Originally posted by esveetee:
Originally posted by louisw:
I wonder, after you're done making this heatshield and sealing it around the filter.. is it really that much better than a stock SVT airbox? 
I've gone through the KKM, K&N OEM drop-in, monsterflow foam filter (with and without the SCA CAI), the now-defunct SMA CAI, and now I'm back to the stock airbox again. Admittedly the KKM was without a heatshield, but really the only noticeable difference between any of these was sound level and a lighter wallet...
that is why just about anyone who knows anything has said that these will for the most part only give you a negligable gain in hp. any extra power noticed is most likely in your head, and the main advantage is simply the sound you get(and of course a re-usable filter)
I have an open ITG filter on the car. I have an SVT airbox in the garage. Just need to find time to test and swap.
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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