Black Series Intake / Air Inlet
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Black Series Intake / Air Inlet
I was poking around under my hood and noticed that the air inlets for the intake are blocked by a small piece of plastic that prevents air from going straight into the intake tubes. I presume this is to prevent rain and other debris from making it's way up the intake path into the filters. It would seem to me that if these small pieces were removed it would create more of a ram air effect allowing better airflow into the motor. What do you guys think? Or, would additional/more forceful airflow be negated by the fact that our throttles never open all the way ? I look forward to your thoughts.
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I just don't know...I would think that moisture is the only reason for it as the filter would take care of any debris. Also, any water that might enter would be evaporated by the heat in the intake tubes...then the condensation might pose an issue/problem. But the fact that your CLK 500 is wide open leads me to believe that I'm just overthinking it and being overly cautious...
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I was poking around under my hood and noticed that the air inlets for the intake are blocked by a small piece of plastic that prevents air from going straight into the intake tubes. I presume this is to prevent rain and other debris from making it's way up the intake path into the filters. It would seem to me that if these small pieces were removed it would create more of a ram air effect allowing better airflow into the motor. What do you guys think? Or, would additional/more forceful airflow be negated by the fact that our throttles never open all the way ? I look forward to your thoughts.
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Mine are removed as well as some internal mods done by evesport, I have not had any issues with the intake tube the more free floningwing openings, at least nothing an air filter can't stop. Have any of you guys taken a good look at the intake openings onan SLS? You can put your fist into the openings and its a straight shot into filters and MAF, they don't seem too concerned about debris with that set up right out of the factory.
Luke...you catch a case of the modding bug lately?
Luke...you catch a case of the modding bug lately?
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Evosport did some internal mods to the air box, hard to say how much improvment but with these motors a little here and a little there seems to add up. Still, it seems that the big improvement comes with long tube headers and exhaust. That's difficult in Calif. as that's a fail on the smog test.
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Not to jump in, but very similar plastic shields came in my GL (snap-in versus molded piece). I removed them without problem and have since put around 3k miles on without any noticeable issues.
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My CLK 550 just has ram air like klinh posted, when my car goes in to handless car wash with high pressured water and air drier my car stalls engine just shuts off and i cant start it untill the driers or water stops.
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This actually reminds me that my C63 stalled a couple times in a high pressure wash. The only mods I had on that car were a tune & a charcoal delete (I didn't modify the intake at all).
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My intake is totaly stock and has 0 restrictions now this conforms that my car is not electrically messed up =D
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when im lazy i go to one in Hackensack the one that says touch less it just sprays your car with high pressured water, it only takes off top layer of dirt lol.
But yeah every time im in there i shut my car off and then right before the wind comes i pull my scar up front slowly so the insate dont suck it in.
But yeah every time im in there i shut my car off and then right before the wind comes i pull my scar up front slowly so the insate dont suck it in.
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