Cold Air Intakes, Are They Worth It, Do They Need Tuned? 

Did you need to tune your car after the install

See you tonight!

Man, I was hoping you would throw in some sound clips of befor and after. ABT

I feel the same way man. Is it really worth all of the money involved to at best get 20hp? But, you know what is an easy mod. Just simply get a K&N air filter.

@@joehenry9546and port and have fun and build you car up …. The sensors are more flexible than they lead us 2 believe. Just get wide band sensors.

Did the box tell you that you gained 10hp?

Were you tuned?

Makes sense. Aluminum is a very good conductor of heat. Plastic is a very good insulator.

Just wait until you take out torque management on the engine side and get it fueling correctly.

I kept the stock box and only swapped out the intake arm. Now it’s cold air for sure

@@antonylopez5742 I cut a hole in the bottom of the stock box and then cut a hole in the tray under the box. I still see high IATs while sitting in traffic, but once I start moving they drop to near ambient

Because you need a tune... your adding to much air

@@CbrF4i600cc I got one, I'm good now.

@@kingly7946where

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How much was the tune?

Maf or Mas?

Works for me....

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Should I get this "Black Header Tape" for a Honda Accord 08-12 L4-2.4L with a Takeda Stage-2 Cold Air Intake System w/Pro DRY S Filter? Because Id think where I am its more of a stop and go area

@@hakimdurand8427 I am convinced that these polished aluminum cold air inlets are a joke! They will absorb more heat from the under hood environment than they ever remove. Now a plastic or "Heat Tapped" wrapped defeats the cool look factor, but getting "Cold Air" in to the throttle valve and into the combustion chamber is the goal, but gets wiped out by heat gain in the aluminum tube. I will wrap mine!

Yeah, they get damn hot, which is odd since you’re pulling air through them, heat soak is a real issue

@@GoatRopeGarage will do ;). The "tape" shouldn't be too expensive to not use it :)

@@hakimdurand8427 Yes, on a 90 degree F summers day, lay a few chrome SnapOn wrench next to your driveway project in the sun, after a while pick one up and try to use it. As my grandad said; "It's hotter that hell + 3 degrees!" He is right. Now under the hood, coolant is hitting 212 degrees F. Each PSI the pressure cap holds raises the boiling point of a 50/50 mix 3 1/4 degree F. Say you 185 thermostat and 185 "Cooling Fans" kick on, the A/C is dripping condensate under the RF fender, engine oil cooler, transmission cooler and factory P/S loop of steel line out front, I would bet any folks driving in stop & go conditions would find a polished aluminum "Cold Air" intake with a 15 LB. pressure cap, producing 230+ degree F air / environment would raise the temp of the air entering the engine, considering most kits have the MAF meter at the air cleaner instead in front of the throttle valve, would incorrectly effect the fuel mapping chart? I say yes! I just rely on my common sense as it would perhaps be different at 65 MPH across Texas, maybe! I will test this someday if still around. I have two Dr's that are going crazy right now, physical limits that keep a 6'3" guy from mowing / scooping snow or walking, so as I pay bills that did nothing for a guy in his early 60's, to decide if I can do my 1967 C10 w/5.3 LS all because I wanted an automatic and something to drive! I don't want a polished turd, but even with almost every tool needed in 4 boxes, find other break stuff faster than I can fix it and I am positive my youngest of two sons will want me to paint a second car for him, his 86 Monte SS. So much and so little time! I tell them after 43+ years of fixing cars and teaching on the road, this is my time. I am reaching the end of my road too! Don't be selfish! When it all boils down to is your usage, where you drive and how you drive. It is yours, not mine. I can respect that! DK, ASE master since 78.

Dude. If you have long tubes, you HAVE to tune it.

Lol. Couldn’t be more wrong brother. A cold air intake will have zero effect on MPG.

@@Maverick09171I wouldn’t say he’s totally wrong, all depends on personal experience and other factors. In my experience I didn’t have nearly as big a difference as he claims but it was noticeable about 5 more miles on the HW. A lot more peppy and sounds great.

@@natthaphonnoble2407 no you didn’t. A different tube on your intake will not impact mpg. If it did all manufacturers would use it because they spend millions of dollars to increase fuel economy by 0.1mpg. Any change before the throttle plate will have zero impact on fuel economy. It’s science (physics). So what ever change you and he are reporting is placebo, caused by some other variable, or mis-measured.

Tune

Because it's 117 all day every day in AZ.

I’d ice your engine every 20 mins hahah

Might be running a bit rich

There actually can be but all depends on different factors, car, engines, intake brands, etc.

Exactly , so i guess you should stick on to what you think its right and works for you right , i been running AEM intake on wrx sti stage 1 cobb ots for 5 years now bov too 😂 , dint go down-pipe and stage 2 tune as car guys saying pro tune - litsen to your tuner what not 😂😂, instead did my mk7 golf r stage 2 ,

Agreed, just go with the high performance, reusable air filter in the stock airbox.

@@fdroepman8351 just use the paper one

It's hard to take someone seriously when they don't even know the form of your/you're they should use.