I was wondering if anyone knows if adding an air intake to my car will affect how long my engine will last? Can an air intake cause harm to my engine after time?

I'm just curious. I have an AEM cold air and Greddy exhaust on my car already anyways.

 

lol

 

i wouldnt worry about it

 

Unless you have a c.a.i I wouldn't worry about it!!

 

Adding an air intake will not add enough power or heat load to significantly diminish engine longevity.

If you increase the maximum engine rpm's tho, that would make a noticeable difference.

 

look at the post below, sorry about this


[Modified by b20b4me, 7:16 AM 12/29/2002]

 

would adding aftermarket cams to a gsr motor affect an engines longevity if rev'd to about 9K RPM with port&polished head, skunk2 stage II's cams, spoon cam gears, valve springs and retainers, this would also be tuned?

 

I say this b/c the loads carried by the rotating assembly increase proportionally squared as the rpm's increase.

The added power load from your setup, while not totally insignificant in your case, is relatively minor b/c increased power loading only affects 2/4 of the combustion cycle (power stroke moreso than the compression stroke), whereas the inertial loading of high rpm's works on all four strokes (especially so on the exhaust stroke) and everything in between b/c of how quickly everything needs to change direction...compounded with the squared rising rate of inertial load as rpm's increase. The piston rings will also be affected as well as everything each of these parts touches.

The general concensus is that for every mile that you race the car, it's the equivalent of putting 3000 miles on the car.