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I recently had the Halltech intake installed by a shop. I noticed some gap between the fender and filter box, is this normal for these intakes? I know Halltech stopped selling a rubber seal that use to go between this area because they claim "it's not needed". I would think this area is supposed to be air tight to try and keep heat out as much as possible.
I'd toss a weather strip on it myself seeing that gap there. The majority of the air will be pulled from the fender while its mostly radiated heat that will soak the box rather than a good intake of hot air from the engine bay. This is because the side vents tend to wick the hot air away from the front to the side/back area as you drive so the airbox would be hard pressed to pull air in when the flow is away from it.
I'd toss a weather strip on it myself seeing that gap there. The majority of the air will be pulled from the fender while its mostly radiated heat that will soak the box rather than a good intake of hot air from the engine bay. This is because the side vents tend to wick the hot air away from the front to the side/back area as you drive so the airbox would be hard pressed to pull air in when the flow is away from it.
Not completely following what you're saying. Is what you're saying basically it's unlikely the intake will suck hot air coming through that gap because of the way the airs moving while you drive? In other words that gap isn't a big deal?
The weather strip idea is just a personal preference as I hate seeing mismatching pieces.
The sum of it though is that the airflow through the engine bay will not feed the airbox with hot air since that is forward of the engine and the internal airflow inside the bay vents out the back and to the side of the engine bay. If the car was sitting still ie going to launch for a 1/4 mile, then there will be some hot air feed while sitting still, but the majority of the air is still coming from the cool fender area.
I see his point poor fit and finish would just not go on my car... I'd be concerned as well
You all must be really bored and have perfection requirements. That gap isnt large enough to do one thing to the performance of the Halltech CAI nor will it allow in enough hot air to remotely even affect the performance. My stock CAI had about the same amount of gap on it around the air box.
For the cost of my z06, I expect a bit more fit and finish than I expected say to my 4th gen camaro. Not a garage queen, but I paid good money to move on up along with expectations matching that damn corvette tax.
You all must be really bored and have perfection requirements. That gap isnt large enough to do one thing to the performance of the Halltech CAI nor will it allow in enough hot air to remotely even affect the performance. My stock CAI had about the same amount of gap on it around the air box.
The OEM had a seal around it so everything was tight up against the fender. Halltech use to include a seal but no longer does.
Last edited by bmarcinczyk14; Aug 20, 2021 at 11:28 AM.
The GM Performance intake seals up nicely and looks like it belongs there. I just think for the price you would pay for the haltech it could look like the price you pay.
Couple other things I noticed that I just want to make sure won't cause issues are some of the rubber coolant hoses touch the intake tube and another looks to be touching the gasket seal for the airbox. These hoses get pretty hot, will that burn through the tube/gasket seal and is that normal for these intakes? Also noticed my airbox gasket seal looks different from some pictures I saw online for whatever reason, does mine look properly installed?
Also noticed both two big radiator hoses below the intake are touching the intake, one on the filter box and other on the tube. One touching the filter box has the oem heat shield around it while the other has no heat shield, none have the aluminum adhesive that came with the kit. Looks like the shop that installed it never used it for whatever damn reason. Is this a big deal? Will it increase IAT's or burn into the intake?
It really seems like you have enough slack to run that line closer to the engine. While in direct contact it will "warm" up the tube but doubtful it'll melt it. Coolant is hot, but it's not that hot. The ambient temp in the bay is worse at idle and 0 airflow, ie at a traffic light.
I would also rotate that clamp away from the airbox as vibration will cause it to gouge a hole in the box.
It really seems like you have enough slack to run that line closer to the engine. While in direct contact it will "warm" up the tube but doubtful it'll melt it. Coolant is hot, but it's not that hot. The ambient temp in the bay is worse at idle and 0 airflow, ie at a traffic light.
I would also rotate that clamp away from the airbox as vibration will cause it to gouge a hole in the box.
Thanks. It's going back to the shop that installed it to fix all the hoses making contact with the intake. After watching the Halltech instructional video I now know it can and should be installed without any hoses contacting the intake.
Last edited by bmarcinczyk14; Aug 27, 2021 at 12:23 AM.
So after going back to the shop hoping to have all the hoses making contact fixed, I am definitely not a fan of the fitment of this Haltech intake. Even after following the directions of the installation videos they still claimed they are unable to keep the big hose from touching the bottom of the airbox, so they put dynamat insulator on the airbox and adhesive heat tape on the hose. The dynamat is not very pleasing to the eye to say the least. They claim all the Haltechs they install contact the radiator hose, I'm not sure how Halltech installs it w/o making contact then? Surely it has to be possible. It's pretty unacceptable especially on a car that's battling IAT's to begin with. Will this increase my IAT's even with the heat insulation? Hasn't anyone else noticed the same issues with theirs?
Last edited by bmarcinczyk14; Aug 30, 2021 at 04:47 PM.
Going to be honest, none of the haltech installs ever looked appealing to me to want to buy the kit. This is why I ended up with the GM performance intake after I got a good deal on it.
Going to be honest, none of the haltech installs ever looked appealing to me to want to buy the kit. This is why I ended up with the GM performance intake after I got a good deal on it.
A few local guys have the AEM and once installed, look good in the car. To me, the logo window looks kinda "ricer-ish", but I can't fault the fit and finish overall.
A few local guys have the AEM and once installed, look good in the car. To me, the logo window looks kinda "ricer-ish", but I can't fault the fit and finish overall.
Anything looks better than having to wrap your airbox with dynamat 😂
Halltech Filter box gap normal?
