: 1999 impreza 2.2L Brilliant Red <4EAT Club>	isnt it every 10 dergress farenheit = 1 hp. well i doubt its more than 10 degrees cooler in the fender companed to the engine bay. so my thoughts were that the air is coming in faster when there is less tubing for it to go through meaning more power. am i correct?

04-13-2005, 10:19 PM	#10
Tim Sanderson Scooby Guru Member#: 6486 Join Date: May 2001 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: S.E. wisconsin Vehicle: 00 Impreza 2.5 RS Blue Ridge Pearl	I don't know enough about fluid dynamics or air velocities to create an educated answer to your question. But I think you are incorrect about the tube.