Guys I went to my service manager at my dealership he said something about not getting an after market cold air system. He said something about something melting. Can anyone shed some light on this subject.
First I've heard about a CAI or its components melting. I know it gets scalding hot under our hoods in the summertime, but I doubt any of the premium CAIs are being deformed by normal engine bay heat, or I hope that's the case. An Airaid CAI (from AM) will be in my hot little hands today.
I haven't heard of any problems with them melting, but i know a few people have had problems with water getting to the filter.
Unless your getting a tune to go with it, IMO i would just skip the cai altogether.
Half the CAI's out there need tunes because those Companys know that without a tune its not worth it. BBK, Airaid with the MVT, AEM, and C&L (pretty sure about this one) don't require tunes, but you're getting 10 hp tops from manufacturer claims...so who knows what that translates into real world numbers.
I read on another forum about this and the concern was about intakes made of PVC. No specific brands were mentioned that were made of PVC, although the earlier versions of days gone by may have been. So, I wouldn't worry about melting. If any exists (under normal engine bay heat), I'm sure the forums would be riddled with complaints about their expensive CAIs melting.
He said only use ford racing cai's that was what the big deal was. And I know what you're gonna say he works for ford but no that's not it I'm still wondering tho. I haven't found anything about it yet so I guess it isn't a problem so I guess I'll start shopping
The guy sounds like he has no idea what hes talking about. Either that or hes trying to push FRPP products for some reason. Like i said earlier though, unless you're gonna get a tune with it, i would just skip it for now. Unless you want it strictly for looks/sounds purposes.
He may be talking about the plastic plate that goes around the cold air intake filter. I have the JLT cai, and it barely rub a corner of the cylinder head. Due to that, there is a SLIGHT smudge where you can see the plastic was melted, but certainly not something to be concerned about. It's just plastic.
better to get a cai that needs a tune, bigger tube so the maf needs to be tuned,that is where the extra power will come from. Only problem with a cai when in traffic my iat got up to 150*,especially with the a/c on.
Not true. The air raid comes with the Modular Venturi tube (MVT) which means it doesn't require a tune, but it can be removed later on if you end up getting a tune. The size of the tube itself has nothing to do with the need of the tune. Its the MVT. If your car takes in more air, its the MAF sensors job to read that, and add more fuel. Think about it. You take in more air at 65 mph, than 25 mph right?
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