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 froma 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 08Honda Accord4cyl. and v6for test fittings on intakes and dyno (stickshift bone stock!) in the Los Angeles, Ca area!!!
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The pipes are all the same, it's the filter that should be the deciding factor. There's 3 pages of good info here, I'm sure you can make a decision after that.

 

Just look on ebay for a GOOD seller who looks professional and has a lot of pictures of the product. You can see if it's of good quality or not. Plus extremely inexpensive.

 

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But in all seriousness....depends on your location, whether you are willing to take off your bumper to clean your filter, high end power vs. throttle response, etc.

I opted for SRI because at cruising speeds...the temperature difference is negligible, I'm lazy, looks good in your engine bay...and I got ceramic headers for high end power.

 

I dont know but, would you guys even considered the K&N typoon kit even a cold air intake, it looks so short just like th short ram but it claims to be a cold air intake though, i want to know you all opinion about that