induction kit / air filter for Lanos 1.4

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:08 pm

i did feel a slight change. with the plain short ram, my low end torque was completely gone. to get any kind of acceleration i had to be above 3500 rpm to get some good speed up. the top end revs were also affected, end i only managed to get about 110mph out of it. and it struggled to get there.

with the stealth setup the power kicks in at a lower rpm than it did with short ram. i guess at the end of the day, short ram is only there for sound, and affects the performance in a bad way ( to some extent ).

ive got an empty tank now tho... lol

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:39 pm

just as i suspected... SRI setup hurts your performance too much, good thing you didn't keep it too long.

now for the other bit of my question... i still feel some of my low end torque is missing... i am thinking of installing a pipe inside the OEM air box to let the air pass through it rather than filling up the whole box... will that add a little restriction can gain me some of the lost low end torque??

MMamdouh

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:45 pm

well if you put a pipe inside the air box, it should theoretically smooth the air flow a little. smoother and faster air flow helps more air get to the engine quicker and could also add a little bit of power to the end result. "Every little helps."

norbie · Post by **norbie** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:57 pm

My filter always stays cool and it's within the airbox still - I haven't put it in the wheelwell

Don't know what you guys are doing differently.

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Mon May 01, 2006 7:49 pm

i think for me its mostly the stop-and-go traffic, which makes the heat transfer to the air filter while its not really sucking in air at high rates. and by the time i get to where i can really open it up... nothing happens cos its heated up.

but now, it cant suck in hot air in standing traffic, so its good enough for me.

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:05 pm

cold air feed pipe added, and converted back to short ram:

norbie · Post by **norbie** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:20 pm

What differences does it make with the cold air feed?

(I know it's meant to)

But do you notice any improvements?

aveosam · Post by **aveosam** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:23 am

y not just make a CAI? you will still be getting hot air from the engine bay

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:33 am

how effective will be that setup on low speeds? and what about if you are at a halt?

frankly i think you are way better off with a CAI setup.

MMamdouh

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:58 pm

well, from what ive noticed, it feels pretty much the same as what it did when the filter was in the wheel well.
and another good thing, when i hit higher speeds (around 80mph to 100mph) with the air flow being quite high thru the feed pipe it still accelerates quite well, or so i found out the other nite on a quarter mile, and slammed the brakes too hard and almost slided into another car, thanks to engine braking i was safe.
i also want to add a heat shield as soon as i can get hold of a suitable one.