I yanked my stock intake on Monday (June 23, 2008) and I noticed that it is all enclosed. The only opening goes through a metal bracket under the fuse panel, and then that leads to a hole in the fender! THE WHOLE THING HAS NO HOLES EXCEPT THAT ONE! I have no idea where it gets the air from, but I find it hard to believe that changing that out to a cold air kit or even a ram kit only nets 2-4 horses. I'll post pics later of what I mean, for those of you who stopped at the box.

thats right, just that one hole. and you really only get like 2-4, but its more of a feeling then the HP. just trust me when i say it feels better. and i'd just recommend a SRI (short ram intake) its the cheapest most affective for the cost. it'll run you like 35 bucks or so total. go down to your local auto store, but a power adder intake (25 bucks) and a MAF adapter (10 bucks) and throw it on there. takes 4 bolts to do the adapter and like 2 or 3 to remove the stock air box. less then 25 minutes and you on your way to modding your ride. :57:

good info but wrong vehicle. the 420a cars don't have a MAF :blush-anim-cl:

the stock intake system does only draw from that little hole in the fender,, seems stupid. The reason you only get 2-4hp is because the real restriction lies in the exhaust. the stock exhaust is only 2.125" if I can remember right. That's pretty small. Not to mention the manifold, cat and especially muffler are REALLY restrictive.

the best n/a bolt on gain I ever got from my 420a car was cold air intake, header, 2.5" exhaust with high flow cat. you will really feel that one. but still only gets you aroudn 15hp

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