I read maspeed's "removing the rats nest" and their "cold-air intake" articles and I'm itching to mod the hell out of my car now



Question is, what benifits (performance wise) will I gain from removing the rats nest and doing a cold-air-intake? I'm doing it anyway, but was just wondering... anybody have tips before I dive in? i really didnt like the look of the insulation they used so I'm gonna poke around and see what other alternatives I have in insualtion material.

 

Rats Nest in a 1st gen Not sure what that is.



As for the cold air intake not much of a Hp increase. usually done for reliability.

 

That's the main hunk of it that comes out. I just read on another forum that "Removing the rats nest simplifies your engine bay and may solve problems associated with vacuum leaks--no power gain from removing it." That's alright, but I was really hoping that I'd gain something... *shrug*

 

removing the nest should give you between 15&30 hp depending on what components your running. and cooler air increases hp by allowing more fuel through compression. IE, hot air takes up more room than cold air. the colder the air the more room in the housing (or cylinder) for fuel.



CAN I GET AN AMEN??!!

 

I really wish I had a friend with a dyno so I could do a before and after

 

get a dynotech or what ever those radar detector lookin things are, I hear they are preety reliable.



Im in florida too...you need cold air down here.

 

THats good enough reason to ditch it. It helps heaps when you can see what your doing rather than wading through black tubes.



The CAI mod is good for power gains. Can you post the new whereabouts of the how-to's, I only have the old link that don't worky no more.

 

Ive got it copied to my hard drive. (pdf)







http://maz_tutorials.totalimmage.com/

 

And Its a G-TECH PRO. Like $120.00.....SWEET!!!



"The Pro's Tested It, Now They Test With It."









edit: Click Close all Tags once your done to make the extra code work properly

 

Thats the link I had?? Oh well, maybe I spelt it wrong or something. Good to see its back anyway.