Cold Air Intake
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Cold Air Intake
I got a 2000 (V6) 150,000 mile 4runner. What's the best bang for your buck on cold air intake, and if you got it a good place to go to figure out how to the put the thing in! Thanks!
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The best performance intake you can get is removing the elbow that goes into the fender on the stock intake combined with a quality filter. Anything else will cost you power and a lot of money for no reason.
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It did for me, there was a difference in response...not a big difference but definitely noticeable. This, coupled with a K&N filter gave me about a 1 mpg increase in normal city driving. It's the same concept as the deckplate mod, only you're not using a deckplate and it doesn't cost anything. I don't off road so I have no need for the plate.
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It did for me, there was a difference in response...not a big difference but definitely noticeable. This, coupled with a K&N filter gave me about a 1 mpg increase in normal city driving. It's the same concept as the deckplate mod, only you're not using a deckplate and it doesn't cost anything. I don't off road so I have no need for the plate.
It will also sound louder leading to a placebo effect and generally a change in driving habits.
The dyno doesn't lie though, no extra power with the deckplate.
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Just a Question: does a cool air intake, in the end, really help in terms of HP? I've heard several ya and na's... First hand comments would be useful... I don't care about the sound...
After a mountain road trip this last weekend, it is apparent that a few more HPs would be nice, as I will be towing in the near future... I would love to do the supercharger upgrade when I can afford it, but in the meantime...
After a mountain road trip this last weekend, it is apparent that a few more HPs would be nice, as I will be towing in the near future... I would love to do the supercharger upgrade when I can afford it, but in the meantime...
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This should answer your question, back to back test within 10 mins of each other. Repeated the test 10 mins after that due to the unexpected results. Results backup up by Gadget when I asked him about this later.
"cold air intake" = loss of power from removing the stock intake elbow.
Blue = Stock intake with elbow removed
Red = Aftermarket "Cold air" intake.
"cold air intake" = loss of power from removing the stock intake elbow.
Blue = Stock intake with elbow removed
Red = Aftermarket "Cold air" intake.
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graphic..
Thanks for the response. It's clear from your graphic that cold air intake makes no difference. I'll same my money and apply the money to another mod. Again, thanks for sharing!
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