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Originally Posted by TampaSi07
Well, according to my ScanguageII even the Injen CAI (we got hold of one today finally) is seeing intake air temps 8 degrees HOTTER than stock and that's while the car is moving. Let's face it, metal is an excellent heat conductor and it just soaks up the underhood heat. The CAI we tested last week was even worse seeing intake temps 13-18 degrees warmer which is exactly the same as just removing the rubber elbow.
Certainly I am not accounting for airflow, but in my experience I don't see how airflow can make up for the higher intake air temps. I say that apart from looks and sound, both the CAI and the SRI are total wastes of money in terms of producing HP gains.
While that certainly may not be true for all cars, I think what it really shows is how good of a job Honda did on the intake end of this car. The exhaust end, where all your emissions controls are, is another story. It looks like even going to a 70mm exhaust still shows gains so I would say put your money into a race header (boy that Buddy Club piece sure is pretty) and as free flowing an exhaust as your ears and significant other can stand. Then reflash and you should have a pretty quick flexible car that looks totally stock underhood (which I like).
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Where exactly are you taking these alleged measurements? There is no way the Injen Cai would measure higher temps then the stock unit since most of the Cai's tubing isn't even in the enginecompartment. It connects at the Throttlebody via a Silicone sleeve and then makes an immediate 90 degree turn downward toward the bumper area. And while moving, it is constantly being cooled down. And Yes airflow does make a difference. With the stock intake it has to travel through a snorkel into the resonator up through the fender plastic tubing into the airbox into some more tubing and finally into the throttlebody. With the Injen Cai it is a much more direct route and it has been Dynoproven to free up over 13 HP and almost 8 lbs of torque.
Sorry dude you better recalibrate your fancy little scantool
