whats the difference and pro's and con's for both...thanks

 

....not this again. Do a quick search......seriously - you'll find all the info you need.

To answer your question, get an EBAY intake....short ram or CAI, it doesn't matter....they'll both end up producing equal horsepower because they both have their pros and cons........

 

short-ram cuz you won't suck up water. and ebay because they make way more noise than power anyway, so why spend the extra $100 for a brand name?

 

cold you have to worry about water all the time

 

Short Ram=Low end power
CAI=High end power

Short Ram=Less likely to suck up water
CAI=More likely to suck up water, but leave in a lower gear, to lower the risk of it happening

 

me = CAI

I don't drive in the rain :D

 

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me too.. but i do drive in the rain.. bypass valve...



Modified by AEMPrelude916 at 2:21 PM 8/5/2005

 

i live in LA where it rains alot sometimes and i have a aem cold air with a bypass valve. no problems.

 

I've heard that the bypass valve negates any gains that a CAI would have over a short ram(Read this in sport compact a few years back). I still think the Best is a short ram which you isolate from the heat and have it draw in cool air from a fender, front bumper, hood scoop ...well you get the point

EDIT: Also besides saying that...
CAI=High End Power
SRI=Low End power
...It should also be said that
SRI=Better throttle response.

ANOTHER EDIT: Also, it depends who you ask, but some people believe that SRIs provide high end power and CAIs provide low end power, which completely goes against the grain of what's being said in here. I guess their logic is that at the higher revs you are moving air very quickly and that it can get through a 1 1/2 foot pipe and into your engine quicker then it can get through a 3 1/2 foot pipe and into your engine. Just thought I'd through that out there

 

Get a two piece intake......use the extension when its nice outside....pull it off when it rains.....best of both worlds.....

 

like my iceman. i just leave it a short-ram cuz the filter gets so damn skanky down there.

 

.....to settle the tie - get a short ram intake....and build a custom heat shield around the filter.....:thumbs up:

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NaptownKing &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">.....to settle the tie - get a short ram intake....and build a custom heat shield around the filter.....:thumbs up:</TD></TR></TABLE>hey thats a good idea. i might do that to my intake this weemend.