Should i remove the stock air scoop or leave it alone?
03-18-2003, 06:55 PM
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Should i remove the stock air scoop or leave it alone?
I've had my Stillen intake for about 6 months with no problems at all. I have left the stock air scoop and sensors right where they are but I was wondering if there is a better way to deal with this. I know people have removed them but i wasnt sure what the best thing to do would be. I guess if its not broke dont fix it but if that was the case then why do we mod our cars right.
03-19-2003, 04:02 AM
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Re: Should i remove the stock air scoop or leave it alone?
Originally posted by LouE37
I've had my Stillen intake for about 6 months with no problems at all. I have left the stock air scoop and sensors right where they are but I was wondering if there is a better way to deal with this. I know people have removed them but i wasnt sure what the best thing to do would be. I guess if its not broke dont fix it but if that was the case then why do we mod our cars right.
I've had my Stillen intake for about 6 months with no problems at all. I have left the stock air scoop and sensors right where they are but I was wondering if there is a better way to deal with this. I know people have removed them but i wasnt sure what the best thing to do would be. I guess if its not broke dont fix it but if that was the case then why do we mod our cars right.
03-20-2003, 12:39 PM
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it dumps road moisture directly onto my pop charger making the whistling noise louder when driving in the rain, plus all the dirt and grime gets deposited onto the filter so I'm thinking about removing it.
There are two sensors, one conects to the +ve battery terminal, whats that do? The other is actually labeled "Boost Sensor" and disappears into the wiring harness! Where is a good place to stash these? Do they need airflow over them?
There are two sensors, one conects to the +ve battery terminal, whats that do? The other is actually labeled "Boost Sensor" and disappears into the wiring harness! Where is a good place to stash these? Do they need airflow over them?
03-20-2003, 12:50 PM
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i left mine on.
by leaving it on , won't it bring fresh air into the engine bay?
if you take it off you will just be sucking hot engine air. right?
i am not sure ,that is how i see it. if i am wrong please tell me why
not looking to get flamed
just making an educated guess.
by leaving it on , won't it bring fresh air into the engine bay?
if you take it off you will just be sucking hot engine air. right?
i am not sure ,that is how i see it. if i am wrong please tell me why
not looking to get flamed
just making an educated guess.
03-20-2003, 02:06 PM
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The sensor mounted in the stock air scoop is the air intake temperature sensor. If you remove that sensor from the scoop and mount it inside the engine bay, you will remove it from a source of fresh air and expose it to heat soak from the engine.
I don't know about you, but that just never seemed like a very good idea to me.
I don't know about you, but that just never seemed like a very good idea to me.
03-20-2003, 02:46 PM
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Originally posted by y2kse
The sensor mounted in the stock air scoop is the air intake temperature sensor. If you remove that sensor from the scoop and mount it inside the engine bay, you will remove it from a source of fresh air and expose it to heat soak from the engine.
I don't know about you, but that just never seemed like a very good idea to me.
The sensor mounted in the stock air scoop is the air intake temperature sensor. If you remove that sensor from the scoop and mount it inside the engine bay, you will remove it from a source of fresh air and expose it to heat soak from the engine.
I don't know about you, but that just never seemed like a very good idea to me.
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