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by Mithrandir » Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:11 pm

yeah, its after market though so eh :(

by GlassWolf » Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:46 pm

for the sunroof, try a junkyard and gang the parts you need to replace the mechanism. cheapest solution.

as for CAI and mileage.. actually it should tend to hinder economy a bit because you're forcing more air into the cylinders, and with more air, you get more fuel, which would mean more power but at the cost of more fuel/air per combustion.

by Mithrandir » Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:35 pm

William from NOLA wrote:I've never seen a crank sunroof before.
If you want to be more unique, put a Type-R badge on it. lol sorry, couldn't resist
yeah its retarded, the coil or wire or spring inside broke and its sticking out so yeah it doesnt work. But id rather replace that with a pop up one or the same kind if i have to than buy a whole new kit. I was also wondering about gasmileage. Ive come to notice more horsepower can lead to better gasmileage because your not on the throttle as much. Im probably wrong lol. And to the reprogramming, i thought the sensors were there to adjust how much fuel and air are goin to the engine within reason. Such as If i add more air, the ecm will adjust and give more fuel (if there is fuel to give) which is where the having a bigger engine or injectors ect.... come into play.

by ridr4lif » Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:34 pm

William from NOLA wrote:I've never seen a crank sunroof before.
My brothers '84 BMW 318i has a crank sunroof. HA!

by lotas » Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:07 pm

Just curious you engine fanatics-

What about gas mileage, how is that affected by intake/exhaust? I was reading reviews about AEM Cold Air or V2 I don't remember which but it was on Honda's and everyone kept mentioning a jump in gas mileage. Is this true? Significant amount? Worth it?

by William from NOLA » Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:01 pm

I've never seen a crank sunroof before.

If you want to be more unique, put a Type-R badge on it. lol sorry, couldn't resist

by Mithrandir » Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:43 pm

GlassWolf wrote:yeah the hoodpins thing was a running joke on another board... everything there is "zomg! hoodpinz!" so it got to be a joke. but that board lives in memes like that heh
anyway here's the real core of the problem:
intake and exhaust should help an engine breathe better, and increase performance.
that's the idea.
here's the hold up:
you have a computer controlled EFI car, and the air/fuel mix is all preset by the computer, so more air in isn't going to improve anything. the throttlebody, MAF sensor, and so forth will all still limit the F/A mixture and the results won't change in output unless you can actually remap the ECM to account for the changes. Now if you really want the best bang for the buck improvement to performance for any modern car, get a reprogrammer for it and reset the computer in the car for better performance.
That's my best suggestion.
cool cool, i may do that if i come into spare money, btw can you replace the part of a sunroof that opens and closes it? the latch or crank or whatever it may be. (mine is a crank open and the crank is busted, everything else is ok) Id rather not replace the whole deal if i dont have to

by GlassWolf » Tue Mar 14, 2006 6:32 am

yeah the hoodpins thing was a running joke on another board... everything there is "zomg! hoodpinz!" so it got to be a joke. but that board lives in memes like that heh
anyway here's the real core of the problem:
intake and exhaust should help an engine breathe better, and increase performance.
that's the idea.
here's the hold up:
you have a computer controlled EFI car, and the air/fuel mix is all preset by the computer, so more air in isn't going to improve anything. the throttlebody, MAF sensor, and so forth will all still limit the F/A mixture and the results won't change in output unless you can actually remap the ECM to account for the changes. Now if you really want the best bang for the buck improvement to performance for any modern car, get a reprogrammer for it and reset the computer in the car for better performance.
That's my best suggestion.

by Mithrandir » Tue Mar 14, 2006 5:09 am

GlassWolf wrote:not worth it. no noticeable performance gain.
the sunfire isn't a sportscar. don't treat it like one.
all you'll end up with is a riced out wannabe, in all honesty.
for what it's worth, this is what performance really sounds like:
http://www.glasswolf.net/misc/440.mp3
now, if you were to add hoodpins.. that'd be like 20HP right there.
hoodpins?

i think you were joking kiki, thats not very nice :-P Thats fine, im lookin at gettin a trans am formula in 2 years or so

by Jonathan » Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:56 pm

In dedication to the above comments, I have created a new thread:
http://www.caraudiocentral.net/forums/s ... #post39962

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