Ok im Buying My Intake ASAP but i wannna make sure i buy the best for the money so i have decided on a short ram but i dont know if i wanna get a regular filter or the K&N Filter.... the K&N filter intake is like $30 more then the regular filter'd intake so i dont see how the K&N filter is so much better its just a filter.... maybe im wrong let me know what i should do ASAP... Thanx

 

Whats the brand of the other short ram intake? If its a cheap no-name then go with the K&N filter. But if its a decent brand then there isnt a big diff. between that and the K&N.

 

Well this is the cheaper one but i think still looks nice???
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...8943986&rd=1,1

This one has the K&N Filter $30 More.... IS IT Really Worth It???
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...4817014&rd=1,1

 

It look like that intake come with a foam filter which is more hi-flow than your typical gauzed filter. Which also mean it will suck in more dirt than gauzed filter.

 

meaning bad? lol what should i go with just any non foam then?

 

okay i know im a newbie to this forum but that first intake is CRAP. for me in my 97 civic my first intake was a BOMZ racing SRI. it kicked *** until it was time to get my smog check. I needed something that was CARB exempt. i dont know if you live in cali or what but if you do i suggest you go with an AEM SRI its a lot more expensive but its carb exemptand what i have which is hella better especially because i needed my smog check. but if your not due for a smog check go with the cheap one. dont spend 30 some odd dollars for something your gonna have to replace in a little while.

 

the good thing about a k&n filter you can clean it so you don't have to replace it

 

same with an AEM dryflow filter

 

Its really up to you. If you live in a place where dirt and a bunch small particle flies around then I would get a gauzed one.

 

F*** the foam filters. Nuff said.