i know this topic has been beat to death, and i have serched for the answer, but i still really havent found it, so which is better a cold air intake, or the short ram intake, if anyone can tell me the pros and cons for both of them that would be great because im having such a hard time chossing which one i will buy which brings me to the next question that also has been beat to hell, which company should i get , im sorry again for the major repeat but i appreciate any help that u guys(and girls) can give me.......

 

most of that is prefrance (spell check) I have an Injen CAI and i LOVEE it bot other people may have diffrent ideas about the best... My advice is run a search look up reviews and make your own call on whats best.

 

which is better, chocolate or vanilla?

its not really a question with a factual answer, it depends on lots of other factors.

SRI pros:
1. usually more inexpensive
2. less chance of water ingestion and hydrolock
3. often easier to install
SRI cons:
1. receive warmer, less dense air from the hot engine bay
2. have shorter pre-piping, if any at all, an more turbulent air (which is more difficult for the mas to read)
3. usually less hp gains than cai

CAI pros
1. ingests colder, more dense air
2. longer piping pre-mas reduces air turbulence
3. usually more hp gains than sri
CAI cons
1. may ingest water due to its low position (so why don't more people make grill mounted ram air cai designs? i think they should)
2. often more difficult to install
3. often more expensive

i have a SRI, and my CAI should be delivered today. i'll let you know which i like better, and why.

 

thanks, i think im gonna go wit the CAI, even thow im a lil nervous bout the water problem cuz i live in pa and when it snows her IT SNOWS, have u ever heard ppl say that it sux up water for a fact or is it just hear say, and what kinda problems can sucked up water create. thanx again i appreciate it

 

i also forgot, one of the reasons i want an intake beside the performance is the sound ,do they both make the same amount of grunt, cuz my brother has a 2003 civic si, and he put a aem CAI intake on it last week and i havnt drivin in it since but from the outside when he drives it by i dont hear much, pretty much the only time i have heard it is when he shuts the car off it like sux in, will the intake on the lancer do the same??

 

np. and don't worry so much about the snow. it would have to be over a foot deep, and you'd have to be trying to drive in it... a foot deep.



i live here in RAINY florida, and i'm not worried about the water, because i'm not dumb enough to drive through water over a few inches deep, and the filter itself is protected from splash damage on the bottom.

fyi, www.adventon.com is a good place to get injen or aem cai for a great price.

 

you suck up water into your engine your engine will be dead. you would have to actually submerge the entire cone filter in water to get water in the engine and it's possible you would stall before you get any water ingestion. They make water bypass valves that you can cut your CAI and install one of these valves BUT it is so incredibly unlikely that you would ingest any water unless you were submerged in water and then you would probably stall first.

 

i wouldnt drive there water on purpse either but my car seems to be a magnet for these potholes that are like 6 inches deep and when it rains they fill the hell up and u cant tell whats road and whats a ditch and my girlfriends house is a few miles into the mts, and it seems like those potholes where put there by some one(her dad) to stop me from gettin to her house

 

thanx alot purecoda that website has the injen intake that i want cheaper then anywhere i have found, i know it may sound like a dumb question but im a lil suspisious bout buyin stuff, will i get all the stuff i need for that price threw them or are they just gonna send me a metal pipe thanx everyone

 

should be everything you need. oh, and one more thing, i'm trying to remember the site, but they had an injen special for 175 for the cai. i'll post the link if i can remember...

 

looks like they aren't running the special right now, but you might want to call or email them.

http://www.visionimports.com/Intakes.html

 

good stuff thanx alot

 

On the cons, #1 is especially true. #2 is false, unless poorly designed product. #3 is a misnomer. To me, both are about the same until forced induction.

The main reason CAI get big #'s on dyno or in lab condition, they have a blower fan forcing cold air into the motor. In everyday driving situation, the last time that I have checked, no one drives around with a huge fan stuck to their grill.

 

DOH! i got the last one that was for 176.00! got it last week and its a bad ***! however talk to shaun im sure he will work ya out some sorta deal hea a real cool guy and is all about the consumer! also I have been wondering what the AEM diffrences would be? andy ideas coda?
P.S the cai was a ***** to put in.

 

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