And we have done all this in a black Dodge Challenger ‘73 Amped-up with 440 blocks. But it was not just the upgrade. He had to maximize a simplified exhaust system and an air intake AFE cold further production.

Stock intake systems are designed to eliminate the engine noise, and thus often strongly restrict air flow and overall performance. But this is an aftermarket cold air intake system, walks in The principle is simple: the more air the engine gets, the higher the performance. With a cold air intake AFE under the hood, you get an immediate increase in performance will receive up to 50 hp, with the addition of up to 40 lb-ft of torque. This used to connect to an overall efficiency in your combustion generated by pulling in fresh air and provide an increased amount of oxygen for the combustion of fuel.

An AFE intake system completely replaced parts stocks currently in your vehicle, and a fresh air into the engine, making the greatest improvement in overall survival in power and torque not increase performance. They are also equipped with a heat shield made of powder coated steel to cool the air.

Fuel efficient – between 1-2 miles per gallon – we saved a ton on gas, especially when we are away on the Interstate. There was also a harsh roar our Dodge higher speeds. The thing looked like an animal because it on the walls of the Grand Canyon echoes.

Available in two different phases, which have different levels of increased performance, AFE air intake systems you can replace the airbox and air filter factory with a Stage 1 kit or replace the factory airbox, the filter and the air intake in step 2 Kit. Its simple installation requires only a few basic tools and takes less than half an hour in the pop-holes required in the factory directly from your vehicle without drilling or other alterations.

Although the process differs significantly from a vehicle, most installations are completed, with some installed in less than half an hour with a few basic tools in about an hour. In fact, many systems installed the cold air that only one socket set and screwdriver and get his step by step with instructions. In collaboration with the performance gains, so that an AFE intake system, including filter SFA, upgrade performance ideal for do-it-yourselfers.

Like most people we know by the price of petrol rockets are frustrated. Many people want the best rate of fuel consumption for their vehicles and get to the right. The only way, the best gas mileage is obtained by car-related, where you want to go. This course is not an option. However, there are some things that can be done to get the best rate of fuel consumption of your vehicle such as adding a fresh air. When it comes to improving the mileage of the cars, the basic problem you will encounter is how you handle your car and your driving habits without fresh air.

You can buy kits that all devices the performance you need to have to install your system for the admission of fresh air. If your system has been installed, you can hear the air in the filter. Many manufacturers claim that the use of a system of cold air intake you are actually better gas mileage with your car.

In cars, the air in the combustion chamber where fuel burned to produce energy is not required. If you’re not careful, the category of basic research, the air is necessary to keep a fire. Same concept here. To put it bluntly, more air = better combustion = better acceleration.

There are only two types of air filters on the market: an open pod or drop in.

Choose what suits you best

Open the pods are generally larger and requires the removal of the device during the intake standard. You have the best performance when it comes to the intake air, but it lacks the ability filtration.

Lower filters, on the other side offer “plug and play ‘Fortunately for beginners, because you can simply replace your OEM air filter for these things. No changes necessary. Aspirated air is generally better than the standard OEM air filter, but also here is the filtration is not so good.

The decision, which is simply for your car. It depends on the type of transmission your vehicle uses. An automatic car will benefit from the lower filter, but it will have little or no improvement when it is equipped with an open gondola, needs open to reason sleeves to REV from 3000 rpm to be able to in order to function optimally, and the automatic cars in general before changing speed of the Bar 3000 U / min.

Manual transmission cars can still benefit both open and pod-drop filter, because the engine can easily and the driver decide when to change gears revs. Life is not fair.

There are several brands that are synonymous with air filter replaced. Brands like K & N and HKS are probably the best automotive air filters for money can buy.

The increase of the air intake of your car

In addition, there are several ways to do this. Remember, it may not be the most attractive opportunities. This is called a Cold Air Intake (CAI) pipes.

Here’s another theory: the cold air is heavier than warm air, so that in theory, in the atmosphere, the cold air is closer to the ground. In this sense, if you imagine your air intake hose (the hose, the air results in the unit air filter) in front of the car, and a low position, cold or put in the case of South-East Asia, is not the air so temperature state, the combustion chamber and the combustion give more help to a better acceleration.

This requires, however, to drill a hole in the center of his bumper. I saw some very well done CAI, but most of it, will it look like your car, especially a molar tooth is removed.

Before you decide, all excited and to buy a new air filter for your car, please note that the replacement filter, you can breathe without your car better, but at a lower cost filtration. This does not mean that the installation of a replacement air filter, the engine can be long term damage. It only means that the standard of your car air filter OEM able, the smallest particles of dust filters, at least the cost of renting air through. Aftermarket air filters are washable, however, making it a lifetime investment for your car, unless you keep the filters changed in order to determine the difference test.

A simple test to see how your air filter is dirty and the suitability of filtration is simply to put in place for a light. A clean filter the light would bite through the pores of the filter, while a dirty filter would block light completely. See Air Filter with a good filtration performance in general is dirty quickly, which means that c does a good job filtering, while a capacitor filter rating, at least not stay clean longer.

The inlet system ideal replacement should increase the speed of the air when he goes to the throttle, while minimizing turbulence, temperature and flow restriction. There are many manufacturers of cold air intake systems with different techniques in order to maintain the increased air flow, reduces turbulence and lower intake temperatures.

Ford Mustang Factory intake also tend to have the bandwidth restrictions, in order to save space and weight under the hood and are not very attractive. Aftermarket cold air intake systems in many different designs, colors and sizes, are easy to install and less expensive than other changes to improve performance.

My choice for Mustang cold air intake is the secret weapon intake Secret Weapon R. They are attractive and have all the features you want for a cold air intake,

Cooler air temperatures, increased flow, less turbulence, a system to increase the speed and they are very attractive. You are a system of V6 and V8 Mustangs, both systems are Ram Air Kit II (Figure 2)

The Mustang Secret Weapon recording starts with a polyurethane foam air filter is estimated to 300 pores per inch This filter traps more dirt than K & N / AEM Injen air filter and that of 30-60 pores per square centimeter. Air filter has Ram Air capability, by the pipe above the air filter more cool air from the nose of your Mustang. The filter can be completely disassembled and cleaned.

The air filter is a real STACK speed (Figure 1) is fed in, it collects more air and increasing the air velocity in the pipe. The inlet tube has a primary and secondary air within the passage of the intake pipe to create a merger to take effect right before the throttle, the speed of air increases 3 times.

Ram Air Kits get cooler air at high speed into the entrance of the increasing power. These kits usually use a hood to air in the air channel “funnel” that the tunnel of the air in a 3.2-inch pipe to the inlet. These kits Ram Air Essentially you ever larger amounts of “Boost” increases the speed of the vehicle. They do not give additional boost at idle, because Ram-air kit air force to push the air in the hall, but at highway speeds, they may very well developed with 70 miles an hour wind speed reaches the dose!

These kits are to install Ram Air pretty easy and the money can be a good upgrade. There are some Ram-Air kit available, can install a cold air intake, so that you, the extra profit of less than cold air associated with earnings momentum added to higher speed. To install one of these, you have to install a hood parts with a ball already in place. They are sometimes called induction style hoods and are available in fiberglass and carbon fiber. Or you can cut your own by buying a hood and to make the existing hole in your hood, but I recommend an induction hood for this type of application designed.

Keep the pedal to the floor, and, as always, stay tuned!