tooter's next manifold adventure...

[j-san]

Hey Greg,

I know you run a short ram intake with cone filter. Did you have to do any mods to get that to work with the Tooter manifold or the spacer? I'm considering an intake like the AFE or maybe the K&N Typhoon. I doubt it would make serious gains, but I'm more curious about it improving MPG and perhaps a little performance increase.

On the other hand, I've also read that the stock intakes are engineered to deliver more flow than the engine could ever use and they also maintain a standing volume of still air within the box, ready to be sucked into the engine. Perhaps I should just look into a higher flow filter that fits the stock air box and go with that?

[tooter]

Originally Posted by j-san

Hey Greg,

I know you run a short ram intake with cone filter. Did you have to do any mods to get that to work with the Tooter manifold or the spacer?

Just cutting the tube short so that I could fit the oversized BLOX velocity stack filter under the hood. The nice thing about an SRI is that it can easily be moved right along with the throttle body when it's relocated by the spacer.






When the engine is running at low rpms, any intake is underutilized, even the stock air box. I put a mini velocity stack on mine when I ran it.







I'm considering an intake like the AFE or maybe the K&N Typhoon. I doubt it would make serious gains, but I'm more curious about it improving MPG and perhaps a little performance increase.[/quote]

They do make a nice sound... but that's about it.

On the other hand, I've also read that the stock intakes are engineered to deliver more flow than the engine could ever use and they also maintain a standing volume of still air within the box, ready to be sucked into the engine. Perhaps I should just look into a higher flow filter that fits the stock air box and go with that?

I tried all sorts of intakes, and none of them really made much difference when compared to manifolds, spacers, throttle bodies, headers, and exhausts.

Greg