K&N intake filter for throttle body
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Serious question:
Is there a K&N filter that I can stick on the end of a '99 t-body that clears the hood? I need a lot of things right now and I don't care to spend more money on an intake.
Is there a K&N filter that I can stick on the end of a '99 t-body that clears the hood? I need a lot of things right now and I don't care to spend more money on an intake.
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seriously, stop being retarded
get something like this:
BCP Red 99 05 Miata NB MX5 MX 5 1 8 Cold Air Intake Racing System Filter | eBay
you'll spend 20-30 on filter alone otherwise. probably more with clamps and coupler and whatnot, and have hybrid car torque
get something like this:
BCP Red 99 05 Miata NB MX5 MX 5 1 8 Cold Air Intake Racing System Filter | eBay
you'll spend 20-30 on filter alone otherwise. probably more with clamps and coupler and whatnot, and have hybrid car torque
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As an example, here are a couple of plots of an F20C. The car was tuned with the shorter intake, which is the red line. Then a longer intake tube was added, which is shown by the blue line. As you can see, the longer intake actually slightly reduces midrange and boosts the very top end - the opposite of what you might expect.
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I'm not sure how an F20C relates to a miata (different just about everything), and I don't have cold hard data (but reputable other people, like Emilio, have weighed in on the subject with opinions similar to mine).
What I do know though is that on my green 99, with 01 block and 99 head, all else being stock or nearly stock, installing a little elbow with filter like pictured above, made a VERY significant decrease in lowend/midrange torque and response.
We went back and forth between that and stock, just to make sure, and confirmed our findings.
Hustler will probably ignore this post, and I don't really care. This is more for people that are not stubborn as a mule that might see this later.
That's just my .02
What I do know though is that on my green 99, with 01 block and 99 head, all else being stock or nearly stock, installing a little elbow with filter like pictured above, made a VERY significant decrease in lowend/midrange torque and response.
We went back and forth between that and stock, just to make sure, and confirmed our findings.
Hustler will probably ignore this post, and I don't really care. This is more for people that are not stubborn as a mule that might see this later.
That's just my .02
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Thanks, but I'll pass. I found a little more money to play with.
Do I want to build this intake out of 2.5" silicone or 2.75"? I'm thinking the bigger one but not sure and I need someone with a brain to do the math since I'm functionally retarded.
Do I want to build this intake out of 2.5" silicone or 2.75"? I'm thinking the bigger one but not sure and I need someone with a brain to do the math since I'm functionally retarded.
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Do I want one of these for $80
RX-4870 - K&N Universal Air Filters, Universal X-Stream Clamp-On direct from K&N
or one of these for $50?
RU-4960XD - K&N Universal Air Filters, Universal Clamp-On direct from K&N
RX-4870 - K&N Universal Air Filters, Universal X-Stream Clamp-On direct from K&N
or one of these for $50?
RU-4960XD - K&N Universal Air Filters, Universal Clamp-On direct from K&N