CAI doesnt seem to have made any difference!?

[VS-S-PACK-UTE]

hi, i recently fitted a CAI on my v6 vs Ute, the ones the supercharged holdens came out with. And 2 be honest it hasn't made any real noticeable difference at all. the utes got a 3 inch catback, pacemaker headers and a k&n high flow filter. should this mod have made any difference to the car as it is?
My mate from work reckons the computer needs 2 reset itself to adjust to the extra air coming in, is this right?

thanks.

[Stressball]

No extra air is coming in, just colder air; in theory. Not a chance you'd be getting any ram air effect out of the super6 cai on an N/A V6.

You mean the Super6 CAI, which sits on top of the radiator. I had one, if anything it made the car run worse because of the unbelievable amount of heatsoak from the radiator beneath it. I can't see it doing a whole lot unless the car is never sitting still, got to have constant air flow and even then I don't think it would do much good.

[pillzor]

incoming shitstorm

[_R_J_K_]

And 2 be honest it hasn't made any real noticeable difference at all.

What kind of a difference were you expecting? It's not really a "performance" for the N/A, because the N/A engine probably won't need to suck as much air at once as the super6 will. One would assume that it would give better access to air as it has a bigger duct than the standard air box. You might get better acceleration, might get better fuel economy, might get not much at all.

[greenacc]

I think what you have noticed is correct. At full throttle at high speed you might notice something, but around town i doubt they are worth anything. There's a bloke on here with a turbo VL drag car running a stardard air box.

[immortality]

super6 CAI = heatsoak nightmare on VR/VS model commodores

i had the exact same conclusion after fitting one on the missus car. i now run a MACE enclosed POD setup.

i have also done back 2 back runs with both setups with EFIlive to monitor intake temps. check this thread MACE Cold Air Intake if you want to see the data logs.

if your not interested in the MACE setup then i would recommend you ditch the super6 CAI and copy Mortons setup which is basically a 90mm flexi hose that fits into the bottom of the airbox where the super6 CAI sits now and then goes to the to the bottom of the front bar and get 100% cold air

[Changa]

Best thing is to block the entrance to the airbox, use and angle grinder and cut a circular hole through the bottom of the airbx then also a hole through the thin metal underneath. Result is a hole sucking cold air from straight under the wheel arch. Not great for wet weather driving or in dusty conditions recommend a decent filter like lukey or just paper is fine. Dont use K&N you may as well use nothing, they filter bugger all unless you are on a race track or are in a virtually dust free environment. you might have a gap inbetween the airbox and metal underneath I used an plastic containter (use one suitable for your sized hole) which I cut a thin ring out of and filled the area around with silicon making an air tight hole. I also put some mozzie mesh over the hole to avoid sucking in anything too big.

[WogBoyz]

hi, i recently fitted a CAI on my v6 vs Ute, the ones the supercharged holdens came out with. And 2 be honest it hasn't made any real noticeable difference at all. the utes got a 3 inch catback, pacemaker headers and a k&n high flow filter. should this mod have made any difference to the car as it is?
My mate from work reckons the computer needs 2 reset itself to adjust to the extra air coming in, is this right?

thanks.

your prob losing power with a 3inch cat back a N/A stock 6


also +1 for the MACE CAI

[greenfoam]

It's probably gained you a tenth over the 1/4 mile at least if not two tenths. Which in it's own right is a huge gain. However, it's not something a human can notice. So you will need something a bit more accurate to messure the gains