Drilling the hole in the end of the filter does not comproimise the filter if you also re-use the grommet and maintain an air-tight seal arounf the filter miner nipple connector. The end of my filter was over 1/2" thick, so there is no structural comproimise created by the 3/4" diameter hole, especially since there are really no structural stresses on the filter aside from the slight compression that results from sucking in the air... unless you position it badly enough for the hood to create crush forces on the filter.

 

All I got to say is "Jerry riggers!"

I like my Volant, plus I know its not sucking in hot engine air which was only a big problem in Pheonix AZ, an open air filter would almost always be sucking in 150 to 250+ degree air bleeding off the engine...thats gotta atleast shorten the life span of the turbo/intercooler/engine.

 

I dont think the 6637 sucks the hot air you are claiming! The original duct from the front is still in place. the only time hot air would be there is when not moving.

 

I think it was JT that did some testing and found that the air under the hood was only 2-3 degrees above ambient while moving and only 15-20 degrees above at idle.

 

Ok ok no yelling........Compared to the factory box that filtermod sucks in much more engine heated air.....geez it doesnt have a cover on it and yes it does still get air from the leftover factory locations but the filter is not enclosed with a lid like the stock filter.


Was that testing done in Pheonix during the summer when ambient daytime temps are 120 on the roadways? Think about it, if EGTS can get up to 1200 degres at the exhaust manifold then the exhaust manifold is not going to be ice cold and for sure no less than 400 degres. You considder the eng compartment is sealed, the sun beating down on the hood, the heat reflecting up from the road, and the heat from the manifolds the temps inside that eng compartment are going to be alot hotter then outside temps.

I might be young, But I have worked/lived in Pheonix AZ for 5 years. I also worked out on a tarmac with around 260 US AirForce F-16's that at any given time might be running and blowing hot *** exhaust around. Air temps around the jet blast area's can reach between 200 to 1900 degres depending on how close you are.....so beleave me when I say that the under hood temps can be alot hotter than outside temps especially in the hot Desert...Yeah its off topic but I am trying to make a point.

So when I first got my truck I noticed every time I popped the hood open I could barley touch the hood release under the hood cause of the hot air rushing out so that had to be a much bigger difference than a few dergrees. All I said is that I would preferr my Volant intake rather than that open element filter witch definatly can and will suck in much hotter air than a sealed box intake. Its just my opinion and I am not trying to say I have a better intake....infact that one might be better who knows. It just sucks more hot air than a sealed box and thats a fact.

Every one is entitled to there own opinion.

 

I am assuming a eng compartment works much like a cowling on an airplane - allows air to flow where it can cool components and keep temps from getting too high.

Why dont you place a remote temp gauge over by the fender and let us know what it reads in the AZ heat.

 

I dont have the money to buy a remote temp sensor. And I wasnt talking about a moving truck at least not like on a hwy but in the city like stop and go driving. Stop and go driving is pretty much all I did in Pheonix and when I would stop and pop the hood open assuming I could find my heat gloves the heat comeing from the engine was definatly 20 to 40 degrees hotter than the outside air and when driving in the city or stopped at an intersection on a 115 degree day your intake will eventually be sucking in eng compartment air cause your not moveing to get cooler ram air. I am glad I got a sealed Intake cause thats what I wanted and I felt that an open air element filter might not be the best thing to have in that type of enviroent. I am not pointing any fingers and dont take offense to my own opinion.

 

Tell me why the factory spends so much money to use extra materials to make sealed intakes that suck outside air instead of inside eng compartment air? If there was no difference than all vehicles would just have a tube with a round filter on it instead of being sealed in a plastic box that gets air from the fender or bumper area. There are pro's to having an open element filter for example there is no restrictions associated with a sealed intake but I dont care about performance...I wanted peace-of-mind that my engine was not sucking hot engine air when I was stopped at an intersection or in a traffic jam.

 

I concur and I have face feel as well as IR temp data from a hand held unit that I use to check tire, break, and bearing temps on trailer. When towing and I stop at rest stops the first thing I do is pop the hood to let the heat out, with engine running of course. That turbo housing is like a cast iron wood stove! Hood stays open the whole time I'm there, even though I have to keep telling helpful bystanders that there's nothing wrong with engine.