I just ordered one for my car. Does anyone else have this in their 6th gen 6cyl? Any noticeable performance gains, does it sound pretty cool? I can't remember, but I think I heard that either a CAI or a short ram is louder than one another, but I don't remember which was louder...

 

CAI is louder and you get slightly better gains ..but you will still notice the sound difference with the short ram...as for power gains a few horsepower is the norm..you may want to get a heat guard

 

I didn't get the heat guard.. Why should I? Becuase it will be cooler therefore adding more HP? I will get a throttle body spacer next.. The brand is Heliz I believe, is that any good?

 

honestly on our motors a throttle body spacer wont do much, colder air = more power...and a heat shield wont come with many short ram but it stops the heat from the engine getting to the filter and the end of the intake

 

you will def get a better sound a much deeper growel. !!!! you will like it. i got one in v6 00

 

The one I got does come with one if i want it, but i chose not to get it... Should I go ahead and get it too?

 

the helix throttle body causes too much turbulence with the screw-like grooves. that's not right.

i have a 6th gen with a SRI, it just makes your acceleration smoother, sounds nice on WOT, and unless you do a complete exhaust/induction system, it's nothing world shattering.

 

So, from what im gathering, just stay away from the TBS?

 

You dont want your air intake sucking up all the hot air thats comming from your engine. You'll loose power. You need so separate your intake from your engine, there for Intake guard is da best thing for you. It blocks the heat.
Cooler air has more oxygen in it, there for when you suck it up in your motor, it creates a bigger explosion when mixed with fuel. Cold air intakes are the better in two ways. First it sits far from the heat producing engine and second it sits at the lowest possible point where air is much cooler. Thats how it gets its name.
Well, it should be called "Cooler Air Intake", But "Cold" sounds colder. lol

 

wow. you will NOT lose power with a short ram, if thats what you're trying to say. if you do, its not due to the air temperature, its due to the flow of the short ram.

SRI's are usually for low to midrange power, cai's are for top end.

 

Helix TB does not create turbulance unless its properly matched to your intake components. It swirls the air into your intake and spreads oxygen molecules more efficient throughout the whole intake system. Regularly air just comes in as a straight shot and its like, what piston get that what it gets
Basically it works just like the turbonator or spiral max. A lot of people flame them, but if you think and, it does help. Not as much as they claim. But better than nothing at all.
Yeah, I agree that people come up with stupid crap, to increase horsepower. It might sound stupid, but if you look into it. Its not!!! They are on the right track, its just not well thought of and you always can modify the design.
I'm not the smartest guy on this planet and I will never say that. But I love to think logically and come up with my own hypothesis.
Hope some of this info will help you on your decisions.
Catch ya later.

 

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SRI's are usually for low to midrange power, cai's are for top end. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I agree on that. With you. I should of said it will gain minimal power without the guard. You right flow is important,.... so is the temperture of the air.

 

yea, but what you forget that the air that the sri is sucking up is not as hot as YOU think it is. you are making sound like its sucking up the air that you feel when you open up your hood.

you forget that when the car is running that air travels thru the engine bay, cooling it down somewhat.


the intake temperatures are much lower than that of the engine bay temperatures, with a cai or sri.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by d112crzy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wow. you will NOT lose power with a short ram, if thats what you're trying to say. if you do, its not due to the air temperature, its due to the flow of the short ram.

SRI's are usually for low to midrange power, cai's are for top end. </TD></TR></TABLE>

x3

 

short rams also gives better throttle response comapred to CAI. but thats something so minor i doubt any of us here is that experianced to really notice.

 

I have a CAI in my 6th gen accord (AEM) I'm no expert but I love the growl it makes when I give it some gas , but nothing special.

 

I have the sri, its pretty loud compared to the cai i heard at an accord meet...both aem...and on performance...yeah there are factors in dyno testing the intakes...but i read on v6p.net someone had better gains with a sri...if anyone has had it done and the info is opposite then let me know...otherwise i'm going with the words of someone whose actually proven it.

 

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i think the reasonf or that being is because usually on dynos the hood is open and a big *** fan is blowing right in front of the car, in that situation the air temperature around the SRI wont be as hot as it would be in real situations, with the hood closed and the engine being driven for hours, comapred to the relatively consistent low temp the CAI gets