useless CAI?

[apoc585]

Ok, i know this may sounds stupid, but ive been thinkin about my CAI for a while now and cant see how it would work to my advantage watsoever...
I have a VS Maloo that is stock, with the standard HSV OTR CAI down to the air box and into the engine... now my problem:bang:... with the Maloo front bar (im guessin is same for clubsports etc) the bonnet actually lips over the front bar meaning all (well at least most of) the air would go straight to the radiator and id get nothing into the CAI?? Is there something im missing or should i look at getting a different CAI? i know with my last VS, i had a GTO style front end fitted and was faced with the same problem but i got a Pod n shroud off a mate and it seemed to do the job sittin behind the headlight, only thing is ive heard a fair bit of negativity about the Pods so dont think i should go down the same path...??

Suggestions:w00t:?

In between the headlights above the grill... no gap?

 

[SAV_117]

ive seen some ppl run a thick tube from underneath the bumper to there CAI

 

[greenfoam]

Look to me like HSV gave you a lovely hole in the bumper for a nice CAI

 

[savage1987]

haha but something you also need to remember... CAIs do not need to have air rammed at them. The motor will develop the flow and suck in the air it needs. They only need to have a feeding area of cooler air than most.. At the end of the day, your stock one is not losing you any power really, you will not work miracles changing it, money and time better spent elsewhere. HSV are not entirely stupid, they haven't put it there for fun.

Cooler air from in front of the radiator = yay... your cold air intake is working just fine.

Just a thought
Sam

 

[sir355]

keep your hsv set up, cut a circular hole in the bottom of the airbox and through the steel it sits on, run some ducting pipe ( wat ever size turns you on ) from that hole to the passenger side brake duct or passengerside of the main duct in your front bar, make sure it runs down and trhen back up to the hole in the bar and drill a little hole in the lowest part of the ducting so that any water that may get in there will drain out.. I have seen the benifits of this first hand, you can't get much better and it costs you stuff all!! nuff said

 

[cpbait]

yeh what sir355 said i'd do that, i had a stock vr v6, put the ecotec s/c otr cai on (same as your clubby one) and you could feel the diference, i thought the bonnet might have been crushing the intake, but yes it does work, seen the hole trick on a work mates vnss, and yes it does work wonders, costs what ever you want it to cost (material wise) and takes no time to do, good luck with it.

 

[Tony.]

This doesn't help your question at all but nice ute!!

 

[Emackulation]

Look to me like HSV gave you a lovely hole in the bumper for a nice CAI

I have to agree here, nothing better then knowing your car is sucking from the optimum position.

 

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

The radiator doesn't let all the air through it. It is also a high pressure area, with the intake being above the radiator, the air that is being forced around the radiator will make it's way straight into the intake anyway.

 

[STEALTHY™]

Leave it stock. Don't ruin a genuine maloo by cutting holes in steel.For the 2 kw gain, its not worth it.