jbrickman0000
Tuner
One of the stranger things I've seen in the aftermarket, is the extraordinary number of "cold air engine intake" replacements which are visibly positioned to suck in the hot air available at the top of the engine compartment, right next to the intake manifold. This is supposed to be better than the stock approach, which for decades has generally pulled the coldest air available, e.g., wheel-well air, or air at the level of the oil pan. I actually tested the theory myself a while back, using a large fireproof hose which I routed to various places, and most certainly, best behavior was as low as I could reasonably go while being well off the ground and away from exhaust!
The hose approach worked great on that vehicle (my long-defunct '75 Lincoln...), but anything newer will need a much more intelligent thought. My Tahoe has an oddly complex air intake which I don't understand, it seems to take some from the wheel-well and some from the opposite side, or something. I'll add pix when I have time to do it right. No moving parts that I have been able to find. But the obvious question becomes, what really can we do best for this? And has anyone tried electrorefrigeration??? I'm not sure it's worth it, and probably not that 30A monster, but maybe...
The hose approach worked great on that vehicle (my long-defunct '75 Lincoln...), but anything newer will need a much more intelligent thought. My Tahoe has an oddly complex air intake which I don't understand, it seems to take some from the wheel-well and some from the opposite side, or something. I'll add pix when I have time to do it right. No moving parts that I have been able to find. But the obvious question becomes, what really can we do best for this? And has anyone tried electrorefrigeration??? I'm not sure it's worth it, and probably not that 30A monster, but maybe...