The black paint doesn't retain any heat as someone said earlier. Black absorbs heat in the sun, but not under the hood....

 

No...spend a little more and get a used handheld.

If you're dead set on a "power wire" just do the IAT mod. Remove the IAT and put a 5 cent resistor in the IAT's harness (use electrical tape so it's temporary/easy to remove)...if I remember right you'll want high resistance to tell the pcm the air is cold. The IAT sensor is just a variable resistor and the power wire is just a fixed value resistor....same with that ebay thing in the other thread. IMO you shouldn't do it...on a really hot day you could run into problems. Some here will say it's safe but they're not the ones going to pay to fix your engine. Also any gain is minimal..


Oh and nice CAI rssjib

 

wrong. radiation exists in non visible frequencies as well. microwaves do work even if they don't have a light inside.

but i'd take the look of the black over the 'benefit' of the polished any day

 

I feel lonely now with my CAI. I have a metal one, but it's not the polished one, just a regular metal intake.
But set up looks really sweet. How does the Jet Stream work? Where does that thing hook up at and plug into? Could you put up some more pics of that thing sometime?

 

http://www.airram.com/product.php?ca...3&productid=11

Actually for your year it's here >>>>>>>>> http://www.airram.com/product.php?ca...&productid=266

 

I've read that, but I guess the one thing that I really want to ask, is do you have to replace the air filter with that? The site leads me to believe that you do, but his pictures confuse me of what he has done with it.

 

Noooooo!

The power wire is a fixed resistor but it does not replace the temp sensor. It modifies the resistance so that the reading is a certain amount below actual.

I agree that replacing the temp sensor with a fixed value is bad. Messing with actual vs. reported temps by ~20 degrees isn't a problem, especially where premium fuel is 93 octane.

 

ok just to be clear did you just wrap pvc around the old intake are build a new old cause it looks awesome and if you did can you please do a write up.

 

Oh that's not so bad then...but in that case it makes the gains claim harder to swallow. 8-10rwhp with the pcm thinking the air charge is only 20* cooler?? I don't think so..

Either way the best route to go is a used handheld or just save your money IMO.

 

Here is a pic of the jet stream scoop........it just directs cool/fresh air in to where the filter of a normal CAI should be.....