fastlanepablo
09-16-2009, 12:51 PM
We saw a big discussion on intakes for Maggie kits on Camaro 5. Wanted to bring it over here to see what everyone thinks.
We where doing some research on the questions as to which "intake is the best" for a Maggie Charged Camaro. We would like to refer to a tech artical written by Kenne Bell and there blower kits. We know that the kits are from differenty companies, but would like to point out that they opperate in a similar manner. Here are a couple excerts from the artical and I will post the link at the end of the post for the entire artical as well.
"It is, of course, your decision if you choose for your engine to suck in this hot underhood air with one of these over the counter or "custom" kits.
However, these things are not good for our superchargers and we not only don't recommend them, we are warning against the use of them. Look at
the facts. 10° of hotter air is equivalent to 1 psi of boost. That means the difference between the fenderwell ambient 70° system and the hot underhood
air temp can be an amazing 130° (200°-70°=130°) hotter. That 130° equates to about 13 psi of additional boost (13x10°=130°). So, you thought your
engine was only seeing the increased temperature of 100° from 10 psi boost (10x10°=100°).Wrong. It's 100°+130° or 230° plus the ambient. That's
the air temp of 23 psi boost! Surprised?Are you getting the picture yet?
The Kenne Bell supercharger - or any supercharger - doesn't like another 130° of air temp that is the fault of someone else's product."
"Your supercharged engine doesn't like it. So why destroy your Kenne Bell supercharger - and possibly your engine - with 130° hotter air
from one of these cheap HOTAIR UNDERHOOD OPEN FILTERS? "Hot Air" kits are akin to "interheaters" (the opposite of intercoolers).
Don't do it! Use a SEALED filter set up that pulls cool air from the fenderwell, cowl or hood. No underhood air allowed. No half ass baffles
either."
Here is a link to the Kenne Belle artical: http://www.kennebell.net/techinfo/ge...AirWARNING.pdf
Food for thought on intakes on SC Camaro's from us.
We where doing some research on the questions as to which "intake is the best" for a Maggie Charged Camaro. We would like to refer to a tech artical written by Kenne Bell and there blower kits. We know that the kits are from differenty companies, but would like to point out that they opperate in a similar manner. Here are a couple excerts from the artical and I will post the link at the end of the post for the entire artical as well.
"It is, of course, your decision if you choose for your engine to suck in this hot underhood air with one of these over the counter or "custom" kits.
However, these things are not good for our superchargers and we not only don't recommend them, we are warning against the use of them. Look at
the facts. 10° of hotter air is equivalent to 1 psi of boost. That means the difference between the fenderwell ambient 70° system and the hot underhood
air temp can be an amazing 130° (200°-70°=130°) hotter. That 130° equates to about 13 psi of additional boost (13x10°=130°). So, you thought your
engine was only seeing the increased temperature of 100° from 10 psi boost (10x10°=100°).Wrong. It's 100°+130° or 230° plus the ambient. That's
the air temp of 23 psi boost! Surprised?Are you getting the picture yet?
The Kenne Bell supercharger - or any supercharger - doesn't like another 130° of air temp that is the fault of someone else's product."
"Your supercharged engine doesn't like it. So why destroy your Kenne Bell supercharger - and possibly your engine - with 130° hotter air
from one of these cheap HOTAIR UNDERHOOD OPEN FILTERS? "Hot Air" kits are akin to "interheaters" (the opposite of intercoolers).
Don't do it! Use a SEALED filter set up that pulls cool air from the fenderwell, cowl or hood. No underhood air allowed. No half ass baffles
either."
Here is a link to the Kenne Belle artical: http://www.kennebell.net/techinfo/ge...AirWARNING.pdf
Food for thought on intakes on SC Camaro's from us.