Looks good, What did all this cost you? Keep up the good work!
It runs better in the high end but has less torque in the bottom end, im to cheap to spend the money to make it a cai and wont have the car after july anywaysI am really wondering about the advantages of this system, as you've completely eliminated any chance of cooler intake air, as the original system would provide? Did you run any baseline numbers for intake air temps or are you able to get some now? My main concern is while you may have reduced restriction, you may have increased air temp - therefore completely defeating the purpose.
I may run my own testing on this over the weekend... not from a 'hp gain' stand as I have no dyno, but as an 'intake air temp' change as that can drastically affect performance.
From my understanding, putting an intake in the forte actually hurts performance..The intake was being made for KIA of Canada. Unfortunately, their design didn't help the car's performance--it actually hurt it. This is all I know. My car wasn't baselined either which means that we are still missing a stock Koup w/ auto.
no, only the setup that AEM was trying to make. Turbokits.com proved you can. If you left the stock airdam there, you probably would have better gains all around.From my understanding, putting an intake in the forte actually hurts performance..
no, only the setup that AEM was trying to make. Turbokits.com proved you can. If you left the stock airdam there, you probably would have better gains all around.
so you are saying to leave the original front scoop in ro force cooler air into the engine compartment right? I installed an intake but my filter is behing the left headlight.no, only the setup that AEM was trying to make. Turbokits.com proved you can. If you left the stock airdam there, you probably would have better gains all around.
I used the circles that the screws went through and used zip ties and zip tied it to the side there. It holds really nice but its only temp. i plan on doing something better down the road hahaWhat did you do with the ECM? I ran my intake down under the battery and wanted to remove the airbox but I really don't want the ECM just flopping around.
Really wow that is impressive for a ram air intake.Chiming in here... The AEM design was to keep the stock air box but change the intake tubing portion... That's all I know.
BTW: My intake tube like this ShortRam dynoed at 151 on an Auto! So it did make a difference up top. The car pulled much harder with VTEC and the open intake..The trade off was reduced MPG! :-(
So, I went back to the K&N with stock factory intake. It made 147WHP vs. 151WHP a delta of 4WHP.
My suggestion is to keep the tubing near the same size as the Throttle body for best over all gains....Mine was 3" which was too big.
I'm shocked at such verbiage on a KDM forum...there's NO vtech hereThe car pulled much harder with VTEC