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Originally posted by bodyart27
I like the mini ram air, but you are still going to be pulling hot air in from under the engine bay. You could box the filter up in an inclosure to isolate it from the heat and try to pull air in from outside the engine compartment....
this is a cold air setup that I have on my nissan:
http://www.se-r.net/engine/cool_air_intake.html
Also, is the cone cotton (like K&N) or paper? If it is Cotton, it needs to be oil to trap dirt...
Nice setup though!
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As far as pulling in hot air, that's what the stock setup does with ALL of it's air. It may come in cold, but by the time it's gone its route, guaranteed it's not "cold" anymore. I have a portable temp monitor that I can run a thermocouple into the intake at the turbo and will see what the temp actually is, THEN do the same thing with a stock setup, would be interesting to note the differences.
I did buy one of those half-shields that match contour of these filters, but found out it was plastic and didn't think it would hold up well, so I took it back. Besides, with a direct shot of cold ram air, my gut feeling is that it will be colder overall air than the stock, but I guess I'll have to temp probe this, then remove everything and install the stock setup and see how it does with a probe.
The filter is cotton and will get a dose of K&N filter oil before it heads out on the road. Of course, it needs tires all-around to be road worthy and I won't be able to afford those at any foreseeable point in the future.