I'm purchasing an Injen intake this week. Should I go with cold or short ram?? I can't decide...money isn't the issue.

I like the CAI, but I heard you only notice the gains when you're in the mid to high rpms. This true? With short ram I heard you notice gains during initial acceleration. Please provde insight on this.... I also live in Wisconsin...lots of snow and a decent amount of rain...CAI might become an issue for me. Has anyone had both installed on their cars, can you really tell a difference?

 

i can't emphasize enough the minimal amount of difference in gains between a cai and a sri. you will barely, BARELY notice the difference if you bought the two. one thing that'd be evident is a different tone (because one is longer/deeper), but other than that, you can just pick one.

here's how theory works: the cai is located in the bumper or somewhere where cold air is readily available; the sri is located in the engine bay, where air is warmer than the air that the cai is exposed to

here's what counters the theory: the cai will get the cooler air, but as it travels up the longer tube, it'll get heated slightly because it passes by the engine; the sri will have slightly better throttle response than a cai because the air will travel faster to the engine

each have their pros/cons. obviously if it snows a lot and you get a LOT of rain (eg. flooding of 1+ feet of rain) you do not want a cai. but if this isn't the case, then take your pick

 

So will I get a deeper sound with the CAI...just so I understand correctly?

 

pretty much the same thing. but yes deeper. the short ram just has more...umph? and sounds more agressive imo

 

Anyone have any sound clips of the two?

 

go on you tube and type it in, if snow and rain is the issue and you dont want to get hydrolock, you can get a bypass valve put on the cai but it might decrease gains that you will get, if anuything go with the sri its cheaper and a less chance of hydrolock

 

i would get the CAI (i have one) and water/snow is not an issue as long as it is not 1+FT (as my05civic said) but if your seriously worried about hydrolock, then buy the SRI. the difference between the 2 are about 1-2 HP. but like others have said above....choose one, i know with injen you will be happy.

 

or yoou can go with an ebay cai or sri and smack on a K and n filter, same difference

 

Thanks everyone...I'm probably gonna go with the Injen Short Ram...I'll post pics when it's installed

 

good choice!