I've noticed that many of the leading manufacturers in cold-air intakes do not have any designed for the US Lancer. Mostly I see short-ram intakes. I also see on many that they fit 5-speed only, not automatic. Will upgrading to a short-ram intake, and perhaps a custom hood scoop improve horsepower, or will the increased air-flow screw w/ my 02 sensor?

Pro's & con's of the job?

Also, there is a product I've been eye-balling for a while called a "Turbonator". It supposedly increases horsepower by 15% and only costs $60. Here's the link:

http://www.turbonator.com/

Any thoughts?

 

Yes, SRI and hood scoop works great.

Installing the SRI - very easy. Makes nice power. RRM and RMR both offer nice ones.
Installing the hood scoop - more work, might want a pro to do it.

Pass on the Turbonator. It's a ripoff and a fake. All it will do is make your wallet $60 ligther.

 

Blacky knowS!

ROAD/RACE

 

What SRI should I go with? Each advertisement sounds the same. K&N I heard was good, Injen, and Weapon R...

 

Depends on who you ask. Because realistically, they all basically do the same. Prices vary from vendor to vendor.

If you ask me:
RRM - good quality, good price, and a heatshield!


RMR - good quality, good heatshield. Pricey...


K&N - good quality, relatively easy to install (it took forever on my friend's car, but that was mostly lack of tools), very pricey.


Injen - crap that tends to break (or so I hear).

Weapon R - cheap crap.

etc etc etc

 

short ram +hood scoop= good
turbonator=bad

 

I use the injen sri, it has the most effective heat shield

 

The local news channel did a review on all of those things like the Tornado, that goes in the air filter area....my parents had the Tornado for their classic car....and the news channel didn't see much of any improvement.

 

i think the tornado actually restricts airflow more than it helps

 

a guy has a used RMR intake for sale for $100 including everything, not a bad price

 

Im running the Injen . . maybe there CAI breaks but the SRI is rock solid and had a great heat sheild especially if you have some kind of hood vent right above it to draw air in.

 

put ur battery in the trunk n get the CAI! (thats what i did)

 

^if you put your battery in the trunk, then can you use the CAI made "for 5 speed only" with little to no modification?

 

^ yeah

if you get the pipe custom made you can make a cai without relocating the battery i think

 

Just get a piece of rubber hose and attach it to the front of the MAS. Then route it down to the fender area. Slap a filter on it and call it "done."

Notice - I make no claims about the quality of this advice or the HP you'll gain. But really, it's the exact same idea as a CAI.