After foooing around with the IATS sensor and watching intake temp with the probe in all kinds of locations; in the Dinan CF intake tube, the opened up foglight duct, the inside of the void where the filter is, and most recently berhind the bumper where the stock intakes draw from...I really don't see that the system really does anything in terms of getting cooler air...they all heat up at about the same rate once the car stops and all cool down at about the same rate when the car moves...Looks pretty but I think the impracticality of the system (take the bumper off to change filters?) isn't really made up for by the imperceptible performance gains...
Seeing as i am going to try to get 200k out of this thing, and that the cleanliness of the air is VERY important in terms of engine wear, I am leery of the efficiency of the A/M vs stock filters...Tempted to go back to stock.
Seeing as i am going to try to get 200k out of this thing, and that the cleanliness of the air is VERY important in terms of engine wear, I am leery of the efficiency of the A/M vs stock filters...Tempted to go back to stock.