I just got my RRM SRI installed and I am definately feeling some extra pull on the ***-dyno, but i must say that that filter gets awfully hot after a little driving. Has anyone attempted to fabricate some sort of heat shield for this intake or have any suggestions for what materials to use.

Thanks alot

 

your suffering from heat soak! there is no real way to get rif of it besides getting a CAI. with a heat sheild you wont get that much better proformance ir there will be no differance. what you could do is fabercate a duct from maybe the grill to the SRI filter

 

If you do decide to fabricate something, make sure to NOT use pvc pipe, as it can release poisonous gasses once it gets too hot. Just a little tip.

 

yeah you would want to use that Dryer hose stuff. that thing that connects from you dryer to the out side?

 

You could use some of the flexible tubing they use for brake cooling kits, although I don't know where you would get your hands on it, nor how effective it would even be in this case.

 

from what i have seen. people with a SRI always suffer from heat soak(some exceptions....cold places). the vent tubing/"air snorkel" dosent work all that well. the ambient air in the engine comparment dosent change all that much.

the only way to really know is for some one to do it, and get one of those air temp things that has a wire, so you can see what the temps are at the intake. usually with a SRI there is a 50-80 degrees above ambiant air temp in the engine bay.

 

Hood venting could help you out, such as an Evo style hood w/vent, then add another vent right over the SRI (the idea being to get the airflow to move in such a way to push the heat away from the SRI), but at that point you might as well go to a CAI.

 

you got power????? I sure as $hit didnt feel any pull whatsoever except for some sound at around 3700-4000.

 

i was told last week that there is no big difference between the SRI and CAI... because of all the almost 90 degree bents in the piping of a CAI... there's a disruption in the actual air flow... and the actual temps doesn't differ that much... i have recently changed from CAI to SRI... i'm actually testing the waters for now...

 

actually there is a big differance.
lets say 90* temps out side(ambient air temp)

the SRIs intake is still in the engine compartment. when the engine gets heated during sprited driving, the temps will get 150+. and that is the only air it can get, hot air

with a CAI you get the filter outside of the engine compartment. where the air temps are alot cooler. at least around 100* maybe a little more.

the 90* bend might disrupt air flow, but that is something you have to be willing to live with compared to the advantakes with a SRI.

Dose anyone have actually dyno # with the two intakes?

 

someone has to get temps of incoming air through the CAI and SRI... SRI recieves air mostly through the front grill of the lancer... and the CAI gets air from the lower bumper hole... yes CAI takes it from outside the car... but then factor in the piping and angles and where the piping sits... which is right next to the engine, you're telling me that the engine doesn't heat this up even a little?... then tell me actual readings of the two temps...

 

i did say the the CAI would also have higher temps the ambient air temp...only that the SRIs temps would be alot hotter the the CAI.

The piping placement and angles are an issue. if RRM designed the products correctly then there wouldnt be that issue. i have never seen the RRM CAI and how its installed, so i wouldnt know. But i think that the Injen CAI that came out is designed quite well, most injen products are.


But basically you get more gains with the CAI, but run the chance to hydrolock

 

i love this debate that we have going ... to let u know RRM doesn't have a CAI... they sell the AEM cai through their website... i'm @ 70 miles since changing from the AEM cai... to my custom sri... and the the temp around here in chicago has stayed about the same... so far i've driven the car morning, afternoon, and nite... so far i'm liking the difference... and yes the car pulls more in the beging with the sri... but that's taken for granted since the cai should start pulling hard at around 3500-3700 rpms.... if i'm not mistake the difference in added hp might not even be 1 between the cai and sri... so i say it's a matter of what you plan on doin with your car... you want the car to go faster off the line and drag race then go with an sri.... but if you're looking for your car to pull more in the higher rpms... go cai...

 

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usually SRIs are better for low end power and better throttle response...CAIs are better for high end power, and slightly increased throttle response. i haven seen many RA dyno numbers so i dont know the general gains experienced with differant setups.

but with my rsx-s, with a AEM V2 SRI i got a net of 8-10hp but when i was hot it felt like the car was being bogged down. but now with my Injen CAI i get alot better gains 14-18HP(did a few runs). now the car dose not ever feel bogged down when its hot.