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Old 10th January 2013, 06:44 PM
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Default CAI .... Cold Air Intake

Needing some advice please Gents ....

With our rather warm ambient temperatures in my parts I have noticed a
significant variation in engine performance and driveability when the ambient
temperatures are between 15 & 20 deg.C to when they are above 20 deg.C.

The car is far more responsive and just feels way happier when temperatures are cooler...

Having done some research I have come across a fair amount of talk about
CAI's and the benefits thereof .... also talk on the denisity of the air being beneficial etc etc.....

Has anybody gone this route ..... are there CAI kits available for the 8's etc etc ??

Any advice would be appreciated....
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Old 10th January 2013, 08:31 PM
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We've got rather too much "normal" cool air up in these parts I'm afraid so its not really an issue!!
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Old 11th January 2013, 03:47 AM
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I don't believe there are any kits off-the-shelf, but one wouldn't be difficult to make, simply a filter on a stick as they say.
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Old 11th January 2013, 06:46 AM
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Sorry, I don't understand. What do you mean by "above 20 degrees C"? Have you got your car in an oven?

It'd be nice to have that oproblem here!
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Old 11th January 2013, 07:53 AM
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Sorry, I don't understand. What do you mean by "above 20 degrees C"? Have you got your car in an oven?

It'd be nice to have that oproblem here!
Yup.... That's why they call it Sunny SA .....

In summer our standard daily temps range from 73 deg/F to 102 deg/F....
more ofetn than not at the top end of the scale ...
This has a significant effect on the V8 N/A ..... And I am trying to
come-up with a solution.

I am looking at something more than just a filter on a stick ......
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Diesel engines sometimes have a cooler built into the fuel system I wonder if something similar could be rigged up for your car.


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