Cone filter

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Cone filter

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Right now i have the stock air box but it is gutted. I was thinking about getting a cone air filter and mounting it in the engine bay. I am not sure if this would do any good because it could pull in hot air from the engine bay. Not sure if i want to spend the money on a fwi.
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Cone filter IN engine bay will do NOTHING for performance. COLDer air is better. Just save up for a FWI. If you are not going to mod further than a CAI/FWI I would just do a drop in hi-flow filter in the stock box. You can also "gut" the stock air box for better flow. Do a search with the search function and more than a few threads should pop up.
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What are you trying to accomplish?
A non sc'ed 3.8 wont see much of a benefit with even a true cai without other mods.

If you just wanna grab a bit of throttle response and make it sound cool then thats the way to go though.
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I mostly want a little more roar. Im not worried about gaining horsepower but I don't want to hinder my performance either.
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burger wrote:Right now i have the stock air box but it is gutted. I was thinking about getting a cone air filter and mounting it in the engine bay. I am not sure if this would do any good because it could pull in hot air from the engine bay. Not sure if i want to spend the money on a fwi.
hey,I was just saying on here that I'd like to go with a cone filter also,I just want the extra wot sound,I've also been looking on eBay for a short ram cai and am finding some between the 25-40 dollar range.
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Once the car is moving, hot air is circulated out....

There is also a gain in throttle response, power, mpg, and the sound your looking for.
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Ultra Magnus wrote:Once the car is moving, hot air is circulated out....

There is also a gain in throttle response, power, mpg, and the sound your looking for.
Ultra? I'm also thinking of putting a cone on my tb.with it being my only mod,I really don't expect a hp,tq increase.I just love the look,of the cone on the tb!also I'm just looking for the sound during wot,not that I drive it like that often but when I do I want to hear it.Are you saying that a cone is ok to run by itself due to hot air being circulated out?or that the fwi would see this type of gains?
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Yes, you'll get the sound and look you desire. I'm assuming you'll have the coupler. What's your email, I'll get you a pic of what I did.
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Ultra Magnus wrote:Yes, you'll get the sound and look you desire. I'm assuming you'll have the coupler. What's your email, I'll get you a pic of what I did.
my email is greatwht1970@aol.com
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Sorry for the delay Bcb, here you go.

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I Run a K&N RU-3130 on a Short Ram intake pipe i made from www.SiliconeIntakes.com, moves the filter to stock location. Seems to work fine, no real noticeable difference with the fender well portion installed.
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hi, you can make your own with hvac ducting from home depot and the like - you just need to fill the gap from the rubber to the front bumper or fender - wont look cool but will get the job done
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