if this is true, why dont the original manafacturerers put them on the car from the factory? seems silly to me and a gross exaggeration of hp increase
2007-01-14 05:45:09 · 9 answers · asked by bondman07052 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
They do add extra horsepower at the rated rpm--so if your driving at 6000 rpms everywhere you go--you won't notice a thing, except slight traces of dirt in your engine--because the only way to make filters more free flowing is to limit the size particle that they normally trap. So you see them in race engines where adding a little horsepower may mean the difference between 1st and 2nd--but at the end of a race or two they plan on rebuilding it anyways. That is why Manufactures don't install them --they have to warranty the engines for 75k, 100k miles. If you "dust" your engine your not covered under warranty.
2007-01-14 06:40:28 · answer #1 · answered by redrepair 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With $1500 you in all danger ought to do greater beneficial than 250 hp reason inventory you have have been given a hundred ninety and on your purpose of a 60 hp benefit it may be $250/hp that's alot to pay for skill. attempt getting a chilly air intake, an exhaust and a severe circulate cat, then in case you have nonetheless have been given around $500 left get a tuner and that i do no longer understand the place you heard that yet aside from the recent thought camaro none of them had over 2 hundred and that i think of that the assumption v6 in basic terms has 250 or so
2016-12-12 11:17:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just lies. Even with a cold air intake, horsepower increase is marginal. Additionally, such increases are not throughout the entire powerband, but only in the upper parts. Effectively, under daily driver conditions (unless you are a nut every day to work!), you are wasting more money on the intake than it will ever give back.
2007-01-14 05:58:31 · answer #3 · answered by David 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All of the reports I have seen claim that they do increase horsepower due to more air flow & when they do get dirty you can clean them & put them back on. I think the car lines do not use them because they are more expensive & they cannot continue to keep selling replacement filters!
2007-01-14 05:53:07 · answer #4 · answered by George 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20 is way high,5 hp from some sytems might happen but there are a lot of other factors as well that effect this number.engine tune ,fuel etc.some of the fine print may say premium fuel and timing advance is required etc
2007-01-14 05:51:51 · answer #5 · answered by doug b 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
20 is a huge exaggeration. usually about 1-5 hp.
2007-01-14 05:48:34 · answer #6 · answered by wheeler 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most are scams except for K an N air filters.
2007-01-14 05:48:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's like those hamburger ads that show a big fat juicy burger, then you order one and get something looking NOTHING like the ad.
2007-01-14 05:53:18 · answer #8 · answered by Trump 2020 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-14 05:59:20 · answer #9 · answered by red 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋