DIY interfooler?
Simple answer, it'd be pointless. Not only would it hurt performance (think about the throttle response difference between SRI and CAI) but everyone would point and laugh at your car which would be a real shame since your car is actually nice.
You mean mess around with the high pressure A/C lines so it goes through a part of the intake piping? 
Then it leaks and your car burns r134A and PAG oil
Or do you mean **** around with your air plenum and make a custom duct from it to the intake?
Still a bad idea.
You'd be sending hot air in the winter =P
If I got this all wrong, please explain lol
Then it leaks and your car burns r134A and PAG oil
Or do you mean **** around with your air plenum and make a custom duct from it to the intake?
Still a bad idea.
You'd be sending hot air in the winter =P
If I got this all wrong, please explain lol
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Originally Posted by zlancer
but y do u guys think it would hurt ur performance, i know its not that smart of an idea but have u guys actually tried it to c if it would hurt throttle response?
and if it would work they would only laugh bc they would think its just for looks ya know
Last edited by ILovE WHEELS; Oct 15, 2006 at 11:38 AM.
Well it's a basic mechanical problem that would cause the performance drop. The filter would be very far away from the throttlebody and the addition of the intercooler would cause a massive pressure drop which together would result in poor throttle response. Just think about how far the air would need to travel to get into the engine.
The throttle response of a CAI is lower than a SRI because of the filter distance. The big thing is the pressure drop due to the intercooler. Imagine a pair of straws, you have one that stays the same size throughout, and you have another that's longer and in the far end there's a huge bulge. Which would be harder to use?
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i thought about the straw thing and it makes sense. but ur cold air intake theory confuses me bc i didnt think that adding a cold air would worsen throttle response but for some reason i still want to see if it would make a car run worse.
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Originally Posted by ambystom01
Here's a pic to held explain the difference,
thoughts on this??