i am going to have a 98' dx. i am looking at engine mods and the intakes are either cold air or short ram, i heard the short ram is safer unless you get a water bypass cold air intake. what is thedeal

 

what kinda of car do you got?

 

get the sri

 

If you got the extra loot get the AEM v2 ($3xx). If not just get an sri (short ram intake). If you put a by pass valve on a cold air intake it cancels out the little extra gains it has over the short ram. Also you will have more throttle response with a short ram. I recommend name brand ones for perfect fit and durability.

 

Short ram - throttle response, safer daily driving if you live in a wet area, but sucks hot air.

cold air - slightly increased power, danger of hydrolock, sucks cold air.

It's up to you. I had a cold air on my car for 2 years, I took a sawzall to it and now it's a short ram for my piece of mind. The throttle response is slightly better on my "it feels as such" meter.

Either way, ebay setups are the way to go.