Airaid
Airaid Cold Air Intake Systems, Air Filters and Poweraid Throttle Body Spacers
Airaid started with air filters, but their vision has grown broader. Pushing beyond the street, into new rugged frontiers, Airaid is optimizing air intake across the entire spectrum of internal combustion. From powdery snow-slopes, sand dunes, mud bogs, drag strips and road trips; to finish lines everywhere, across every terrain, we power drivers and explorers to dream bigger, adventure further, and discover their full potential.
Airaid’s first product was a filter that replaced restrictive factory components. These were sold as intake system kits, and were met with immediate popularity in the high performance aftermarket. Airaid rapidly expanded these offerings for popular cars and trucks while integrating leading-edge technology into their design and manufacturing process. This continuous push for groundbreaking solutions allowed Airaid to stand out from competitor’s product offerings, and even attracted OEM companies for special production vehicle kits. Remaining focused on air-flow management, Airaid developed the Poweraid throttle body spacers in 2000 to further enhance high performance air intake systems. By 2001, Airaid was manufacturing their own air filters in order to meet the highest quality standards. Based on laboratory testing, the Synthaflow and Synthamax filter media leads the industry in efficiency. Today, Airaid continues to develop air intake systems without boundaries, always exploring beyond the horizon. Accesspeed is proud to be on that journey with Airaid, offering their entire product line to our customers. With our low price match guarantee, you will always find the best combination of price and selection at Accesspeed.
Air Intake and Induction » Intake Manifolds
What is an intake manifold?
The intake manifold is the part of an engine that supplies fresh air to the cylinders. It works with the air intake, throttle body, and fuel delivery system to ensure the proper mixture of air and fuel is being burned by the engine.
What does a performance intake manifold do?
The primary function of a performance intake manifold is to increase air intake and more-evenly distribute the combustion mixture (or just air in a direct injection engine) to each intake port in the cylinder head(s). Even airflow distribution is important to optimize the efficiency and performance of the engine.
Do intake manifolds increase horsepower?
Aftermarket intake manifolds will increase horsepower and can change the rpm range at which the most horsepower is created.
How much horsepower does a manifold add?
Most people see a 15-20 horsepower increase with just an aftermarket V8 intake manifolds. If your vehicle has other aftermarket parts and/or modifications, you may see up to 30 horsepower.
Is a bigger intake manifold better?
An intake manifold designed with larger-area runners will improve the flow at higher engine speeds, but may also slow the filling of the cylinders at lower engine speeds. Longer runners will sometimes impact the power and torque production at lower engine speeds while shorter runners may move the peak torque rpm higher up.