cold air intake question

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cold air intake question

June 04, 2006, 01:10:39 AM

are they supposed to sound like the engine doesnt have an air filter? I started my car and you can hear air sucking in really really loud its just as loud or louder then it is without running a filter at all.
the only real difference is the sound is coming out of my fender now instead of the throttle body.
Could there be something messed up with the filter or is it just because it was a cheap CAI?

cold air intake question

Reply #1 – June 04, 2006, 01:29:28 AM

I can hear the same thing with my set up. but I am still new to the CAI's maybe someone else has some better answers.

cold air intake question

Reply #2 – June 04, 2006, 01:42:55 AM

That's a normal part of having a Cold Air Intake. It makes my Daily Driver Neon sound like a beast under heavy acceleration. It also makes a whistling sound now and then.

cold air intake question

Reply #3 – June 04, 2006, 08:25:07 AM

Why you think they had a silencer on the original air box???

I don't really hear mine(the exaust covers it up)...

cold air intake question

Reply #4 – June 04, 2006, 09:49:16 AM

You should have heard the difference it made on my Turbo coupe. Now there is a Giant Sucking Sound when I'm underboost. I love it.

cold air intake question

Reply #5 – June 04, 2006, 11:48:22 AM

Quote from: ipsd

You should have heard the difference it made on my Turbo coupe. Now there is a Giant Sucking Sound when I'm underboost. I love it.

yep, when i first got my grand national the first thing i did was put a MAF pipe and cone filter on it, when you get into boost it makes an awsome sound. ontop of that if you had the dump open off the down pipe it would sound awsome:D

cold air intake question

Reply #6 – June 04, 2006, 07:36:17 PM

Quote from: Ifixyawata

It makes my Daily Driver Neon sound like a beast under heavy acceleration.

Mine does it all the time almost seems more so at idle but the exhaust is louder under acceleration so not sure on it.

Quote from: TurboCoupe50

I don't really hear mine(the exaust covers it up)...

I probably wouldn't either if my exhaust didn't come out of the back of the car. Behind the car I can't really hear anything but the rumble. Feels interesting as well nothing like feeling the rumble of the exhaust.