Warm air intake/ resonator removal

[California98Civic]

Originally Posted by hayden55

Hey in theory that is 100% true.

And that's the thing. This debate about warm air intakes has always been like this. It's clear that they can work on some cars given the testing people have done and it's clear that they don't seem to work on some cars giving the test thing that other people have done. The key is to get a good baseline on how warm your intake air temperature usually is, try a modification, and track the data on intake air temperature and fuel economy carefully. Do a good ABA test and you might be able to see whether it's good bad or indifferent.

[hayden55]

Originally Posted by California98Civic

And that's the thing. This debate about warm air intakes has always been like this. It's clear that they can work on some cars given the testing people have done and it's clear that they don't seem to work on some cars giving the test thing that other people have done. The key is to get a good baseline on how warm your intake air temperature usually is, try a modification, and track the data on intake air temperature and fuel economy carefully. Do a good ABA test and you might be able to see whether it's good bad or indifferent.

Sounds like I need to go buy some dryer hose lol

[teoman]

Go for it.

[California98Civic]

Originally Posted by hayden55

Sounds like I need to go buy some dryer hose lol

I used black PVC for my last version (not installed anymore).

[Taylor95]

Seems like it wouldn't hurt to keep the resonator (it will still keep the intake quiet), but I don't think it's really needed when air is being drawn in from inside the engine bay. Its not being forced into the intake tube like the factory setup is.

Doesn't torque have an IAT display? I can play around with that. I've been wanting to get a Bluetooth OBDII scanner for this kind of stuff

[ksa8907]

I had a wai intake on my intrepid, really it was just a cone filter on the end of the stock intake tube. Drawing engine bay air worked well and it was definitely warmer than original.

However; at highway speeds the temps will be very close to ambient if you don't specifically design for warm air. Grill blocking helps but could cause other heat issues.

Good luck!

[Taylor95]

That's true. I didn't even think of that. I'll have to plan on a good place in the engine compartment to move my intake so I don't end up with the same thing as before.

[ProDigit]

If your car has a cold air intake, close it off and rout hot air from the engine into the air intake.

In a way, the air filter, and resonator box is mounted under the hood, where the air is very hot already. So it'll all work towards creating warmer air.

I wouldn't delete the resonator box. It's specifically designed to make your car run better. Without it, you'd be driving at sub-optimal air-fuel ratios.
You may be much better off, taking your car to a dyno shop, and tune it for high MPG, or buy tools to read AF ratios from the OBD2 port and exhaust.