Cold Air Intake Pipe Diameter Options

[fgvillegas]

Hi Guys,

i am just wondering what would be the best cold air intake pipe diameter for a 3rd gen 3sge with a throttle body of 65mm (2 and 5/8").

my current setup uses 3" diameter which i think is good at the higher rpm range but i feel that i'm losing some in the bottom to mid range.

i wanted to use the same diameter as the throttle body but the only available pipe size in my location is 2.5" only.

do you think that this would be very restrictive at higher rpms?

my car is a daily driver and i use it on the track very seldom. but i run full throttle on the streets whenever possible.

thanks.

[playr158]

i'd just go with pipe size the same as the throttle body.
it will just bottle neck there anyways might as well keep it smooth, in any event you will notice 0 difference as really it amounts to no performance difference.


stock intake + k&n drop in + removed resonators = the bestest.