The Basics of Cold Air Intakes
The Basics of Performance Air Intakes
In order for your engine to operate smoothly, it requires a balanced combination of air and fuel for combustion. The stock air intake that comes with your vehicle consists of an intake tube and an air box which generally comes with a disposable air filter. When car manufacturers design the air intake tube, they want it to be as quiet as possible and can have numerous twists and turns so it can fit neatly into the engine compartment. Although this has the benefit of reduced engine noise, it also limits the engines capability by restricting the amount of air that is sent to the combustion chamber. Moreover, because of the confined nature of the air box inside the engine compartment, it usually results in hot air being sent to the engine. And because of this warm air being sent it means that the engine combustion is less due to not mixing air and fuel at optimal performance.
Maximize Your Engines Potential with Performance & Cold Air Intakes
Performance air intakes such as Injen SP Series resolve this problem by feeding the engine with the maximum amount of free flowing air, which increases horsepower and torque. How do Performance air intake do it? Well it’s a simple concept of making the pipe wider which allows more air to travel into the engine. This pipe also has less bends which is what enables the air to be fed more freely to the engine through the least restrictive path. This denser, free flowing air provides more efficient combustion and maximum power output.
Cold air intakes like the Injen RD series can provide even better gains in performance as they are normally located near the bumper rather than inside the engine compartment. This enables colder, denser air to be sucked in which is then fed to the engine. Feeding in cold, dense air results in an air/fuel mixture that is rich in oxygen molecules for more efficient combustion and ultimately more power for your vehicle. A Injen performance air intake will also give a distinctive, aggressive growl to your engine.
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