My friend told me and showed me that he got what he called Air Breathers which looked like a mini cold air fiter about the size of a Lemon. he installed it on the hole where it is supposed to have a hose connected to the cold air, but instead there was a Filter there. he says that the thing gives the sound of a fake turbo and it allows for better intake/air efficiency because it lets the exxess air flow out through the Air Breather instead of going out though the same intake it came in through. this sounds logical but this guy has a reputation for being the biggest bullshiter in the neighborhood. what is this thing really? and does it do what he said it does, also are there any negative side effects of this thing? is it worth the $10 bucks it costs?
is that what its called? the vent filter looks exactly like what he had. it mounts on the crank case vent and the cold air Air Bung. so any insight about this thingy?
illegal? how are they illegal? they are just filters! they dont hurt anybody or harm anything. i really don think they are illegal, alot of people i know have them , but then again they might just be illegal in your area for stupid reasons. anyway, yeah i bought them i'm gonna install them to experiment.
They're illegal because they let the crankcase vent to the atmosphere. Normally it would vent to the intake which in turn goes through the engine and everything gets burned up.
well, the crank case vents back into the intake and lots of it go back out of the intake and into the atmosphere, plus at higher RPMs, motor oil gets spewed into the intake which gets sucked back up into the combustion chamber...which donst sound good for combustion and the engine. but thats a dumb reason for it to be illegal though. where do you live? are you sure its not just your state?
it should be illegal anywhere where you have to get a visual inspection (basically everything except florida, some parts of georgia, and some other states)
oh, well its just a filter. when emissions time comes just slip the hose to the intake back on, 2 minutes, plus the QR25 cover goes over the filter, cuz i just installed it this morning, you can't see it unless you know what you are looking for. well, i'm not going for emissons testing anytime soon, i live in maryland and i'm moving to Texas......no one cares there....i dont think? But people, tell me, what are the advantages of this thing, other than a more efficient intake system and an extra "pssst" to the cold air sound?
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