Im looking at getting a CAI formy 4th Gen. I just wanna know what to look for ?.
does it really matter what tube i get just as long as the filter is a name brand?
what is the diff between a long & a short tube?

 

anybody???

 

long = CAI
short = short ram


cai does its name, brings in cold air from out out the engine bay generally uses a smaller sized pipe than the short rams in comparison i think short rams when the engine bay/ outside air is cooler make a lil more power in the lower rpms.


my opinion just get a short/CAI from ebay, either way wont really matter unless you do heavy tunning.

 

But doesnt a shot tube suck all the hot air the motor gives off under the hood?

 

yes a short ram pulls hot air from the engine bay. you will gain a few extra horses from a short ram.

but a cold air will give you more power the cooler the air going into your motor the more horsepower you can make

 

The only reason I worry about CAI is b/c of hydro-lock. When it rains here it rains and there are puddles everywhere. You hit one deep enough to get water in the filter and say good bye to your engine. I have a short ram and have done a battery relocation, so I have a little bit more cooler air coming in since the short ram comes more towards the front of the engine bay. If your not worried about hydro-lock go with a CAI.

 

i have ractive cai...its not like u feel the power but it really does help its dope when u can hear it but i cant no more that i have headers on...a freind of mine hydrolocked his civic once but i never had no problems u can buy the bypass valve by aem its like 40 bux a lot cheaper then a new motor

 

Can i get a short CAI & not have to relocate my battery?

 

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One ghetto way to do it would be to get a short ram and go to home depot, buy some 3" dryer ducting (the smooth kind, not the rippled junk). Attatch the dryer ducting to the filter and route it to a cooler spot. Then you could remove the cold air extension if you need to.

 

carolinaACCORD, Ta lost me man.
Does anybody have a pic of a short CAI on a 4th gen?

 

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One ghetto way to do it would be to get a short ram and go to home depot, buy some 3" dryer ducting (the smooth kind, not the rippled junk). Attatch the dryer ducting to the filter and route it to a cooler spot. Then you could remove the cold air extension if you need to.</TD></TR></TABLE>

some guy in itr forum dyno it and it lose hp because of the airflow(turbulence(sp))

 

Anybody have a pic of their short CAI on a 4th Gen?

 

do not use dryer venting it will colapse casuing your motor to get no air.

 

Anybody have a pic of their short CAI on a 4th Gen?

 

It's worked fine for over a year and a half now. And I think I saw them on groupbuycenter.com for like $80 something.

 

I just needed to know how it would look.
Im gonne guy one off ebay