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Originally Posted by orionredwing
Man, I've been debating on an intake for a long time now and have read all the threads. Unfortunately, most of those guys don't track their cars. Really interested in hearing which ones you guys went with cuz of the old hot air vs greater air flow debate.
I have a BMS DCI just sitting on the shelf, and am currently running the stock intake w/ a K&N drop-in.
Does more air flow beat the hot air it sucks in?
Or is cooler air w/ stock intake better?
Cuz from the FMIC threads, I've seen graphs showing cooler intake temps allow you to make the same power with less boost. So who cares if you're able to suck in more air if you lose out on power anyways from hot intake temps? If it's roughly the same power, isn't it better to run less boost cuz it stresses the turbos less?
Sorry if it seems like another of the same discussion, but as I said above, not too many people responding in those other threads track their cars (drag strip is a different scenario).
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Real #s on CAIs would be great. MR5 has made his own and has some testing #s here:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=352077
Also this:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=355372
And this:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...ir+hot+intakes