How cold is really cold, I live in Ms and it hasnt dropped below freezing but about 2 weeks total this whole winter.</P>


Btw, it has rained an awful lot this past week and i was again wondering about water going up in the engine...exactly how much damage is done to a car when it pulls water through. not a lot but just enough to f things up? ive never drowned an engine but i have had watery gas cycle through my truck, had to take carb off and dry out. would it be similar with my car?</P>


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If you are wondering about how the CAI will benefit your performance, here goes. Put a high temp thermometer under the hood where the stock air box is, which is the same place a short ram places the air filter. Then drive around for awhile, get out and check the temperature and see how hot the air your car is taking in is. Now compare that temperature with the temperature outside in the shade and theres your difference. The colder the air going in, the more power it will produce. <img border="0" src=smileys/smiley2.gif border="0">

Water in the gas only causes problems with the vehicles running because it is an extremely small amount. An internal combustion engine can compress air, it cannot compress water. When the cylinders get filled with water and the compression stroke starts it cannot compress it, so all the rods become pretzels bending and/or breaking and possibly breaking the crank. It will also make short work of the head gasket. If just a little gets in it will cause the compression ratio to go through the roof causing the above mentioned problems. <img border="0" src=smileys/smiley5.gif border="0">

 

if you are worried about destroying your car than don't get one.
i think its VERY rare that a cai will end up hurting a car, but if this
is something that will stay on your mind after youve installed it,
which is fairly simple, and can be uninstalled just the same, then
maybe get another modification. the cai benefit is good, it isn't
tremendous, id say usually 10 - 12 hp, so its up to you. id say get one
and dont worry about it, but im not the one that will have to live with
it. i definitely plan on getting on for my truck and have had them on
all my cars and it didnt worry me for one second.

 

If your going through water that is deep enough to completely submerge your CAI's filter, it's most likely going to be coming in the car as well.

 

IF water is that big of an issue maybe look for the combination kit - CAI and boat prop..LOL!

 

Hey everyone!


I am new here and I don't know much about modding my dodge. I recently purchased the K&N FIPK gen II and my average mpg displayed on the center console went from 13.9 mpg to 10.5 mpg. I had no idea this was going to happen. Is this normal? I use my truck alot and wanted to off set this drop so I looked into the throttle body spacers (Poweraid). The only problem is I found one site that said the throttle body spacer is not compatible with the K&N FIPK gen II. No other site I have visited mentions this, does anyone know if this is true or have any suggestions on how to increase my average mpg at a reasonable price?

By the way I have a 03' ram 1500 quad cab

 

OK here it is, the K & N FIPK is not lowering your fuel mileage, but i might be messing with the way your mileage guesstimater. Did you disconnect your battery for several minutes and then reconnect it to reset the PCM to learn mode? This will make it learn that it is getting more air more freely.

The throttle body spacers are snake oil, they are useless paper weights. They help nothing at all. The spacers for carburators do work quite well, but this is because the fuel is in the carburator and the spacers act as an insulator to keep the fuels temperature down and reduce the possibility of vapor lock. I don't care how many goofy thread-like screw shapes they add to the inside of it, they are completely worthless and have no benefits except making someone rich from a bogus product.

 

Wow, thanks for the reply. I had been feeling like bad since I installed it. I followed the instructions on the pdf file or the one that came with the kit. I disconnected the battery(-), then installed the kit, then connected the battery. Do I need to disconnect it after a certain break-period.

 

Every 11 degree drop in the intake temperature is a gain of 1% in HP.

 

No. You did it just right. Your PCM may need time to adjust to the difference the K & N made. Check and see if it doesn't change after a week or so, it should. If not, then simply fill it up and write down your mileage. The next time you fill it up do the same thing again. Then see how many MPG your getting by dividing gallons it took to fill it up the second time by the difference in mileage between fill ups. Then you will know exactly how many MPG your getting, with the K & N FIPK your fuel mileage should actually increase. Most every mod you do to increase the air going into and out of the engine will increase your fuel mileage. It's usually not until you increase the amount of fuel being used or changing the timing and advance, using an added performance PCM, that you actually reduce your fuel mileage for more horsepower. Using higher flow and better performing intakes and exhausts will free up horsepower and increase fuel mileage.[sm=smiley20.gif][sm=smiley2.gif]