Why are the top intakes inside the engine compartment when the Lancer comes with an intake that is routed nicely from the front grill? It looks like the aftermarket ones would still increase performance, but wouldn't a combination of the two be even better? Anybody out there (especially RR, AEM and INJEN representatives) have comments or suggestions? Until then, I'm thinking about holding out to see what K&N offers.

 

As far as I know the RMR intake still uses that little induction tube. It connects to the heat shield. Not 100% sure though

 

Short Ram: RMR, RRM, Buschur, AEM, Weapon R - Filter element is basically connected to the MAS sensor. The difference between the companies is the way that the link up occurs, and the presence of a heat shield (whether or not it’s “optional” or not). The problem with the design, if you can call it a problem, that short of a hood duct, you’re sucking in hot, engine bay air. The amount of loss from this is debatable, some say it’s not too big a deal, other say it could be a lot. The RMR uses the snorkel from the stock box, and the RMR can use it with some minor rigging. I’m not sure about the Buschur or the AEM.

Cold Air Intake: Injen, AEM, Weapon R – Piping from the throttlebody take the filter element to a cavity behind the bumper in front of a fake air dam on the driverside. Bonuses: it’s not sucking in engine air, and in order to increase air flow, you just have to replace that air dam over putting a hole in your hood.

Why not use the stock intake? Well, even with the Ram intakes, you dramatically increase filter surface area, as well as in the case of most change it to a K&N type filter. In any case, that’s the sweet and low down.

As for what K&N will offer... it probably won't very well differ from the designs currently on the market, and, like I said, most of the current ones (excluding the styrofoam filter element on the Weapon Rs) use K&N type filters anyway. As for a combo of both.... you probably just ought to get a K&N filter... they run about 70 bucks at any local autopart stores.

 

K&N does offer an intake system for our car, but guess what.. It's another short ram. If you want a good intake system you have to pay for it man, $200 will get you Injen and AEM two of the best names in the business.

Matt

 

Uhh... Question guys... For example, you bought an AEM intake or any intake.. Then like bought an HKS filter or any other brand of filter... Will you like be able to mix em?.. Like HKS filter then AEM railing or pipe... Juz curious... Thankx

 

Careful how you phrase that. K&N only makes a drop-in panel filter, not an intake system. The intake system they do make happens to be for the 3000GT NA/Stealth NA which happens to have the same MAS adapter.

As for the mixing of X brand of intake piping with Y brand of intake cone filter, just make sure it fits. You'll need the diameter of the piping and the diameter of the mounting section of the filter. For the cost though it really wouldn't be worth it.

 

I finally found out there are two different Injen intakes. Now that I have seen their "race division" intake, I think I have made up my mind. Anybody wanna loan my $260? I didn't think so Thanks for all your info!

 

Adventon.com has it for $199. Totally worth scraping it together.

 

Hmm, how do those bypass valve things work. Cuz if there is a way to stop all that crap from the floor from getting into the engine, I might actually think about getting a CAI sometime.

 

There's a way, it's called the filter. only time you will be in trouble is if you have a CAI and it snows a ton, the minor amount of water the filters are normally subjected to are deflected by the oil on the filter. IMO short ram with improved ventilation is the way to get the coldest air possible into the intake.

 

hi
in our rally cars group A8, we makes a box that iside this is the air filter, and whit a pipe we connect that box to the torpedo of the car (the site that the climatization sistem takes the air), its the cleanest and coldest place to take the air, and this has a big improvement, you must think that if you cold the air 5 degrees C, you have 1 percent more power!!
chata

 

If it's a Group A8 Lancer then chances are it's not the same kind we have here in the states. I can't say I've ever heard the term "torpedo" before? Is there another name for it?

 

I think he means the actual AC compressor. Look for it in the front right part behind the grill and in front of the radiator (looking at the car head on).

 

Nah, he means the turbo!

Buena herramienta Japonesa.

 

Ingens still break. Go AEM dude.