Cold Air Intakes v.s. Short Ram Intakes? which is better?

 

short ram has better throttle response

 

Personally I like short ram for a couple reasons.

A: zero chance of hydro lock.
B: can see your intake/filter under the hood

Performance wise I dont think much diff either way...

 

Better for what?

All motor and dyno queens will tell you that a short ram with a velocity stack is the best. It's important to tune it to the right length as well. 3-4 inches makes a big difference.

 

I thought you could collect harmful debris in your motor running without soem kind of filter though? On a short ram intake of course.

 

in my experience, short ram with a k&n style filter is best for real world driving. Good performance, good sound, perfectly reliable.

 

Short ram. I doubt the hp gain or loss is noticeable anyways. Better off having no chance of hydrolock than +1 hp.

 

rainy days and commuting- short ram...
dry hot days and commuting- cold air...
but really its a lot of personal preference neither is really guna get u all kinds of horse power on a stock motor.... just think of it this way a motor will always run best in colder weather depending on where u live and how cold it really is... but the 100 percent guarantee ur motor will run best is when ur at an altitude that has 14.7 atmospheric pressure...

 

short ram
way better, quicker response in lower rpm and launch/start
i got tired of my short ram and just put my stock assembly in except i removed the resonator
seems like its about the same except a little quieter than the short ram

 

It's not personal preference.

Look in the all motor forum.

Short ram + Velocity stack > all.

Period. It's not a debate.

 

On Ef/Da I like to run a middle of the road intake(no cold air/filter in the bumper) but no short ram(air filter sitting next to the hot engine) I run a 3" pipe from the stock piping to the left corner of my car so it sit's beside the battery(blocking some of the heat)

just my 2 cents