jerry jerry jerry... springer

 

I think this thread calls for a GROUP HUG! [sm=icon_cheers.gif]

 

You wont use the intake piping for a turbo application......if u get a kit it will come with the piping. Regardless what intake u plan on getting ur going to get some HP gains. Id go with just a standard AEM cold air........if u plan on turboing ur car theres no sence in spending 250 on a V2 intake, cuz it wont make THAT big of a difference. Just get a good ol aem cai and call it a day. Then when u turbo just sell the intake. Hope i was some help.

 

anyone got some popcorn?

 

lmao *props feet up on desk and leans back*

 

I just KNEW once this guy asked another intake question, sparks would fly. Good thing I was WAY out of the blast radius.
Anyway... carlover, I'm not an experienced greasemonkey, but I'm pretty good at finding stuff up and putting it in a nutshell since research is what I do for a living (What kind? I'd tell you, but you and I'd be swimming with the fishes afterwards).
From what I've read about the stuff you were asking about, it's either the SRI or the turbo. Just as Jenna Haze would tell you, it would really hurt to put two pipes with 2.5" of girth into one hole. They both use their own sets of pipes that work best for their applications. Besides, modding a SRI pipe to go into an intercooler would only do you more harm than good. Not only will you be wasting money by doing it, you'd be the target of a lot of flaming. pcupo12 made a good suggestion; if you could decide just yet, take the cheaper way in and just upgrade if you want more HP.
From most of the dynos I've seen on mags and online, when it comes to AEM, V2>CAI>SRI in term of gains. The pros and cons have been discussed here a lot, so just read through them and decide (I'm getting a CAI, if you're wondering). I don't know your car's particular year or trim, so I can't really comment on whether the V2 for your car is technically an SRI or CAI. I do know that AEM design V2s to perform better than their CAIs--even though the gains could just be a few more HP. That's why you'd hear some people say that getting the CAI is a better value than the V2, and vice versa. It's also the reason why there's discrepancies between the length of piping used for every application.
I could write more about all this, but I'm hungry and tired. [&o] If you want more feedback, just post... Oh, right... It's better that you don't... Just PM sacicons if you just want HIS opinion. Good luck, mate.