warm/cold air intake, something thant made me think a bit. Options

[4-eyed-freek]

hey everyone! im a current student at UTI in chicago and last week my brakes teacher was lecturing on how stupid cold air intakes we and he kept calling them a warm air intakes, and he is right in a way..... BUT this week i started my basic engines class and my new teacher couldnt stress the inportance of a cai on a car because...(THIS IS WHAT HE SAID) if you think about it, your engine is running at somewhere around 212 in most cars. so the 100+ degree temp in your enigine bay that your cold air intake is taking in is actually colder than your internal engine thus meaning that the really warm air in you engine bay is actually cold air for your car.. so who is right?!?!?! i thought about this to myself and talked it over with other kids in the class and i got so many diff. answers. lets here what you guys think.

[350niZmo]

i would have to agree with richee3.... a short ram intake will only produce a small amount of power while consuming all the hot air that surrounds it in the engine bay. I would say going with a cold air intake would be a better choice since these are located near the front bumper or fender wall where they are absorbing more fresh air than a short ram. but thats my opinion.

my answer: going with a cold air would be better but you run a higher risk of HYDRO LOCK if you live in a state where you get heavy rain. if you go CAI get a water by-pass valve.

This post has been edited by 350niZmo: Oct 8, 2010 - 10:54 AM