I have a metal one, and I can contest it gets quite hot after driving. If I had my buddies laser-thermometer I'd get you an exact temp.

 

Get K&N, i had slp for a while.. gets heatsoaked and k&n fit a whoooole lot better than the slp

 

I bought the Trans-Dapt CAI when it was available. The same as the Moroso and it was about $100.00. I only wish the filter was a little bigger as it looks to have plenty of space under there.

All CAI's perform about the same. I've concluded that the metal tube ones soak up more heat and aren't as good when all is hot. These cars do get hot under the hood!

I'm toying with the idea of getting the Ram Air hood just to help keep underhood heat down. Even with it, I'd still use the CAI. It's been shown (somewhere) that a CAI is better (power wise) than a Ram Air hood.

 

I've been thinking about trying to make the faux vents on the stock 93-97 hoods, working. Or do like a race car and have 1-3 vent scoupe down into the engine compartment. Only problem is I'd want a spare hood to do all this one. For 2 reasons, one being the obvious of totally ******* up a hood for this experiment and two, I'd want my car looking nice untill it's done. The latter leaves not wanting my daily drivers hood to be a "Ricer" work in progress lol

 

On my hood, I actually cut those vents out and painted both of them black while they were off (93-97 camaro). It looks good because my camaro is white. I don't know if it helpes keep down the engine compartment temp. but it looks pretty cool lol.

 

I have the MTI CAI, the filter on mine stays on because the splash gaurd wedges it in place. Things a pita to take on and off because you have to wressle with it to get it in to place.

 

Firebirds are facing the opposite direction up closer to the nose though. Which up that far wouldn't help too much. My 91 with the turbo bubble, I removed it and put the screen in from a Crossfire rig, which the air filter used the turbo bubble for intake air. And it released a bunch of air. Though it was facing the way airflow was traveling. In the winter you could see the hot air from my scoop fog on the windshield

 

I have the K&N FIPK and have had no problems with the filter coming off...ran the car at the track and saw .17 increase in the quarter.

 

haha-formula350- that rocks-the thing about the steam. alot of people dont realize that just venting that heat makes a difference.
i had a moroso on my car when i bought it.the filter was very dirty! i ended just switching out the whole cold air with a k&n though-big difference but i think it was mostly from the clean filter i put on it. i dont think the guy i bought it from knew what he had. it ran hot when i got it and i think he thought the heat was going to kill it sooner or later but i fixed that with a low temp thermo and its fine now-haha. the guys at the shop i have used so far were impressed with the condition it is in and they see it all!

 

How about the slp ram air box? Thats what I have.

 

ls1 intake conversion with mti lid

 

I have the Moroso, it was on the car when i bought it. They claim an increase of 16-20 hp and looking at my times I would say that is about right. That is my only real mod and the car does run about 2/10 faster than it would bone stock. Unfortunatly mine is missing the metal plate so the filter is just clamped onto the plastic. It has fallen of once or twice while I was moving it around, for example to remove the MAF sensor. Never while driving though. It is a PITA to remove, I have to remove the splash guard AND the air dam to get at it.

 

I like the Moroso as well, the FIPK is cool too.
I've tried the homemade route a few times on the 95,
it never worked anywhere near as well (or looked as good) as the Moroso I eventually put on there.

The 93 came with ram air, I decided to keep it that way.

 

From my tunning at my shop go with a plastic to keep away from the heat soak. Any metal that you add under the hood will retain heat long than plastic will air raid is what i use when ever possible but they don't make one for the camaro or firebird which sucks on a dodge ram with a heim that i tuned for my brother a 6whp min gain to a max of 31whp thats my 2 cents take it or leave it whatever you chose will be better than factory air box setup

 

Nice job

 

i love this thread cause im about to buy a CAI lol. hearing some good things about K&N and moroso

 

just get the K&N.. most of these CAI use K&N filters anyway

 

I have heard Moroso gives the biggest HP gains also.I have not confirmed it on a dyno though.

 

I would buy what was cheaper. I have a moroso and works good.

 

Thanks