I bought my car with this tenzo cai...when i first looked at it i noticed its diameter looked considerably smaller than other intakes. I figured well its cold air and it shouldnt restrict flow all that much plus even if it did the air is denser so yanno... But now i am not sure. not only is it skinny but its also longer, being a cai..and i was wondering if anyone has any experience with this intake or if anyone thinks it is infact restricting airflow/ reducing power

 

if its skinnier it will restict some air flow but if you change it you will barely notice it

 

so you dont think it should be addressed?

 

leave it

you a punk, intake do nothing.

 

well i just want to find ways to optimize my cars power/torque before i tune it with a wideband and chip it..so i dunno i just am curious thats all..i mean its known that tenzo makes junk haha so it wouldnt suprise me if it restricted airflow to the point where i felt power losses

 

A 3" pipe and a good filter is all you need. I'm not sure about actual losses, but if the piping is the same size as stock, and the filter is a crappy one, then it may as well be left stock