okay ive been searching and searching on forums for the best intake to put on my car.. they say its ALL the same.. not all of them are all the same.. i just want to know.. which one to get.. so my money would not go to waste... thanks.. ohh ya im looking at the COLD AIR intakes.. thanks

 

I got AEM cause I am an AEM fan......But they really are all the same as far a gains.
RRM is a one piece.
Injen and AEM are 2 piece.
Injen does not need cutting if you are going to add a bypass.
AEM will need cutting if you will add a bypass.
Do not worry about hydro lock unless you plan on running the car through a foot or more of standing water.

Just my 2 cents before the post gets locked by a Mod.

 

ya what about HP gains?

 

From what I have seen.....anywhere from 5-9 (for any CAI).....all gains above the MIVEC point (3500 RPM). A slight loss at lower RPM (you don't really miss it). You can really feel the pull once the MIVEC kicks....and it makes a rather impressive roar too!

Disclaimer.....I have not done any before and after dyno runs....so HP gain is a pure guess.

 

RRM will tell you that their system will result in the most power, this is from independent people running a competiors intake and then RRM's. The RRM unit is the most simple of all that I have seen.

 

im either gonna get the AEM or RRM SRI. Most likely RRM bcuz its cheaper

 

it don't matter which you get your hp gains are gonna be the same as anything out there , u could even make your own

 

found a good article comparing a bunch of CAI's. As you can see, they are not all the same with power coming at different points in the rpm range. No RRM reviewed as this was not done with a ralliart but it gives you an idea of the variance from one to the next. http://www.tprmag.com/issue/1/ca-results.shtml . Personally, I would go AEM for sure.

 

Not true, the size must be optimized for the MAF sensor and too large if an intake will slow the air down.

 

yeah, lot's of engineering goes into the development of intake parts. even the chambers built into our intake have to do with performance and noise cancellation. air vibrates easily and negative vibrations result without calculating resonance frequencies....blah.blah.blah Sorry, just don't try and make your own.

 

I have seen some people make cai's out of pvc pipe, not recommended.

 

i wouldnt go that route either, if it was that easy i would have already taken some from work

 

as would I.

 

yeah this guy i used to go to school with had a big piece of pvc pipe on his eclipse it was a first gen and he thought he had more power added bcuz it was a big piece of pipe

 

you could have your own intake made. but then again, it would not be the best that you could get. but then again, i can't see myself paying over $200 for a cai.