which one is better? please disregard noise as it's really not an issue for me

 

short ram seems to work great cept your sucking up hot air....aem cai..no bypass bad in the rain... best bet is the comptech but.. ive always turbo'd my cars.. so i cant really put an input.. had the CAI on my gsr.. didnt seem any big difference.. to me.. only made me paranoid during rains...and when i was doign all motor stuff.. it was always ram air..

 

DIY Icebox with K&N Filter = easy and cheap........and pretty good results also.

 

I thought after 1000 posts you would know short ram and cold air pick up around the same temperatures of air?!?!?!?

 

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I'm bias b/c I have the DIY Icebox w/K&N filter, but it works great and costs less.

 

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Has there been a dyno to this?
I saw an ITR dyno where this set up actually lost HP power over a stock ITR. The stock ITR is really a semi-cold air.

 

I have seen the same dyno, but remember that the ITR intake (resonator, etc.) is quite a bit different from the GS that I put the DIY Icebox on. I am not saying that I see dramatic gains with the DIY, but I seriously doubt that I am worse off than I was with the stock intake, stock filter, and stock resonator all in place.

 

okay how about we change the question? diy icebox vs aem short ram?

 

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diy icebox definately over aem short ram. short rams' just suckin' hot air from around the engine.

 

short ram vs cai is no comparisson what so ever - short ram &lt; cai

 

DIY icebox or comptech icebox . I am afraid of the rain!!!

 

i have the DIY Icebox with a Spoon filter. altough no official dyno has been done, i can tell an obvious difference over my old short ram intake.

 

I pulled this quote from SurferX's post about why he doesn't use a long tube intake anymore. Cold air intakes aren't worth the extra 1-2hp. No matter what you do or where you are a CAI will pull in more sediment and trash than a SRI or stock intake. That's why the comptech is icebox is the best.

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You're looking at the top of the my intake box and into the tube that goes down to my turn signal.

The story behind this is that I noticed alot of crap buildup in the lower air horn of my intake box about 6 months ago. So I wiped it clean and put it back. Now today I checked it again and this is what I saw. It's all back. So despite the fact that there is a fenderwell cover, splash guard, and bumper cover down there, obviously they doesn't block everything that your car runs through at freeway speeds everyday. It's a harsh evironment out there, and I don't want to put my engine's lifeline in the way of all that. Yes air filters are made to block debris like this, but they simply can't block everything. Ask Mike D, who found crap like this in his motor when it was taken apart.
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DIY icebox is cheap and good little way to gain a few hp, I like mine

 

next question, I know, you guys are sick of me already but one more. I've exchanged few emails with bsq and he revealed that I can use aem short ram with his diy

which will be better as far as performance is concerened?

diy icebox with stock intake arm and k&n e-2427 filter with top cover on
diy icebox with stock intake arm and k&n e-2427 filter with top cover off
diy icebox with aem short ram

 

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which will be better as far as performance is concerened?

diy icebox with stock intake arm and k&n e-2427 filter with top cover on
diy icebox with stock intake arm and k&n e-2427 filter with top cover off
diy icebox with aem short ram
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Taking the cover off totally defeats the purpose. YOu are sucking in hot air.

However using the short ram intake tubing would be slightly benefitial being that you could have better airflow through the tube.

 

that's true, but I read something about someone taking off the cover when he race or something

 

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who was this directed to?
but if you think thats true... i suggest you make complaints to AEM then

 

stock box w/ custom fitted HKS shroom filter

 

save your money and stick with the stock air box!

 

As previously stated, don't take the cover off your airbox. If you go through the work to try to funnel cold/cool air up to your filter from behind the turn signal, don't ruin it by taking the cover off.

 

I saw the same dirt when I took apart my icebox and cleaned it but the dirty layers ends no where near the box itself.
I say about 6" of 1-2mm thick of dirt but like I said, only in the entry path.
If you see any type of film of dirt after the filter, then I would worry.

 

does the height of the car has anything to do with amount of scraps collected?

 

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I am sure it does and more importantly, the roads you drive on.
I cleaned mine after two years of driving. It was dirty but not too bad. Like I said, the film of dirt is just around the airhorn.
BTW, my car is just mildly dropped, 0.75" all around.

 

I don't know who did it, but they took the accordion hose from a clothes dryer and connected it to the stock airbox and routed it to behind the turn signal. I did it as well, and it's much better than my previous SRI and CAI. Since I had the hose lying around, it didn't cost me anything, and it out performed my previous intakes. Oh, all of this was on the butt dyno. Since I used the stock airbox, there is hardly any noise from the intake, so I'm not hearing any extra hp.