Air intake? Cold Air intake?

Question:
Is there a difference? Are all aftermarket intakes cold air intakes? How do I know its a cold air intake?

Answers:

What can cause a squeak on the drivers side front?

i own a repair shop,and all a cold air intake is,is a system that gets it air farther away from the engine as the original one does,they are designed to collect air closer to the engine, a cold air intake is made to go to the farthest point it can and get the coolest air it can and usually do this is from a fender well or the front of the engine,what they don't tell you is in 85 degree temperatures,the cold air intakes are not as effective as the would be in cooler temperatures,but they do help an engine run better,because it keeps the gas from evaporating as fast as it would in hot conditions,good luck i hope this helps.

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Ford Galaxy (2003) Brake Light Problem?

cold air intake, is a fancy name for air intakes. they start at a box by the fender and go to the intake manifold

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How do you put a bed extender on plus i got a bed cover take it off or not?

on my truck cold air helps tremendously

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Have a 1997 Mercury Mountaineer windows stopped working?

Do you have a turbo? Do you see any indication of hot air from the exhaust being introduced into the intake? Two no's equals a "cold air intake"!

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There are some fibers coming out of my exhaust (looks like hair extensions!) I think it might be by backbox...

This is a VERY good question...I see a lot of these COLD air intake systems (on ebay especially) that are no more than a big dip in your wallet. A true cold air intake will bring "outside air" into your intake tube, not hot under hood air. Most of the car manufacturers do this cold air intaking by ducting into the wheel well. You may have seen the ads showing nothing but a short tube with a filter on the end drawing hot under hood air into your engine. What a waste.and think about this when you see one of these.if it doesn't bring in cooler outside air to your inlet tube then it ain't a cold air intake. Spend your money where it will do some good...a K&N filter in your stock airbox is a good start. It's not the big stuff that gives you more power (unless you've got Bill Gates $$) but the small things that add up. BTW, cold air is denser and contains more oxygen molecules than an equal volume of hot air, giving your more power. Hope this helps a bit.

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