This thread has gone kinda off-topic so this is probably no longer relevant, but I'll throw it in anyway. Just go to Lowes/Home Depot, get some ABS pipe, and build your own. I did, and it works better than the K&N FIPK I had previously. Plus, I got it to where there is not a single bend in the pipe. Now you can't say that is bad for performance.
thats basically what i did before, but the car actually felt a little more stronger and more responsive with the filter right in front of the sensor. the air is more concentrated that way and not as sparatic coming around a bend onto a 1/4" sensor 1 foot away
no way to get 20 hp, unless there was a gerbil stuck in ur stock air hose...
hoznutz - absolutely right man. we're arguing over a tube. CAI's are worthless. all i have is like a 1.5' metal tube going between my TB and maf. the filter housing is bolted on the other end. it's not long enough ot make a difference, even as that one post reflects.
metal CAI's aer absolutely worthless. even regular ones, you're only gonna prolly get like 4 hp max. the bends are even worse, and those have been proven to be bad for air flow.
So the bend before the maf and the metal piping is bad? How's about header wrap? Can u use that to wrap around the intake tube? Will that lower temperatures? Cutting the bend and try sticking the k&n filter right there before the mass-air meter? Will these mods be better than my current setup?