Car Air Intake Systems

A car's air intake system acts as a vehicle's respiratory system allowing a car to easily breathe. This creates more horsepower and helps improve torque as well as a car's mileage. Cleaner cooler not only reduces your engine's temperature but also provides more oxygen for better combustion. A car's engine is actually an air pump and must be carefully designed and tuned to improve a car's efficiency. A good air intake system increases the velocity of the air until it reaches the combustion chamber without much turbulence and restrictions.

A car's air intake system is composed of three major parts. These are air filters, a throttle body and what is called a mass flow sensor. Silencers are an optional part of air intake systems but are not used by many because of reduction in performance.

Types of Air Intake Systems

Open Element Car Air Intake Systems:
An open element car air intake system replaces the car's stock airbox with a reusable conical air filter, a metal or plastic tube, and couplers. What this type of air intake system does is to remove the restrictions brought about by the factory airbox exposing the motor to more air. Intake noise is usually increased because of the reduced covering. This, however, gets more air for your engine supplying you with improved gas mileage and more horsepower for your vehicle.

Sealed Car Air Intake Systems:
A sealed car air intake system also relies on replacing the stock filter and tubing while at the same time keeping or using the factory stock airbox of your car. The resulting unexposed car air intake system protects the motor from the hot engine air which prevents horsepower loss. Sealed car air intake systems are being used more and also improve both the mileage and horsepower for your car.

Ram Air Intake Systems,:
The ram car air intake system uses dynamic air pressure generated by a moving vehicle to increase the static air pressure inside the intake manifold of an engine. This type of air intake system have a greater risk of water exposure and obstruction by external debris but provides a great benefit of pulling in fresh air and allowing improved mass airflow through the engine. This means that the engine is exposed to denser and highly pressurized air. Ram Air intake systems are usually used on high performance vehicles and race cars. They may have longer tubes which creates more torque than horsepower or might have a short metal pipe and air filter inside the engine. This type of air intake system focuses on air volume intake and is known for more noise.