Maybe this is a dumb question but

How does putting on an intake really add horse power if the computer still controls how much air is getting to the engine??

 

damn 6 views and no one can answer?

DEVOTED, the new intake allows for more air to enter the engine. the MAS then messures the amount of air coming in and notifies (if you will) another compontent on your engine and because your engine (as a whole) will try and maintain its 9.5:1 air:fule ratio it will add more fuel to compensate.

more fuel & air = bigger explosion = more power on the down stroke.

 

well actually...for the most part....intakes don't really add hp from what I've seen.

Put it together with an exhaust system and yer obvously gonna see some gains, but as far as the intake alone goes....I haven't seen much if any difference.

Hooby

 

it may not be a noticable gain but there is gain.

 

I've seen dynos with 0 gain...

including mine...

 

the computer doesn't know it has more air in the engine, you have to re-program the chip and up the fuel ratio

 

if more air passes the MAS the computer will ajust the fuel injectors acordingly
and he is pretty much right about the whle thing senpt instead of the engine orking as a whle basicly it only afects the MAS witch inturn afects the fuel system. .. um basicly what im doin is contradicting myself thus making him 100 correct witch he is!

 

Alright here we go *cracks knuckles*: You've got you big ol' stock airbox in your car. Usually has a small restrictive opening and a pretty restrictive air filter device. All together these do not create for a very effective breathing mechanism but creats a system that is easy to maintain and will have a long service life. Now, aftermarket intakes usually replace the entire stock mechanism with the ability to bolt on the stock MAS to ensure the car will run. Aftermarket intakes usually have a much less restrictive air filter mechanism AND intake port (look at a cone filter vs. the panel filter on the stock intake: cone acts as the intake "hole" as well as the filter, on the stocker it's the plastic wedge where the air comes in then the box where the panel filter sits). From there, usually larger and (hopefully) straighter intake piping helps ease and "smooth out" airflow while hopefully being able to suck in more air to help aid the combustion process, hence more power. More air is only useful to a point though (hence forced induction methods) as the car won't draw in more than it needs and using to much air than fuel is called running "lean" and that's veeeeeery bad. So yeah, let your car breathe easy, but don't expect any monumental gains whatsoever without spendin some good amounts of cash.

 

gee paul... thanks. i though my post was pretty good actually. straight and to the point.

 

i know with my exhaust and my CAI i have def. felt some hp gain from stock. There is a 45 mph sign out of my neighborhood me my bro and my dad punch our cars till we hit that sign to see the difference in speed...when i got my car stock i would hit about 50 at the sign, now i can get about 60 at the sign! If you get a CAI def. plan on getting an exhaust on the future they complement each other...if you have one or the other the gain wont be as noticible.