i have h23 engine, and what kind of intakes is better? short ram or cold air?
what is good about short ram and cold air? pros and cons
any opinions are appreciated

 

CAI are supposed to give a bit more hp
Its harder to change or clean the filter with CAI
Biggest thing with CAI is its possible to hydro-lock, although its really hard to
CAI are generally more pricey

Thats about it really. Most people will tell you to just get a CAI, I got an SR cause Im paranoid and cheap

 

ive heard short ram you feel the gains more in the low end, cai you feel the gains more in the top. but thats just hear say and butt dyno stuff. I got a short ram and I love it

 

i know from my experience of have a short ram and getting fabbing it to a cold air that short ram SUCKS when it's hot out. it gets very heat soaked and low end power goes down.

my vote what be a short ram with a insulated box around it pullin in cold air from the fenderwell.

 

If you go cold air intake then you can buy a bypass valve from AEM, about 40-50 bucks so you wont be suckin up any water through it

 

im in california sanjose so water isnt really problem, but CAI makes it faster? im a noob, so correct me if im wrong, low end = low speed(?) , high end = higher speed as in 70mph + (?)

 

The truth on intakes...

Shorter = better for high rpms (assuming same air temp)

Longer = better for mid-range (assuming same air temp again).

The CAI will "Feel" better...actually HP gains would prolly be roughly the same on the overall picture given a basically stock vehicle and that a short ram sucks (usually) hot air from the engine bay which is over 100 degrees on any given day.

Either one is fine, if you can get fresh air to them though...CAIs -are- however mildly dangerous because of the hydrolock garbage...the bypass valve eliminates the small diff. in power for the CAI over the SRI...so if you are driving this thing on the street and don't want to take chances...

go with the short ram, and build a heatshield box...and pipe cold outside in to the box.

NAthan

 

GET THE APEXi INTAKE IT FITS AT THE END OF THE STOCK PIPING I'VE NOTICED BETTER OVERALL JUST MY OPINION : PLUS ITS ONLY 80-100 BONES


SOCAL

 

What about just throwing a filter on the TB w/ a heat shield

 

I had a CAI on my 95 Si/VTec H22A1...performance gains are going to be about the same. If you want a CAI bad enough I have my AEM CAI (Red) and I can ship it to you for about 150. Used for roughly 2,000 miles.

 

cold air for sure, on my h23 i can notice a difference....on rainy days i take out the cold air part since i got a 2 piece intake..