Filter on TB v. CAI piping to front of car?
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Filter on TB v. CAI piping to front of car?
Anybody with a filter right on their TB? If so, can you post pics and provide part numbers?
I read GT-R's response on this topic and his personal experiences. I thought I would do a little experiment myself. I currently have Hadilaws CAI with the plumbing to KNs in front of the car (behind grill). I want to see if a filter right on the TB will make more power. I will do a before and after on the same day.
But first, I need to know where to get the filter that will or can fit right on my 80TB? Anybody know part numbers or suggestions on where I can get them?
Thanks ahead for any response.
I read GT-R's response on this topic and his personal experiences. I thought I would do a little experiment myself. I currently have Hadilaws CAI with the plumbing to KNs in front of the car (behind grill). I want to see if a filter right on the TB will make more power. I will do a before and after on the same day.
But first, I need to know where to get the filter that will or can fit right on my 80TB? Anybody know part numbers or suggestions on where I can get them?
Thanks ahead for any response.
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I tried this on my E55 and it lost a decent amount of power. The stock airbox made more power. On every forced induction car I've owned I've seen the oposite but I guess the oem airbox in the E55 flows decent enought that any restriction is offset by the cool air entering the engine vs. the filter on the TB.
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Running a big filter on it with the hood open and a fan blowing cool air does make more power. Now if only I drove around like that. I've done a lot of testing with intake ideas but that was with a ported 82mm tb and a 195 pulley so I was at the point where I was really needing more air. The best I found at the time was 3.5" pipes into a custom Y pipe and I would make more power without filters.
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If I understand everyones personal experience, on our E55s the cold or fresh air from a CAI makes more power then a filter right on the TB. In that case, I will leave my CAI on and move on to another project.
