I got NJ's AEM for a nice price and installed it. The tube isn't silver like others I have seen, it's a grayish metallic color, nice looking. The cone filter has a sock over it for aiding in keeping the filter clean. Couldn't beat the price , it's in now and functioning.
Good luck with your new CAI. When on the gas I love the sound this item makes
Couple of things to watch out for. If the tube is angled too high it will rub against the hood insulation. Also, I had to cut my heat shield down about a ½ inch because it was digging into the hood insulation. The heat shield is not vertically adjustable so there is no other option should you encounter this problem…FYI…
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I got NJ's AEM for a nice price and installed it. The tube isn't silver like others I have seen, it's a grayish metallic color, nice looking. The cone filter has a sock over it for aiding in keeping the filter clean. Couldn't beat the price , it's in now and functioning.
Couple of things to watch out for. If the tube is angled too high it will rub against the hood insulation. Also, I had to cut my heat shield down about a ½ inch because it was digging into the hood insulation. The heat shield is not vertically adjustable so there is no other option should you encounter this problem…FYI…
I see no evidence of the shield interfering with the hood nor do I see any indentations of the tube or shield in the hood insulation. I see no marks on the hood insulation, nor do I feel any resistance when lightly closing the hood. I did have the tube adjusted as high as it will allow in the elongated bracket hole. After reading your post I went out and lowered the filter to about 1/2 way down the the elongated hole. I notice the tube does get hot when run.
I see no evidence of the shield interfering with the hood nor do I see any indentations of the tube or shield in the hood insulation. I see no marks on the hood insulation, nor do I feel any resistance when lightly closing the hood. I did have the tube adjusted as high as it will allow in the elongated bracket hole. After reading your post I went out and lowered the filter to about 1/2 way down the the elongated hole. I notice the tube does get hot when run.
The tube does feel very warm to the touch when the car is warmed up and running, this is one on the reasons why I insulated mine. I used a automotive insulation wrap that I found on EBAY. Now the tube stays much cooler. Check out this engine picture, you can see part of my insulation.
Being the tube is metal and not plastic, I noticed it. The plastic OEM one never was as hot to the touch.
The tube is NOT silver in color like PDQ's but a grayish metallic color.
most guys over here go a OTR or MCAI with 2 hole mod
I dont know if the GTO has the shroud on the front of the air box standard or not but that is what we call a MCAI (monaro CAI)
and we do a 2 hole mod on the bottom half of the air box
here is a link to a DIY My CAI mod on my VY SS ute (series 1)
very cheap mod with good gains
add a K&N filter and it is a all good
I would do this over the K&N pod filters
Why not do the hole mod out the bottom through the fender well to pull cold air?? Looks like you opened up hot air from the engine bay
Volant was best by far, plastic intake tube does not heat up plus the box style holds air for when youre ready to step on it doesnt hesitate plus it keeps the air from the engine bay away and it looks cool. I had a K&N and didn't really like it, it was noisy and hesitant.
Volant was best by far, plastic intake tube does not heat up plus the box style holds air for when youre ready to step on it doesnt hesitate plus it keeps the air from the engine bay away and it looks cool. I had a K&N and didn't really like it, it was noisy and hesitant.
Being retired I have a lot of free time on my hands. I wanted to do some research to find out which CAI filter has the highest CFM rating and the highest filtration rating. I have contacted the tech departments on several CAI maker and was able to get these numbers. The CFM rate on the 05-06 filters from K&N and Lingenfelter are 621.88 CFMs. The AEM Brute Force has a CFM rating of 1,350. All of the systems seem to have about the same filtration rating. I have not heard from Volant
Being retired I have a lot of free time on my hands. I wanted to do some research to find out which CAI filter has the highest CFM rating and the highest filtration rating. I have contacted the tech departments on several CAI maker and was able to get these numbers. The CFM rate on the 05-06 filters from K&N and Lingenfelter are 621.88 CFMs. The AEM Brute Force has a CFM rating of 1,350. All of the systems seem to have about the same filtration rating. I have not heard from Volant
Let me know what you hear from volant....I am deciding between another AEM Brute Force or Maybe giving Volant another shot....I will probally go with AEM....I found a insulated wrap that is silver and velcros around tube of intake in stylin concepts website.. I dont know....I think it would definately help me in the truck with throttle response....
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