Friday, July 25, 2008

Car Modifying 101 - Air Filter

Welcome to Car Modifying 101. Today's Topic is:

AIR FILTER(INTAKE SYSTEM)

This is the basic of the basic, don't even think of doing anything else before modifying your intake system, or air filter for that matter.

Your engine is like your body, and the air filter is your lung. If your lung is clogged, you can't breate well, hence suffering oxygen deprivation, and your heart rate will go, then you die(exxagerating). Same goes for your air filter. A clogged filter means the engine can't breathe properly, hence the ECU will inject more fuel, resulting in poor fuel economy just because you're too lazy to clean your air filter. 

Spot the similarities between the dirty filter and dirty lung?

Also, long intake piping increase low end torque, and mediocre high speed performance. Short intake pipe will affect vehicle pickup, but when your vehicle speed is higher(speed and rev), thats when it really shines. Kinda like our biological reproduction really, long = slow, short = fast

Decide well. Always remember:

MORE POWER = MORE FUEL CONSUMPTION

Theres no 2 way for this