[intake] Is this smart or dumb???
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Re: [intake] Is this smart or dumb??? (Darkness)
Actually, I was thinking of doing the same thing only putting a small NACCA duct in the hood in front of the cone. I wouldn't do it without getting cold air to the motor. You wouldn't believe how much heat is coming from the radiator and the other parts of the engine and hot air is not as dense as cold air thus limiting power.
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Re: [intake] Is this smart or dumb??? (JasonL)
That looks like an Impala....?
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Re: [intake] Is this smart or dumb??? (glumaker)
That looks like an Impala....? you ae right!!!!!!!!! look at the resevoir on the top side of the engine on the driver side!!!!! :thumbs:
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Re: [intake] Is this smart or dumb??? (konroh)
but back to topic- in that car, it woulde probably be a good idea to run the air cleaner over to the wheel well (in this case, the driver's side looks roomy). That's probably the best compromise. However, in a vette... improvise.
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Re: [intake] Is this smart or dumb??? (bill mcdonald)
I had a buddy who ran a K&N on his 90 just like as pictured. Who knows if it gained anything, but it sure did pick up a lot of dirt, I asume from the belt.
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Re: [intake] Is this smart or dumb??? (Darkness)
Yeah, K&N has a filter just for that, but it cant be a mass air car, has to be SD
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I dont know what this means, but I will type anyway. :lol:
the 90 is SD and it had the filter right on the throttle body. My bad on the "as pictured part"