This has been talked about for a little while so I figured i would throw
my two cents worth in...
The FIKP underhood filters simply "look cooler" tha a stock wrinkle tube
plastic intake and stock airbox. I wouldn't be suprised if that wasnt
the main advertising gimick for them. The stock set up is that way for
a reason - co bring cool outside air into the engine for better
combustion and power. Everyone looks at a stock air intake and says "oh
thats restrictive - gotta replace that with something better" - and they
replace it with a filter that sucks in hotter air in the engine
compartment - hurting performance.
I have seen variations on that style filter however - that ahve heat
sheilds and are more geared twards pulling cooler air into the filter -
but still the only way to get cool air into the engine is to draw it
from outside the engine bay - not inside it.
I'm sure this is nothing new to some people - just parroting it because
I'm taking a break from the DML BBQ 2002 report - and thoguht I would
post on this subject heheh
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