I seem to remeber Lanceradam I think it is? Spending something like 10g's on his na and gained like 5whp???!!! Of course that 10 grand wasnt all on engine there was suspension and dress up etc. but still 5? That is why I am going straight from bone stock to boost

 

Yes it's a 3.5l VQ35DE. I understand the whole power aspect of it on NA engines. Im just saying it felt like my car was really unresponsive sitting in traffic just sucking hot air. While I was moving and getting air flow to the filter from outside it didnt do this. Only when I was in traffic. I simply said the difference I noticed was the CAI didnt have this effect in traffic. Sorry to thread jack OP but I felt this would help you in your search.

 

To end it, basically you'll have to move/remove one of the radiator fans from the inside. You can replace it with an aftermarket one if you like. Have fun!

 

now that everyones done spewing theory....

what i was saying wasnt theory. though i dont have a cai..i have friends who do and have had sri.

nonetheless...i bought a K&N sri yesterday for $50...for THAT price...yeah the performance doesnt make a difference.

ive spent all in all around $500 so far for all the mods on my car...mostly cosmetic...including my enkeis. so i prefer to continue the trend of saving money if i can. the car has 90,000 mi on it...so any economical changes i can make to it before it craps out is fine by me. just more money for me to be able to put towards an M5when my lancer dies.

so thanks for the insight guys. ultimately C.R.E.A.M.

 

Do you have experience with a CAI or SRI on a Lancer? It doesn't look like it. What you were saying is theory. In theory, a CAI makes more power, in practice, for a Lancer, it doesn't.

 

wow...continuing an argument for the hell of it?

like i said, i have a few friends who have had both so based on what theyve "experienced" AND "experiencing" driving both for MYSELF...I can speak from "practice" whether it was my lancer or not.

what i said was cai pulls air from outside of the engine bay which gives you a colder denser charge hence the better gas mileage an better response = TRUTH, not theory

regardless of if you think theres a NOTICABLE difference....a difference in mileage and response is still a difference regardless of how small it may be.

apples and oranges are both fruits...but if they were exactly the same, they'd both be called the same exact thing.

like i said, thanks to everyone for their opinions...
i got the short ram...so theres really nothing left to talk about.

 

And do your friends have Lancers? Did you dyno test them (ie. not just butt dyno test them)? The difference is insignificant on a Lancer, hell, I had every bolt-on and I gained less power than what most CAI claim to gain by themselves. In theory, you're also incorrect regarding CAI throttle response. Due to the longer tubing, CAI actually have worse throttle response than a SRI, in theory. I don't merely think there is no noticeable difference, I know there is no noticeable difference.

 

Brahhh I dont think you understand what were talking about... Its not even about intakes anymore..

 

Yeah I guess my own experience and all the time I've spent here means nothing when a friend of a friend says that a CAI is da bomb .

 

and yet you prove my point again by simply using the word "noticable".

now if youd like to correct yourself by saying no difference rather than noticable difference...be my guess.

but like i said a difference is a difference and what youre saying is a matter of difference.

meanwhile ill see how my "butt testing" goes with my short ram that i said i already got about six posts ago... making this whole argument insignificant. thanks again

 

I heard the special model lancer es makes gobs of torque with a CAI.
My friend told me that.

 

When I use the word noticeable, I'm using it interchangeably with the word significant which means a change that can be directly attributed to the product at hand. The amount of power gained by an intake is insignificant aka not noticeable. At best you'll gain maybe 1 or 2 HP, and I'm being really really nice here. That is not enough power to notice, it's within the error rate of basically any dyno out there and is probably less power than you gain by simply driving in colder weather. An intake just makes more noise. Unfortunately a lot of people attribute more noise to more power. If you're argument is that a difference is a difference therefore you're right, you have a warped idea on modding and are on your way to pissing a large sum of money away.

 

So why did this get posted in the FORCED INDUCTION section. Obviously you're a little lost. Exactly how much "gas mileage improvement" do you seriously think you are going to get anyway?

 

ATTN EVOM: Amby would like a cookie for his hardwork and dedication to spending countless hours on this forum being a lancer guru. I, on the other hand, would like recognition for having something called a life..you know a job...family..a girlfriend. Things I find more entertaining then sitting here arguing over intakes or your inability to chose the correct words to express what you mean. Its been fun, but I'm going to work now. This thread no longer concerns me. It now belongs to amby. He owns this thread and evom. Those who dare to challenge his lancerism shall feel his wrath. Lol dude you win.

 

....btw...did i mention 20 times i bought the short ram?

okok i swear this time amby...its all yours...ill shall never challenge your authority again.