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DO I WANT THE SCA cold-air induction system? #110354 12/02/01 01:21 AM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 5 california S SVTpowered OP Junior Member
OP SVTpowered Junior Member S Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 5 california	DO I WANT THE SCA cold-air induction system? HOW MUCH DO THEY RUN FOR. WHAT KIND OF FILTER DO THEY HAVE?

Re: DO I WANT THE SCA cold-air induction system? #110355 12/02/01 01:27 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 7,329 KC, MO D DemonSVT Member
DemonSVT Member D Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 7,329 KC, MO	No. Placement & it's metal... 2000 SVT #674 - Check it out! Whoever coined the phrase; "If it ain't broke; don't fix it" ~ Just doesn't get it...

Re: DO I WANT THE SCA cold-air induction system? #110356 12/02/01 05:54 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,899 The land of B18s T TheGSRGuy Member
TheGSRGuy Member T Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,899 The land of B18s	DemonSVT is right. The metal construction will give terrible heatsoak. Also, the way it is positioned, it sits right by the radiator so it tends to draw in lots of hot air. Not to mention that with it that close to the pavement, there's always the chance of it sucking in water. Dan Parmelee 1999 Acura Integra SiR-G coupe "I heard Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms" "Word, bitch! Phantoms like a muhfuka"

Re: DO I WANT THE SCA cold-air induction system? #110357 12/02/01 09:58 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 583 Ft. Myers, FL, USA F Fast4DrSVT Member
Fast4DrSVT Member F Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 583 Ft. Myers, FL, USA	I've had my CAI setup in florida for over a year... it is WAYYYY better than the stock location up top and rain...none whatsoever..and I live in rain country where we get torrential downpours. It is perfectly placed atop the radiator protector.. My advice get it..and do the IAT mod to overcome the metal induction of heat. Eric First I would like to congratulate my 2002 "The Perfect Storm" undefeated National Champions MIAMI HURRICANES1999 Ford Contour SVT #206 00 SVT motor with Return fuelBlack-TanCold Air Intake with 6" S&B Funnel RamSho-shop off road yBrullen Cat-Back 3.5" slant tips no resUnorthodox racing crank pulleyLotec Guage pod with Air/Fuel, Oil Pressure and Voltage17" Image Tuners215/40 Falken Ziex's B/M Short ShifterNokya 9006/9005 80w/100w Xenon'sJSP wingBNM White Faced HVACCustom svt emblemed rearBosch +4'sH/R springs*Euro Sidemarkers. Eric@ritterpenusa.com Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch and Fidanza Flywheel.

Re: DO I WANT THE SCA cold-air induction system? #110358 12/02/01 10:38 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,083 St. Kitts T TonyD Member
TonyD Member T Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,083 St. Kitts	wouldn't the metal get coled "instantly" by the air coming in? Thereby keeping the air cool as well? 1998 SE ATX Dual exhaust Body conversion Nakamichi CD-40z HU Sound by Crystal Mobile Powered by a/d/s M860 AMP My Ride

Re: DO I WANT THE SCA cold-air induction system? #110359 12/03/01 01:20 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 7,329 KC, MO D DemonSVT Member
DemonSVT Member D Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 7,329 KC, MO	Quote: Originally posted by TonyD: wouldn't the metal get coled "instantly" by the air coming in? Thereby keeping the air cool as well? No, but the hot metal would transfer heat to the incoming intake charge. My BAT pipe is normally too hot to even touch during the summer. On the highway (or if you stopped and touched it right afterwards) it is only warm. But any other type of driving, or worse, prolonged idling (rush hour, waiting in line, etc) and it gets so hot it won't cool for a while! I even have done a few little tweaks to help cool the engine bay and help fresh air reach the filter. Doesn't help if the car's not moving or not moving fast! I even tried coating the intake pipe, but that was only marginal at best. 2000 SVT #674 - Check it out! Whoever coined the phrase; "If it ain't broke; don't fix it" ~ Just doesn't get it...

Re: DO I WANT THE SCA cold-air induction system? #110360 12/03/01 01:23 AM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,083 St. Kitts T TonyD Member
TonyD Member T Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,083 St. Kitts	well it was worth a shot 1998 SE ATX Dual exhaust Body conversion Nakamichi CD-40z HU Sound by Crystal Mobile Powered by a/d/s M860 AMP My Ride

Re: DO I WANT THE SCA cold-air induction system? #110361 12/03/01 02:02 AM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 422 Freehold, NJ, USA F Frank Member
Frank Member F Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 422 Freehold, NJ, USA	I have a feeling that the hot manifold transfers so much heat to the incoming air charge that the material the intake pipe is made of almost doesn't matter, until you do something about the manifold (hood scoop? phenolic spacer?). Afterall, aluminum is a much better conductor of heat than steel. 2000 Mercury Cougar V6 ATX. 16.0@87MPH, 155.0 FWHP

Re: DO I WANT THE SCA cold-air induction system? #110362 12/03/01 02:23 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 583 Ft. Myers, FL, USA F Fast4DrSVT Member
Fast4DrSVT Member F Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 583 Ft. Myers, FL, USA	All I know is that I had the KKM intake for about 3 months before I decided to get a CAI, I noticed an instant difference. I went back to the KKM due to the fear of water damage and when I switched back the power loss was enough that I didn;t care about water damage and switched back. I've now had the CAI with absolutely no water induction for over a year and after careful study with the filter location I figured the design would only hurt if you were idiling in a puddle of water.. Eric First I would like to congratulate my 2002 "The Perfect Storm" undefeated National Champions MIAMI HURRICANES1999 Ford Contour SVT #206 00 SVT motor with Return fuelBlack-TanCold Air Intake with 6" S&B Funnel RamSho-shop off road yBrullen Cat-Back 3.5" slant tips no resUnorthodox racing crank pulleyLotec Guage pod with Air/Fuel, Oil Pressure and Voltage17" Image Tuners215/40 Falken Ziex's B/M Short ShifterNokya 9006/9005 80w/100w Xenon'sJSP wingBNM White Faced HVACCustom svt emblemed rearBosch +4'sH/R springs*Euro Sidemarkers. Eric@ritterpenusa.com Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch and Fidanza Flywheel.

Re: DO I WANT THE SCA cold-air induction system? #110363 12/03/01 03:37 AM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 592 Alexandria, VA R RTStabler51 Member
RTStabler51 Member R Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 592 Alexandria, VA	I have had mine only for about 3 weeks, and the placement really does suck. BUT I seem to have the 'fix' for it which is fairly simple...... It does put the Filter/MAF about 6" from the Rad fans, and once those babys kick on the idling goes to ****, and bounces and stalls. My fix was to create a 'shield' of sorts that 'protects' it from air that is disturbed once the fans kicked on. That has solved 90% of my stalling. Still working on the other 10%. As for the water getting sucked up..My theory tho unproven is this. 1)Filter will soak up most of it 2)Very little water would actually get sucked up into the intake manifold, look how far it would have to travel! and if it would...wouldn't that fine mist help the cooling of the incoming air??? Like i said nothing proven, just my theory Ryan 98.5 Silver Frost Tour SVT 5979/6535 Born: May 15, 1998 Some Mods, still not fast enough.. 90 Black SHO SVT Performance.Com

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