FAQ: SRI vs CAI - Page 2

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ORIGINAL: marbro

air bypass still lets in hot air from the engine, the only real chance of hydro lock is if you drive through a puddle thats large enough, otherwise driving through extremely heavy rain wont ever cause a problem.
Even though CAI pulls in cold air you still will be pulling in hot air after the car is on long enough.

To improve things in general, use thermal wrap to block cars heat and this can be done on both the shorty and the cai

and they both sound the same, your just changing the position that the sound is coming from with the cai

This heat pad, sounds real helpful. Where can I get one? Any specific brands? And price ranges? Do you just wrap it around the intake and it keeps it cooler from the engine's heat?

http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/search/searchresultsmain.jsp?affiliate=1&fresh=1&searchType=advanced&RS=1&keyword=DEI001
hopefully that link works for you,   if it doesnt just goto eastwoodco.com and search "thermal" and it will be under the exhaust wraps.   If you do decide to use it, wear decent gloves when putting it on and keep your eyes covered, the wraps have fiberglass in it. Another option is using hightemp silicone spray to go over it as well to help with heat reduction.

"PROS: Since its farther away from the engine it get colder air wich carries more oxygen thus creating bigger explosions in the engine thus giving more horse power." 03sleeper

Sorry to burst your bubble but nothing explodes in an engine it is a controlled burn

Wow!!!!  Pulling up the thread from the dead!!!!    I disagree with both of you!!!   The burn in an engine is uncontrolled, because "controlled" assumes that you can stop it at any time.  It is also not an explosion unless the engine blows up.   Rather, I look at it as a controlled charge that is ignited at the precise time to produce the desired effects from an uncontrolled burst of flame.

Aka, combustion, which is generally described as the controlled burn of fuel (or rapid oxidation) that results in a release of energy consisting of heat and light.

So technically you're both right, but are looking at it too semantically

Spaz ... I'd say you're right, but you're looking at it too anally!!

I think that this is the best answer ive come across so far. This is from a Tenzo-R ad for their SRI
 




What’s the difference between a short ram intake and a cold air intake?
 

 
Cold air intakes are usually placed in the fender well area, which brings in a cooler charged air from beneath the car (outside of the engine bay), which is denser and therefore creates more power. The piping is a lot longer than a short ram which means the power gains are not seen until the mid to higher RPM band. A short ram intake is located inside the engine bay and creates power with better response times than a cold air, however the air is not as dense, which means that it doesn’t make as much power in the upper RPM region and makes less power overall.

SRI gets better mpg

I had both AEM COLD AIR, and Now i have AEM short RAM, i had the cold air for about 4 years now, and its awsome, you can feel a big diffrence on the freeway, the one thing i liked most about it was it would not make noise every time u hit the gas only when you wanted to ( when it got to about 3-4 RPM's) is when it kicked in , i wanted to see how the short RAM was, and it's not better then the cold air in anyways EXCEPT in SOUND,  Yeah its been a while im thinking of getting the AEM V2, i have to see the dyno results first thats my input.

So I've decided to go with an SRI.  From what I've read off a couple threads, it's a good investment to buy a $40 SRI off of eBay and then just keep the piping but replace the filter with a K&N filter.  Do you guys recommend this?  Also, is the Typhoon legal for emissions tests and whatnot in Georgia?

Thanks in advance guys. 

Hey Guys! i need feed back for intakes...short or cold??? which is better? which would you buy??? would you purchase from a company that''s just starting out but can compare to Fujita that pulls more hp and torque than Injen??? Lemme know looking to find a STOCK 08 Honda Accord 4cyl. and v6 for test fittings on intakes and dyno (stickshift bone stock!) in the Los Angeles, Ca area!!!