A cold air intake is a system used to bring down the temperature of the flow going into a car for the purpose of slightly increasing the power of the internal combustion engine. A secondary goal is to increase the appeal of a car by changing the appearance of a car's engine bay.It may also slightly increase fuel economy and can pro-long the life of your engine by making it run cooler. Stock intake systems tend to be one of the most restrictive parts of cars in order to save space and to minimize cabin drone. A Cool air intakes is one of the easiest and best mod's you can do for your car.
These aftermarket parts come in many different colors and many different sizes.All cool flow intakes operate on the principle of increasing the amount of oxygen available for combustion with fuel. Because cooler air intake has more density for a given volume, cool air intake generally work by introducing cooler air from outside the hot air engine bay. However, the term "cool air intake" is often used to describe other methods of increasing oxygen to an engine, which may even increase the temperature of the air coming into an engine.Some strategies used in designing cool-air intake are, increasing the diameter of the air intake, allowing increased airflow. smoothing the interior of the intake to reduce air resistance. providing a more direct route to the air intake. tuning the length of the intake to provide maximum airflow at certain engine speeds RPM. using a more efficient, less restricting air intake filter.Well designed air intake uses heat shields to isolate the air filter from the rest of the engine compartment, providing cooler air from the front or side of the engine bay. Carbon fiber can be used for the piping instead of metal, reducing weight and insulating the air intake from the engine bay in some cases. Carbon fiber and other advanced composites such as Kevlar are expensive, and can be more aesthetic rather than functional. Here are some intake systems available
- Secret Weapons systems
- Fujita intake systems
- MIMOUSA intake systems
- Injen intake systems
- V2 systems
Cold Air Intake
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