2 Quick ?s

[steventadams]

Ive got two questions for everyone which I hope are easy to answer because that would make my life easier.

1) Exhaust. Is the exhaust under my truck more or less a bunch of pipes welded together and mounted underneath with a cat, muffler, and tip at the end?

2) CAI. How exactly does a cold air intake work. I know that it intakes cold air but how exactly does it "separate" out the hot air? Is the only difference the shield around the filter? When I looked at pictures that was the only really obvious difference I saw...

Any insight is appreciated. Thanks.

 

[steventadams]

nothing?

 

[sparkyXplorer]

The first question seems kind of like you answered it yoursefl but yes, the "exhuast system" is a series of cats, muffler, pipes, and possiblly a tip or else it is just rough cut pipe out the end.

With the CAI they do have the small sheild to try and keep engine heat away, but a "true" CAI will have a a pipe running down kind of under a bumber or valance mount to intake the air that you happen to be driving in, even on a hot day it is much cooler then the air surrounding your engine, but an intake will let air flow smoother not just colder

 

[steventadams]

ok so the CAI takes the air from a different location farther away from the heat produced by the engine and other parts than the stock intake. Makes sense. thanks.