air intake system
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air intake system
I've been searching on forums to find info on which air intake system is better... the:
Buschur Racing RAM Intake System
or the:
Injen Technology Race Division Cold Air Systems
if you have any info you could give me I am very interested. thnx
Buschur Racing RAM Intake System
or the:
Injen Technology Race Division Cold Air Systems
if you have any info you could give me I am very interested. thnx
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i'd think twice with cold-air intake....considering so far 1 person on the boards got water sucked into their engine...
I also spoke to somenoe who had a SI, and they blew the engine with a Cold Air.....
I also spoke to somenoe who had a SI, and they blew the engine with a Cold Air.....
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With cold air intakes, yes you'll run the risk of water ingestion but looking at the Lancer's Injen intake position, it looks to be well shielded enough. I wish the other guy who had pulled in the water would tell what the conditions were like in detail about how he sucked it in. Injen's the only cold air out their right now. You've got the Burshur, Road Race, and RMR intakes but they're all short rams. You'll be drawing in warm engine air, even with an apparatus like the heat shield supplied with the RMR one. Hmm...cost and your own personal opinion look to be the deciding factors in this.
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hey pjal, i know ur looking for a cold air, just thought i'd tell ya that i just put my roadrace intake on and its great, not sure how much more HP ur going to gain by paying a 150 more dollars for a cold air, especially when it comes turbo time and u have to lose it
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Personally i would go with the Cold air Intake from injen. Just to tell you be very careful when it rains. If the intake gets wet its not great but its not bad. Take it easy. But i stress this avoid large areas of water. I had to learn the hard way when my SI's engine died. It was raining hard, and i got stuck on the right side of the Grand Central Parkway. this side is where all the water collects so my intake got submerged. I heard a loud beep then my car just died. Like i said before be careful. Go wit the CAI, i enjoyed mine till it lasted.
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Re: Intake
Originally posted by Stumpy221
Personally i would go with the Cold air Intake from injen. Just to tell you be very careful when it rains. If the intake gets wet its not great but its not bad. Take it easy. But i stress this avoid large areas of water. I had to learn the hard way when my SI's engine died. It was raining hard, and i got stuck on the right side of the Grand Central Parkway. this side is where all the water collects so my intake got submerged. I heard a loud beep then my car just died. Like i said before be careful. Go wit the CAI, i enjoyed mine till it lasted.
Personally i would go with the Cold air Intake from injen. Just to tell you be very careful when it rains. If the intake gets wet its not great but its not bad. Take it easy. But i stress this avoid large areas of water. I had to learn the hard way when my SI's engine died. It was raining hard, and i got stuck on the right side of the Grand Central Parkway. this side is where all the water collects so my intake got submerged. I heard a loud beep then my car just died. Like i said before be careful. Go wit the CAI, i enjoyed mine till it lasted.
I live in ny too, i know exactly where on the GCP ur talkin about.
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Ordered my Injen, and the arrival date is tomorrow. Frankly, I my opinion on the matter is that it's about fifty bucks extra (through adventon-199 USD), the dynos are better, and Injen is a company in good standing, and not to mention that it is the only CAI made for the lancer with a K&N type filter. [their is another CAI on the market, the Weapon R, which uses a styrofoam filter, which wears out quite fast, and has the chance of blocking your MAS up pretty good, possibly blow your engine]. In any case, their is a chance of water ingestion, yes, but, I think, that unless you're basically in a flood, the chances are minimal at best.
Plus, using pjal's point, the short ram's are too close to the source of engine heat. The way I see it, I live in Texas, so, heat is an enemy already. Good thing is, it doesn't rain enough to make the chance of ingestion a real threat. In any case, this is my ramblings on the subject. Do a search and find some of my older, flame ridden posts about intakes to see the long version.
Plus, using pjal's point, the short ram's are too close to the source of engine heat. The way I see it, I live in Texas, so, heat is an enemy already. Good thing is, it doesn't rain enough to make the chance of ingestion a real threat. In any case, this is my ramblings on the subject. Do a search and find some of my older, flame ridden posts about intakes to see the long version.
will be getting my cold air intake thru injein begining of june....just got to be carefull with the cold air...you will be safe as long as you are not trying to be a redneck and go mudding or trying to cross some river in it
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Well you kinda want an airfilter. I know on my car running a short ram or no intake will result in a large loss of torque and a huge gain in noise. Running a shortram leans my car out. A cai on my car works the best nice roar, doesn't screw with the a/f ratio, gains in torque and hp. But I own a Subaru 