The great intake debate!

[fmicle]

Originally Posted by Tamago

explain how an intake can reduce or increase emissions please.

Well see that's camell's point, I never said a CAI had anything to do with emissions. I said the stock intake's main purpose the way it is (different from a CAI) is to reduce noise.

So I believe you and I are on the same page here. But camell keeps stating that it's the emissions, which I disagree with.

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by fmicle

Well see that's camell's point, I never said a CAI had anything to do with emissions. I said the stock intake's main purpose the way it is (different from a CAI) is to reduce noise.

So I believe you and I are on the same page here. But camell keeps stating that it's the emissions, which I disagree with.

noise is an emission

but from the aspect of "air quality" emissions, i have no idea how an intake would cause your car to blow out more "bad" gasses. now, if you're bypassing your PCV setup with your intake (dumping oily air into the environment) that could affect emissions, but it would not be measurable at the tail pipe with a sniffer.

[fmicle]

Originally Posted by Tamago

noise is an emission

but from the aspect of "air quality" emissions, i have no idea how an intake would cause your car to blow out more "bad" gasses. now, if you're bypassing your PCV setup with your intake (dumping oily air into the environment) that could affect emissions, but it would not be measurable at the tail pipe with a sniffer.

Amen!

That's what I think, too, it's the air/fuel ratio, the gasoline itself and the catalytic converter which determines what comes out the exhaust, not the air intake.