Just fuel for the fire that I ran across this morning.
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Apparently import tuner mag did an article and hood props work?
Do hood spacers work? The answer here... - Page 2 - 8th Generation Honda Civic Forum
I looked at the website and didn't find it. It is in the Sept 09 issue, page 32. It's got numbers backing it up and it did mention that the aftermarket filter was located right near the header and that propping the hood would be an immediate help irt IATs. Here were the results,
Ambient Temps @ 78 degrees, Intake Air Temps:
Max Temp at idle: Stock hood: 173 degrees, lifted hood: 156 degrees
AVG Temp (driving): Stock: 100 degrees, Lifted: 93 degrees
Low Temp (driving): Stock: 96 degrees, Lifted: 86 degrees
Originally Posted by Tasuki_Civic
This is the kinda thing that I really scratch my head at. Now I know your car has ITBs pointed right up against the firewall, but on your average car, why are people even half concerned with the air temperature under the hood? Why do people think that the air under the hood and IATs are the most import thing in the world? Why is no one measuring coolant temps or # of times the fans cycle? The ability for a radiator to dissipate heat and keep an engine running at the designated operating temperature with the least amount of stress on the system is far more important that IATs.Some of the posts on that thread are pretty funny...only because people believe them. If this was a mod that worked in any way at all, would you not see real race cars using it? If your ITAs are high, why not move the location of the filter? Duh.
02' Miata
I have a small hood riser set on my car... Were there when I bought the car couple years ago. But after reading this thread I am concerned.
Although I haven't driven the car in three weeks, do I need to be concerned that my under-hood temps are too high right now?
For you non-boost Miata folks, there is a really simple way to have a good CAI by doing this + a little isolator box.
instead of...
But then again, on the stock intake, it has a snorkel for the purpose of using a source of cooler air and the piping has resonance built into it to help performance. Using the Miata as an example...but apply logic across the board, if your intake is in a shitty position, don't bitch about IATs being high...use logic and change the source of intake air.
02' Miata