Intake Help
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
Intake Help
Below is a picture of the air intake on my car. A friend has suggested I cut two holes below the filters to allow cool air. I'm thinking holes in that shroud might severely decrease engine cooling?
Yes, I know I need to CLEAN !!!!!
Yes, I know I need to CLEAN !!!!!
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
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Considering that after market intakes such as the Callaway Honker and the one made by Breathless Performance call for making cuts in the shroud you should be fine. I agree that screens are probably a good idea though. Good Luck!
Jim
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You could do that, or just open up the foglight screens. You can cut them by hand, buy aftermarket screens with holes in them, or use the Z06 mesh screens. all have the advantage of taking air higher up, which is cleaner. And they will hold intake air temps within 2 degrees of ambient when you are moving.
DG
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
You could do that, or just open up the foglight screens. You can cut them by hand, buy aftermarket screens with holes in them, or use the Z06 mesh screens. all have the advantage of taking air higher up, which is cleaner. And they will hold intake air temps within 2 degrees of ambient when you are moving.
DG
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
On second thought I just took a look at it and it appears you need to remove the bumper to remove the fog light screens, or is there a trick I'm missing?
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
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I agree that the foglights "holes" are the way to go. Although I would not do this as I like a clean engine.
Note that the after market intakes such as the Callaway Honker and the one made by Breathless Performance which call for making cuts in the radiator shroud USE A HOUSING WHICH STILL ALLOWS PRESSURIZED AIR TO FLOW THRU THE RADIATOR, just cutting holes would loose a lot of air going thru the radiator.
Note that the after market intakes such as the Callaway Honker and the one made by Breathless Performance which call for making cuts in the radiator shroud USE A HOUSING WHICH STILL ALLOWS PRESSURIZED AIR TO FLOW THRU THE RADIATOR, just cutting holes would loose a lot of air going thru the radiator.
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
I agree that the foglights "holes" are the way to go. Although I would not do this as I like a clean engine.
Note that the after market intakes such as the Callaway Honker and the one made by Breathless Performance which call for making cuts in the radiator shroud USE A HOUSING WHICH STILL ALLOWS PRESSURIZED AIR TO FLOW THRU THE RADIATOR, just cutting holes would loose a lot of air going thru the radiator.
Note that the after market intakes such as the Callaway Honker and the one made by Breathless Performance which call for making cuts in the radiator shroud USE A HOUSING WHICH STILL ALLOWS PRESSURIZED AIR TO FLOW THRU THE RADIATOR, just cutting holes would loose a lot of air going thru the radiator.
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Mine has a Hole With a Lid over it, The K/N sticks directly down in the flow of air coming from the car- Like a ram air..
Its made by a company called C/R motorsports I dont know if they still are in buisness but I really do like the fact its drawing cold air, from right infront of the radiatior, and its being rammed into it.
Its made by a company called C/R motorsports I dont know if they still are in buisness but I really do like the fact its drawing cold air, from right infront of the radiatior, and its being rammed into it.
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From: ATLANTA GA
http://www.thevettedoctors.com/pro_flow+.htm
started researching it.. I found it on a old page out there on the vettedoctors site.. Not sure if this stuff is still out but there was many many testomoines on the design back in the early c5 era.. My 99 had it on it when i bought it so I dont know..
started researching it.. I found it on a old page out there on the vettedoctors site.. Not sure if this stuff is still out but there was many many testomoines on the design back in the early c5 era.. My 99 had it on it when i bought it so I dont know..
