[Patriotman]

Has anyone installed the o.e. Mopar cold air intake? Does it increase h.p. or torque? Engine sound?
The o.e. kit is about $400- Is it worth it?

My ride is a '19 R/T

Thanks!

 

[krautmaster]

It makes lots of noise when you get on the go pedal, but that is about all. They work well out on the open road (fuel mileage is better too) but they heat soak badly in traffic and that hurts performance.

 

[Patriotman]

It makes lots of noise when you get on the go pedal, but that is about all. They work well out on the open road (fuel mileage is better too) but they heat soak badly in traffic and that hurts performance.

Good noise or annoying? Define heat soak please. Heavy traffic or light? What performance loss specifically?

 

[13Daytona1625]

Heat soak. Basically what it sounds like. The filter and tube will get super hot in traffic. Aka a hot air in take. Making your car perform crappy.

 

[Patriotman]

Heat soak. Basically what it sounds like. The filter and tube will get super hot in traffic. Aka a hot air in take. Making your car perform crappy.

I figured but is this stop and go for a few miles or an hour of bumper to bumper? Thanks.

 

[krautmaster]

Our cars use an air density system (MAP-manifold absolute pressure), not Mass Air Flow sensors like Ford & Chevy.. So the car runs better the cooler and denser the air is. Hot or humid air makes them run sluggishly.

I had the Mopar CAI on my 2013 V6, it made lots of GOOD noise, and while cruising on the highway it would run within 5 degrees of the outside ambient air temp. So on a 95 F summer day the air inlet temp (AIT) would read 100 F. Stop at one long stoplight on the same 95 F summer day and the AIT would soar to 140F because it was mostly getting hot under hood air. It could take up to 3 minutes of driving without stopping to get it down below 115 F-- If I got caught at another light it would shoot right back up to 140 F or more.

I switched to the closed box AFE Momentum GT and installed the Hellcat air tube (that took some serious hacking of the headlight on the 2013 model) . On the highway it ran within 2 degrees of ambient and at a long light would only climb up to 110 F, rapidly dropping back down once the car was moving. -- I use these on both of my 2016's (no headlight mangling is required on 2015 and up models).

 

[Patriotman]

Thanks for the thorough response. Appreciated.
You would think that a Mopar o.e. accessory would work with benefits only, no drawbacks. Frustrating.

 

[Donniet53]

Bought one for my 19 R/T because I like the looks of it and I wanted a little more exhaust sound.
I didn’t expect any more xtra power. ?

 

[krautmaster]

Thanks for the thorough response. Appreciated.
You would think that a Mopar o.e. accessory would work with benefits only, no drawbacks. Frustrating.

It is made to use at a race track, not in traffic. As long as you are moving along at a good clip it works just fine.