Which intake would you use?

[403Gemini]

weapon-r's dragon intake:



or aem's short ram

[Weapon_R]

Whatever's cheaper

[403Gemini]

Originally posted by Weapon_R
Whatever's cheaper

haha the weapon_r one is cheaper by 1 american dollar, so thats about $50 canadian

i dunno that AEM is 129 american from cms and id rather give a local company business than order off the net

[QuasarCav]

Originally posted by 403Gemini


haha the weapon_r one is cheaper by 1 american dollar, so thats about $50 canadian

i dunno that AEM is 129 american from cms and id rather give a local company business than order off the net

Would you be willing to build it yourself? You could save a few bucks.

[Weapon_R]

Originally posted by 403Gemini


haha the weapon_r one is cheaper by 1 american dollar, so thats about $50 canadian

i dunno that AEM is 129 american from cms and id rather give a local company business than order off the net

Again, whichever is cheaper. These mods are worthless, I can't stress it enough. The only power mods i'll ever buy are FI from now on....

Take a test drive with someone who has the exact car, spent the same amount of money, and has a turbo or supercharger, and you'll see what I mean. I've realized that and won't ever do it again.

[403Gemini]

Originally posted by Weapon_R


Again, whichever is cheaper. These mods are worthless, I can't stress it enough. The only power mods i'll ever buy are FI from now on....

Take a test drive with someone who has the exact car, spent the same amount of money, and has a turbo or supercharger, and you'll see what I mean. I've realized that and won't ever do it again.

yes but looking realisitically a turbo would be 1-2 yrs away, so i might as well enjoy my car in the meantime

[africano]

Go AEM, weapon R looks too ricey.

[WBB6]

I would go AEM, they are MUCH better quality and use a good filter!

[PhenomSE]

Deff. AEM

[SkylineAdmirer]

Definately AEM, Never heard of other one and heard nothing but good things here and there about AEM, Apparently K&N has the best filters u mite wanna look into getting one of those, and u could look at a nice little hp bonus

[barmanjay]

I like the weapon R,... only because it looks like you'll draw slightly cooler air from where it sits,... than having the filter directly behind the rad.

Ya know,... I bet I can make a pipe for you,... it'll be 2 pc tho,.. for about $40-50 CAN.

[h22aseller]

Originally posted by SkylineAdmirer
Definately AEM, Never heard of other one and heard nothing but good things here and there about AEM, Apparently K&N has the best filters u mite wanna look into getting one of those, and u could look at a nice little hp bonus

Dude, AEM comes with a K&N filter. anyways, i'd go AEM and probly the polished one at that, colours under the hood just seem a little bit cheap to me if it's just one or two parts. i dunno, personal preference.

[barmanjay]

The best thing to maximize on air intake,... is setting up a cold air intake,... anything 'in' the engine bay will be warm air.

The hp diff between the wai and cai is very minimal,... mind you air intakes are only minimal increase anyways. the one thing you'll enjoy more is the sound if it.

It's almost like "which one will resonate a better sound"?

[403Gemini]

Originally posted by barmanjay
The best thing to maximize on air intake,... is setting up a cold air intake,... anything 'in' the engine bay will be warm air.

The hp diff between the wai and cai is very minimal,... mind you air intakes are only minimal increase anyways. the one thing you'll enjoy more is the sound if it.

It's almost like "which one will resonate a better sound"?

so which makes better sound? CAI or WAI?

i dunno i put some thought into what weapon_r said, and i might just go with practical mods that will be useable now and 5 yrs from now incase i do indeed go the FI route. like short throw shifter, body kit, etc.

[Weapon_R]

If you are on a budget, do suspension

[barmanjay]

I think the cai would make a better sound,.. seeing as the filter would be drawing cold air from outside the engine bay,... the sound would be hear a touch more clear,... were as the wai,... the sound would bounce off of various parts of the engine,... you would still hear it,.. but it would be a touch quiter,.... hypothetically speaking of course.

[GT2NV]

weapon r actually looks like it would work better, a little bit...

[Seanith]

Whatever you go with, i'd go with a short ram intake.. for the difference in gains, the short ram will have much better throttle response which would be a lot more useable than a couple horse power more you may receive with the CAI

[barmanjay]

Originally posted by ~$eanith~
............ the short ram will have much better throttle response

You stumped me there?

how does a short ram give you better throttle response?

I mean, in theory your intake is only as good as the narrowest part,.... if you're using 3" piping,... the narrowest part will be your Throttle body,... which generally has approx a 52mm throttle plate,... which is 2",.... so a 3" pipe that is 28-32"" long,..can't restrict any airflow at all

does a vacuum cleaner work/suck better with a hose that's 12" shorter?
does a garden water hose shoot farther if it's 12" shorter?

I'm not trying to sound like a dink or something,... I'm just stumped at why you think a short ram can give you better throttle response.

[Seanith]

its just common knowledge, sorry i don't have any links or proof to back up that claim at the moment.. i'm sure a couple people here that have CAIS or short ram can tell their experiences.. i've heard many ppl say that their CAI it kinda takes a short time for it to "kick in"