extrmsob293

im thinking of getting a short ram intake which brand would be the best???

GhostAccord

Actually any 3" diameter aluminum tube will do. I think there are some $15 ones on ebay. Just make sure that it is a one piece 3" tube designed for your Make Model & Year Accord. It is the filter that you really want to make sure is a quality piece. K&N part # RU-3580 is a good size filter for a 3" SRI.

hurleyint

x2

extrmsob293

my accord is 95 dx stickshift can u show me the a pic of the 3" diameter aluminum tube please

GhostAccord

Here is what you are looking for....
Ebay Auction

Just remember to make sure it's 3" and to throw out the crappy air filter that comes with it. Then get yourself a good K&N or other brand name filter.

extrmsob293

wow only $9 how come other short ram intake like aem cost $120?

TheMuffinMan

iTrader: (1)

Research and Development, it's CARB certified, etc

ejLday

for shizzle AEM and Fujita are the motherlovin ****!

(808)_speedhawaii

i do belive "top fuel" has one too.

P_Adams

Actually, most all are basically the same. But I would suggest to you that (as Ghost Accord mentioned) The air filter your shouldn't skimp on.
I would also suggest that you (IF you can) inspect and handle a sample of the product you're interested in. Pictures on the Internet don't give you the information you need. Things like:
How does it attach and where does it mount? Does it just flap in the breeze, or am I going to need to weld some additional brackets on this thing?
Are all the additional pieces supplied?
What quality are these additional pieces? (I've seen some real junk)
Does it come with an Instruction Sheet?

Just something to think about

P

GhostAccord

All of the research and development that has gone into these 3" pieces of tubing, 10 years ago, has been paid for years ago. Now they are just ripping people off for the Name.

If you want an AEM SRI I can send you one of the many AEM stickers for free.

P_Adams

LO(f)L

It would go good with the STP collectable issue sticker and the Director's Cut of "The Fat and the Furious" DVD set.

P

extrmsob293

can you show me the picture of 3'' pieces of tubing please

when i bought my accord it came with a ''spectre air filter''. The whole thing looks like a SRI but with stock air pipe . Will it makes any different if i change it to a aluminum?

GhostAccord

Click Here. This is a piece of 3" diameter tubing

Whether or not you see any big gains over your stock modified intake I'm not 100%. I would imagine that by replacing the ruffled plastic tube with a smooth aluminum tube you would see some kind of small gains.

P_Adams

The subject of aftermarket intakes has always been an enigma.
You've really got two choices, both of which are contradictory in their execution.
Cold Air Intake and
Short Ram Intake.

The Cold air Intake supplies cool(er) air (which is traditionally denser) to the intake manifold (good), But requires a longer than optimal length of tubing to plumb everything up (bad).
The Short ram Intake has a short tube length (which shifts the power-band up the RPM scale (Good), but draws warm(er) air from the engine compartment for it's air supply. (bad)

If there is any additional horses to be had, it would work like this:
Long Manifold System - low end torque
Short Manifold system - High end HP

I suspect that it's mostly a wash, or maybe a 5 hp gain on some of the truly 'engineered' systems (Like K&B etc).
And in truth, it's probably no more than the eye candy and the sound from the minimalist Filter element that's the real attraction.

P

extrmsob293

so i guess i will get that aluminum tube, but i live in socal, if cops stop me and see the sri with out the air legal sticker would it be a big problem???

TouringAccord

in CA it's going to be a problem, you need one that is CARB legal. like AEM...

P_Adams

The way California's state finances are concerned, I'd hate to see what the fine for a non-CARB unit would be.
The worst part of it would be the followup CARB inspection they might put the car through; looking for other infractions.
...and you thought a Super Liberal, Tree Hugging, socialist state would never infringe on a lowly Auto enthusiast?
Guess Again

P

Big Brother is here, courtesy of Oprah and people I didn't vote for.

a.wax

Would the K&N part # RU-3580 filter fit the AEM SRI?

GhostAccord

It will if the AEM SRI is a 3" diameter. The other measurements you have to take into consideration are the length and overall diameter of the filter. You have to make sure that a filter of the following dimensions will fit in the space provided for your filter?

RU-3580 Product Specifications.
Base Outside Diameter: 152 mm (6 in)
Flange Inside Diameter: 76 mm (3 in)
Flange Length: 44 mm (1.75 in)
Height: 127 mm (5 in)
Top Outside Diameter: 102 mm (4 in)
Top Style: Rubber