Did anybody read this? I would like to hear some comments on what other people think. Now I'm not a mechanic or engineer but I am car crazy and do know somethings about cars I've read that the hemi uses speed density (MAP) and not mass air flow (MAF) to measure (VE) volumetric efficiency and running a cold air intake (or any other engine modifications) requires reprogramming the computer. Can I damage my engine? Can anyone shed some light on this? I referenced some links about this. Please let me hear from some of you!

http://www.allpar.com/mopar/new-mopar-hemi.html
http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles/24549/
http://www.popularhotrodding.com/eng...emi/index.html

 

I would not go as far as to say it will ruin your engine but it may hurt performance. A while back there were several intakes tested on a dyno and the results were suprising. Most show very little improvement and one showed a loss in HP. The general thought is that until a programmer is developed to modify the tables an intake just give you a little more noise. I happen to have a Volant cool air intake and did notice a engine rev difference but cannot say if there was an increase in power. Mopar has an intake you can buy. I beleive it is made by K&N.

 

I do have the mopar intake.

 

I have the valent and did not the increase in noise and i have not had a chance to do a seat of the pants test.