How Cold Air Intakes Work

If you are a car enthusiast in any capacity, there's a good chance you want to improve your vehicle. Whether it's through a turbocharger or a performance chip, there are a multitude of ways to improve your car's performance. Intakes are one of the most popular, easy and cost efficient options to improve your car's speed and horsepower.

A lot of people will aimlessly add parts to their car because they saw them on Fast and the Furious or on a car forum. Few of these people really know how these parts work, and often misapply them or get a part that is less than optimal.

Cold air intakes lower the temperature of the car air to fully use an engine's capability. Cold air is a supply force for your engine, giving it the ability to perform to the best of its ability.

Cold air intakes are for more than increasing your car's performance. They can also make your car look better, as they are available a multitude of colors and also spruce up the "quality" of your engine's look. They also unleash a throaty, deep noise that announces your car's abilities on the pavement. This will let the adept listener know that your car is not to be reckoned with.

Cold Air Intakes often come in an assortment of colors you can use to best match your car's exterior and engine bay styling. Typical colors are red, blue, silver, and chrome.

As with moth things, it's important to do some in depth research before making a purchasing decision. Claims of thirty horsepower gains are likely fake and mean that you are likely spending your money on a low quality product. There are several great brands like K&y N and Injen will likely give you consistent and quality products you can feel confident putting in your car and expecting a legitimate increase in your car's performance.

By Ross Hudqens