e55 amg cold air intake system
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e55 amg cold air intake system
i am planning on building a cold air intake system similar to the one in the picture, only with aluminum wrapped in heat insulator and increasing the throttle body to 82mm from 74mm stock. air box too, i will have it built.
whats the best air filter i should use for highest performance? and where can i find the item.
i live in georgia, and i ll have to order it online.
and also, if i sacrifice the high beam lamps, will it give me noticeable difference in air flow now with the 82mm tb or is original intake enough?
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whats the best air filter i should use for highest performance? and where can i find the item.
i live in georgia, and i ll have to order it online.
and also, if i sacrifice the high beam lamps, will it give me noticeable difference in air flow now with the 82mm tb or is original intake enough?
thanks ...
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https://www.google.com/search?q=e55+...2F%3B794%3B526
fors some reason i cant get the picture to stick....
fors some reason i cant get the picture to stick....
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2011 CTSV auto, 06 E55 white pano, 87 Grand national, 63 split window
Cntrline can give some good input on this as he (and I am sure many others) has experimented with this for countless hours. I think he learned that there just isn't a really free flowing air filter for this set up. Others will chime in.
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also, if you leave them on top aren't you really sucking in all the hot air, i would think the stock location/tubes are perfect for sucking in cooler air? ![Confused](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/confused.gif)
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Look at the needswing site, they have a CAI that is pretty good, I have a custom 5" one they made for me after I discovered their 3" system was robbing HP.. I did a custom dyno tune with Jerry and we pulled the initial 3" filters out and I gained 16 whp on one and 18 on the other run, thats when I had them make a 5" system.. 495 whp seems to be the break point for their 3" system.. I dynoed out at 566 whp with the 5" on a mustang...![EEK!](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif)
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Look at the needswing site, they have a CAI that is pretty good, I have a custom 5" one they made for me after I discovered their 3" system was robbing HP.. I did a custom dyno tune with Jerry and we pulled the initial 3" filters out and I gained 16 whp on one and 18 on the other run, thats when I had them make a 5" system.. 495 whp seems to be the break point for their 3" system.. I dynoed out at 566 whp with the 5" on a mustang...![EEK!](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif)
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I have seen these similar gains first hand on my buddies car but we did it gauges car lengths and I would swear that it could me even more than this! I think he has a bigger tb though, I believe a 90mm. He has 5" middle tubes getting air from the grill. Someone mentioned about the setup where the air comes from the engine compartment...yeah, that doesn't look too efficient.
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I remember when Jerry EuroCharged Dynoed my car in south Florida at rage tech he said my intake was very efficient and made it did make great power.
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Look at the needswing site, they have a CAI that is pretty good, I have a custom 5" one they made for me after I discovered their 3" system was robbing HP.. I did a custom dyno tune with Jerry and we pulled the initial 3" filters out and I gained 16 whp on one and 18 on the other run, thats when I had them make a 5" system.. 495 whp seems to be the break point for their 3" system.. I dynoed out at 566 whp with the 5" on a mustang...![EEK!](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif)
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