HPS short ram intake on the 2.7 taco let me know what you think

I wanted to change up the intake so I went with a blue HPS silicone short ram intake. It also has a heat shield but for what i paid I'm happy. Better throttle response too

 

Hot air intake = lost power

 

The piping for a cold air intake is not much more tucked towards the ground so it pulls hot air as well. I left the bottom half of the stock air filter on below the cone bc there's a tube that's pulling air from the wheel well

 

Cold air intakes for our truck seal to the hole in the fender well pulling ambient air.

98% of the air you are drawing in with that setup is all air being heated by the motor. I guarantee you are not getting anything coming from the stock tube.

Just trying to help.

 

im not sure about the 4 banger, but a k&n intake on a 2nd gen v6 (shit filter imho) still draws ambient air at the same speed stock does approx 40mph......yet looks like wut u would call a hot air intake

 

That's why you go with the fully enclosed aFe.

 

because they all draw the same temp air at 40mph?

 

Better filter

 

agreed...... but I had to try all of them to test the temps...... that pos got sold asap tho

 

Seems like all CAI are pretty useless. Good money making scam though. "Adds 16 HP!!!" should read "makes rumbly noise when you step on it!!"

 

Turn the piping and take air from the cowl.

 

With my experience with after market air intake is no matter how much you wrap it with "heat resistant wrap" or an In-closed box they all pull hot air. How could a motor not gain any sort of power from any kind of intake its pulling more air in which means more power.. Right?