Hey guys im planning to get an intake for my car soon, maybe a AEM v2 short ram or should I get cold air? Which on is better or more reliable

 

Cold air all the way, ecpesially in the rsx. If yu get a v-2 or another short ram it will heat soak in the small engine bay. But it also depends on where you live. If you see more rain than shine go with the short ram. There is less of a chance of engine damage or hydro-lock. It your climate is rather dry year round cold air is the way to go. I have one and love it.

 

I live in southern california (Orange county)

 

injen cai FTW. dont get a short ram you will regret it especially on hot days. the only way your going to hydrolock it is if you drive through a lake.

 

Is cold air better performance wise?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mrnewguy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Is cold air better performance wise?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes.

The SRI in the RSX will provide little to no gains, some have even reported losses because of heatsoak. The SRI will give you sound if that's what you like, but so will the CAI, the SRI might be a little louder than the CAI. If I lived in SoCal it'd be a no brainer for me to go with a CAI.

 

get a cold air it allot better than a short ram
and try to search before u ask questions

 

Thanks tech, and mikeyd thats why I asked because I dont know so yeah just stfu if u dont wanna help :D "and try to search before u ask questions" I did but i dont know much about cars so yeah I just ask so dont trip man

 

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and try to search before u ask questions</TD></TR></TABLE>

chill... i was jus sugesting to search. dont get all pissed

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sleepin02rsx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">injen cai FTW. dont get a short ram you will regret it especially on hot days. the only way your going to hydrolock it is if you drive through a lake.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Wrong information - please don't try to talk about hydrolock if you haven't read up on it. Do some research before commenting. Your filter doesn't even need to be submerged in order for you to hydrolock. If you run over water too fast and too much water is thrown up into the wheel well and/or engine bay, your chance of hydrolock is massive. Just like many others have said, if you live in a rainy state (Oregon for me as an example), don't chance your $20k+ car over 5 hp gains.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by reset2k &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Wrong information - please don't try to talk about hydrolock if you haven't read up on it. Do some research before commenting. Your filter doesn't even need to be submerged in order for you to hydrolock. If you run over water too fast and too much water is thrown up into the wheel well and/or engine bay, your chance of hydrolock is massive. Just like many others have said, if you live in a rainy state (Oregon for me as an example), don't chance your $20k+ car over 5 hp gains.</TD></TR></TABLE>

um ok buddy. some guy on clubrsx has a cai and sprayed his filter with a hose while the car was running and it did nothing. maybe you should research a bit before you speak out. do you even have a cai? the only way your going to hydrolock is if you completely submerge the filter. don't worry about it.

 

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um ok buddy. some guy on clubrsx has a cai and sprayed his filter with a hose while the car was running and it did nothing. maybe you should research a bit before you speak out. do you even have a cai? the only way your going to hydrolock is if you completely submerge the filter. don't worry about it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I hydrolocked my 97 eclipse while driving through an average sized puddle, certainly didnt submerge it. If you have any hopes of maintaining your factory warrantty, I highly suggest against getting a CAI. I talked to the service manager at my dealer and he said they would cancel the warrantty the second I popped the hood. I have a fujita short ram, with the dealer's blessing, and I love it. No regrets.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JunkyardGSR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I hydrolocked my 97 eclipse while driving through an average sized puddle, certainly didnt submerge it. If you have any hopes of maintaining your factory warrantty, I highly suggest against getting a CAI. I talked to the service manager at my dealer and he said they would cancel the warrantty the second I popped the hood. I have a fujita short ram, with the dealer's blessing, and I love it. No regrets.</TD></TR></TABLE>

that was an eclipse this is a rsx. ts not like oh noes a drop of water got into my filter my engines toast. just dont drive like an idiot. how does it feel on a hot day with that sri?

 

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that was an eclipse this is a rsx. ts not like oh noes a drop of water got into my filter my engines toast. just dont drive like an idiot. how does it feel on a hot day with that sri?</TD></TR></TABLE>[QUOTE=sleepin02rsx]

About the same as it does any other day. I know there are some hardcore guys on here who say that they can tell the small HP difference between the two designs but Im not one of them. The SRI feels great and the Vtec is awesomely loud, that's pretty much what I wanted out of it. It doesn't screw with my warannty so it's the perfect fit if you ask me.

 

Think about it...when your driving your car, it sucks in more air than just idling at a stop. so the potential of sucking in water and hydrolocking is greater than just having it parked and spraying it with a hose.

 

just get a cold air intake and get the AEM bypass valve or whatnot if you're worried

 

honestly i think the V2 is way better the the cai.... my friend had a cai in his car and it wasnt getting the performance he wanted from it... but when he installed the AEM V2 it gave him the performance that he wanted and more!

 

V2 has had issues with heatsoaking. So I woul say CAI, but got to look out for that one week of rain in SoCal which floods the streets Hydrolock is no joke. There is a CAI with a liquid bypass in it, but we're talking a dribble of water.. not dipping into a pothole of water.

 

i would say that v2 has that problem problem, but the cai has hydrolocking problems and on top of rubbing against the firewall due to stepping on the gas and braking. you should see the hole that my friend has on his cai. so in short if u want to save money and not have the hydrolock problem and the rubbing, go for the v2.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDMITRTuner &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i would say that v2 has that problem problem, but the cai has hydrolocking problems and on top of rubbing against the firewall due to stepping on the gas and braking. you should see the hole that my friend has on his cai. so in short if u want to save money and not have the hydrolock problem and the rubbing, go for the v2.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Would hydrolocking seriously be an issue in SUNNY San Diego?

 

ahaha yah especially by the Fashion Valley mall because of the San Diego River. they hard core flood there.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sleepin02rsx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">um ok buddy. some guy on clubrsx has a cai and sprayed his filter with a hose while the car was running and it did nothing. maybe you should research a bit before you speak out. do you even have a cai? the only way your going to hydrolock is if you completely submerge the filter. don't worry about it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

You = an idiot. period. Go thinking that you need to completely submerge it. I'll be the first one to laugh when you make a thread about your car hydrolocking.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by reset2k &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You = an idiot. period. Go thinking that you need to completely submerge it. I'll be the first one to laugh when you make a thread about your car hydrolocking.</TD></TR></TABLE>

have fun thinking that. and you never did answer my question do you even have a CAI?? seriously, you have to be the worst driver and drive straight into a large puddle and MAYBE you have somewhat of a chance hydrolocking. go ahead get the sri. have fun on hot days and your car being slower than stock.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDMITRTuner &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">honestly i think the V2 is way better the the cai.... my friend had a cai in his car and it wasnt getting the performance he wanted from it... but when he installed the AEM V2 it gave him the performance that he wanted and more!</TD></TR></TABLE>

dyno results prove a CAI nets more than a V2 in all temperature conditions. the V2 is louder than the CAI and therefore your friend proly thinks he is going faster.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eskribble &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Think about it...when your driving your car, it sucks in more air than just idling at a stop. so the potential of sucking in water and hydrolocking is greater than just having it parked and spraying it with a hose. </TD></TR></TABLE>

true this. but still it proves it takes more than a couple of drops of stupid water to hydrolock your engine.