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phatman · 07-05-2003, 11:06 AM

Looks like it could turn out pretty nice looking.

As for the argument for the "cheap intake", as long as there are no nasty kinks in the flow, it will probally outperform a store-bought polished Al intake. My buddy has a polished Al cold air intake on his jeep and I laugh at him as it runs down the edge of his engine compartment getting heated up like a champ.

Here's the nerd-tech behind the abs or pvs intake: If you use clear abs, like you can buy at any hardware place, it has a thermal conductivity of 1.74 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F. Not bad, though by itself that probally doesnt mean a heap of shit to anyone. 6061-T6 Al on the other hand has a thermal conductivity of 1160 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F. Thats quite a bit more conductive than the plastic. If your set on getting an intake, follow WarWagon's suggestion of getting a non metallic or highly coated intake.

edit: the only downside is the plastic could melt with high temps.

/nerd mode off now.

07-05-2003, 11:06 AM	#19 (permalink)
phatman Upright Location: Philadelphia	Looks like it could turn out pretty nice looking. As for the argument for the "cheap intake", as long as there are no nasty kinks in the flow, it will probally outperform a store-bought polished Al intake. My buddy has a polished Al cold air intake on his jeep and I laugh at him as it runs down the edge of his engine compartment getting heated up like a champ. Here's the nerd-tech behind the abs or pvs intake: If you use clear abs, like you can buy at any hardware place, it has a thermal conductivity of 1.74 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F. Not bad, though by itself that probally doesnt mean a heap of shit to anyone. 6061-T6 Al on the other hand has a thermal conductivity of 1160 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F. Thats quite a bit more conductive than the plastic. If your set on getting an intake, follow WarWagon's suggestion of getting a non metallic or highly coated intake. edit: the only downside is the plastic could melt with high temps. /nerd mode off now. __________________ You dont get this fat from eating fucking ramen. Last edited by phatman; 07-05-2003 at 01:48 PM..