does the AEM 2004 LANCER CAI allow the bypass system?? and does the injen intake have anything like this to pervent water damage? also why did aem make a second cai? whats the main differences between the first and second? sorry for so many questions but im gonna buy one and I'm still trying to decide..(btw) I knwo there are other threads with Some of this info..

 

aem has 2?...maybe one for the Ra and one fore th es, ls, oz?...and you can stick a bypass on all of them...

 

does anyone know when the aem is set to be realeased, i am looking into intake so i would like to know

 

they are prolly R&ding it right now so with in a couple of months

 

cool thanks

 

does anyone know the price of the injen cai i know rrm is 229 i looked on injens website but i couldnt find anything and does anyone know the price the aem's. Truthfully if it is anywhere close to the price of the 2.0 im not buying it

 

tell you what thought i just looked at the dyno chart for aems intake 12.6 peak hp
you need adobe to look at it

http://www.aempower.com/pdf/dyno/21-...20MT%20CAS.pdf

 

i wonder what the injen dyno charts look like?? are there any out there?

 

i dont think the injen is going to be much different

 

ok

 

yeah but to me i would rather know than think so at least i would know what iwas spending 250$ on i would have a better piece of mind and plus its always good to have the #'s im sure you could get the injen and then dyno but y spend the money when they do it for you

 

The AEM CAI will allow the AEM bypass valve on it. The Injen one will also fit the AEM bypass valve on it. HOWEVER, If you use an injen CAI with an AEM bypass valve you will void both warranties on either product. Both Rydog and myself have an Injen CAI with a AEM bypass and I'm sure there are alot of other members on this board with the same so it will work. As for the two intakes if your talking about the regular CAI and the AEM CAI V2 look in there FAQ I vaugly remember seeing soemthing there once about the two of them.

Injen used to have a dyno chart on their site right when the CAI came out. I think it was pushing 10.2 hp or something like that. The difference between the two is nothing to write home about. You got to keep in mind a CAI is not rocket science, it's only a tube. There is such little room in the engine bay that it wouldn't surprise me if the bends where in the exact same spot. It's really only a matter of price and brand loyalty now. They are going to be the same thing. The only reason I bought an injen was cause I got a way better deal on it than I ever would have for a RRM CAI.

 

sounds good.Im waitin till my birthday(december 28th) i will decide around then..

 

RRM has their CAI on sale this month for $199.

 

not that this matters but I have the RRM SRI as it will only fit the RA Sportbacks, I love it, easy install, sounds great, nice little whisp while stepping on the gas, worth the $$. Filter is the only issue, not sure if it is the BEST quality but it does the purpose.