You're damn right I am going to post in such a definitive manner. I did the test and spent MY OWN TIME AND MONEY doing so. The results were clear and they were provided. I could care less who disagrees. Where are their comparative results? There are also those who, just like me, didn't gain a thing at the track. Are you dismissing their testing as well?
Who gives a damn if the dyno shows positive results WITH THE HOOD OPEN. We have been over and over this in two separate threads now and I am perplexed why you don't "get it".
Dyno with the hood closed with both the stock and aftermarket CAI's and see that gain with an aftermarket CAI diminish. I believe it was you who pointed out with the Airaid that was the case.
What I am seeing here is you trying to "prove" that a aftermarket CAI MUST be better than stock because it allows "easier" airflow. If that was the case, then real world track testing would show the same.
Your rebuttal is moot. Are you looking out for the best interest of your site sponsors here or are you more concerned about giving the community results they can base a purchase decision from?
From what I can tell, you are more concerned about protecting the the site sponsors....:nono:
Why are you so stuck on this "hood open" stuff.
Any shop I use does NOT put a fan blowing on the filter, only through the radiator.
The CAI will be sucking the same ambient shop air as the stock box.
That gives a fair test.
Closing the hood would in fact give an advantage to the stock box.
AITs with a CAI will be higher as we all know at idle with hood closed but cools off after the car is moving. Open hood gives a more real representation of the air it would have with the car moving.
You don't dyno from a dry stop in 1st gear.