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Re: Visiting from e39 board .... CAI question Ours goes right up to the grill next to a headlight and gets direct hit of cold air. I haven't look at an E39 but it could be lower. Kevin '91 M5
Re: Visiting from e39 board .... CAI question
Actually, I was just noticing that on my 540 ... the intake seems to be picking up air from a nice "cold" location. Makes me wonder why so many late model BMW owners add an aftermarket CAI. Cheers! Robert <img src="http://members.roadfly.com/rmedure/Front (Sig).JPG"> '99 540i sport, 6 spd 3.15 differential Stop Tech front big brake kit, SS lines Eibach front/rear sway bars Dinan strut tower brace Hamman HM2 18" wheels w/Potenza SO3 tires Rogue Engineering short shifter Zionsville Autosport aluminum radiator ACS Exhaust ACS front & rear body kits ACS 3 piece trunk spoiler ACS pedal set and e-brake handle CDV delete EVO Sport under-drive pulley kit M5 Grills Hella Xenon AE, auto leveling, clear corners Clear rear tail lights Clear sidemarkers Pre-wired V1 radar 35% titanium tint I am a BMW Car Club of America member, are you? <A HREF="http://www.bmwcca.org/">http://www.bmwcca.org/ <img src="http://members.roadfly.com/rmedure/bmwcca1.gif">
Actually, I was just noticing that on my 540 ...
Re: Visiting from e39 board .... CAI question All BMWs have been factory equipped with a cold air intake since fuel injection was adopted over 20 years ago. Most aftermarket setups are inferior to the factory design, even on standard BMWs.
There "might" be a manufacturer that makes one.... but, and I stress BUT, it seems the general concensus that the e34 airbox is nearly perfect in its own right. Rob Levinson of UUC, has a 3.8l 95' Euro M5 touring, and he has researched this, and has come to the conclusion that the e34 M5 basically has about as much power as you can realistically get out of it already (without extensive tuning and work).
There "might" be a manufacturer that makes one....
Visiting from e39 board .... CAI question A friend of mine says that nobody makes a CAI for his e34 M5. Is it true? Is the stock intake already perfect? I was suprised to see virtually no hits for CAI or "cold air intake" search here. Cheers! Robert <img src="http://members.roadfly.com/rmedure/Front (Sig).JPG"> '99 540i sport, 6 spd 3.15 differential Stop Tech front big brake kit, SS lines Eibach front/rear sway bars Dinan strut tower brace Hamman HM2 18" wheels w/Potenza SO3 tires Rogue Engineering short shifter Zionsville Autosport aluminum radiator ACS Exhaust ACS front & rear body kits ACS 3 piece trunk spoiler ACS pedal set and e-brake handle CDV delete EVO Sport under-drive pulley kit M5 Grills Hella Xenon AE, auto leveling, clear corners Clear rear tail lights Clear sidemarkers Pre-wired V1 radar 35% titanium tint I am a BMW Car Club of America member, are you? <A HREF="http://www.bmwcca.org/">http://www.bmwcca.org/ <img src="http://members.roadfly.com/rmedure/bmwcca1.gif">
Visiting from e39 board .... CAI question
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