TruBluS2k

the faster you are moving the more air that is going to be forced in sounds like a great idea to me

Gernby

I don't doubt that the aut cooling plate may increase the amount of cool air to the filter. What I dispute is the term "forced". If you calculate the volume of air being sucked into the intake, and calculate the velocity of air that would have to be flowing through the auto cooling plate to "force" the air, you would realize that it's just not happening.

TruBluS2k

well the air is going to be forced into the front of the car depending on the speed of the car. This is not going to creat a real "ram air" effect as a closed box and snorkle might but there will be more "cooler" air for the intake to suck up. So im sure it helps out

Silverstone2k4

That may be true in some cases, but who is better qualified to provide performance data (albeit biased) then the company that engineered a part in the first place. After all, they possess equipment needed to measure before and after air flow / pressures / temperatures that the average consumer will not have. If anything, publishing better performance data will increase sales of a part. I'm always more interested in upgrades that have extensive documentation such as dyno graphs. I realize a dyno graph may not apply in the case of the AUT plate, but some sort of chart would be appreciated.

H22toF20

They're probably more qualified(depending on the company) but they won't do it just to hide their secrets. This leaves the consumer or shop to do the testing for the community to see what power is made and where, how much lower the IAT is at a given speed ect.

Seriously though, I've owned a Honda long enough to never believe their quoted HP/torque increase. 25hp from an intake another 25hp for a header, this is pure BS.,

defcon83

this was a good post keep it coming.... Would you say it is better just to have a K&N fipk and leave the stock radiator shroud???

H22toF20

I felt a difference with the AUT over the factory, so no. If you run with out the OEM and AUT plate, most of the air will bypass the radiator altogether; not good.

alSpeed2k

^hopefully I can get around to looking at the other data this weekend and then we can see the different temps w/ & w/o the stock radiator shroud.

defcon83

yea i had a aem v2 and w.e. difference it made from the k&n fipk that i have now good or bad it was not worth have the aem v2 due to where i live there is bad weather at times.

alSpeed2k

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