umm... aem v2 and comptech ice box are two of the nices ones, but they cost a lot...you could get a normal aem, simota, etc, or you could get a cheap one off ebay and put a good filter on it.

 

AEM sri ftw. There aren't any significant power differences b/w sri or cai. It's up to you. I say save your money and get a sri. Plus it makes the engine bay "look" better w/ that huge cone filter.

 

And with a SRI you dont have to worry about it being damaged or getting wet or anything like that. You aren't going to notice the power differences between SIR and CIA and the SRI is cheaper so go with a SRI.

 

im hearing better high end with CAI, am i gonna lose high end at all with a SRI cuz right now thats what im leaning towards.

 

I think people over exaggerate too much about getting water into cai. As long as you have your fender cover and splash guard then you should be fine. I drive through puddles all the time and no problem.

 

I know 2 other peopole now... but they are LX models like me... there has to be some kind of flaw with the LX model in the 7th gen...

 

guys, we have this thread every month now, dude, you got a lot of info from us, now read the "intake faq" thread and get info.









P.S. V2 FTW

 

^ +1, thats why its a sticky.

But while we're here, yeah people make way too big of a deal about water in there CAI. If your really that worried about it, get an Air Bypass Valve for it, or a splashguard, or install it normally, you probably dont have to worry about it anyway.

And no i dont think you will lose any power anywhere, just the high-end gains will be unnoticable, but the lower end will be. Sound will also be better too

 

and thats for the SRI?

 

get the comptech CAI if you can find one...its probly the easiest one to install and will give the best performance out of all the CAI....if not then def go with the V2 no doubt....water isnt a big deal, my car hasnt bogged once, my filter was actually pretty damp but nothing ever happened, like everyone said, it has to be completely submerged in water