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did a search, no one really answer my thoughts.

could you get a sri and lead a tube (4-5" diameter) to its filter. also if you fabricate a heat shield to the SRI would this work the same way as a CAI, better, no difference at all?

again, all ppl say is CAI because it leads cold air unlike a SRI that leads hot air. but with these mods itlle be less hot air right?

any thoughts would be appreicated, thanks

 
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anyone?

 
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The first part is confusing, or I might just be reading it wrong. Where are you leading the tube from? Are you trying to make your own SRI? You can make your own heat shield which limits the side in which hot air over and by the engine is pulled into the engine, but your still pulling hot air from the engine bay. A CAI is located outside the engine bay, front bumper, so cooler air is able to be inhailed into the engine.

 
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doesn't matter if you use a heat shield or not, unless you get the heat that the fipkII has then you are going to be getting heat from the engine bay.

 
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sorry let me clarify:

lets say i have a SRI installed.

i then run a 4-5" tube (dryer tube) from the bottom of the car (or where ever cold air comes from) to the filter of the SRI.

thus air being fed is cold!

would this work the same as a CAI, better, no differece at all?

 
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Not the same, if not worse. I think the tubing needs to be consistent.

The 4-5" tube might not let the filter suck as much as it could.

Hmmmm not sure if you feel me here.

 
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for one you cant fit that big of tubing from underneath the car to the top, that is why AEm v2 is an under the hood system for our cars, and if you want a heatshield just get the fipkII

 
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OK. If you have a SRI, then you are wanting to make a CAI extention like the CAI extention from Injen or AEM. Correct? Thats the plastic drier tubing? BAsically you are doing the samething Weapon-r does with their SRI systems. They have a extention about 4" which one end fits on the end of the SRI and the other end goes to the bottom of the car. Look at www.weaponr.com and see if that is the same idea you have. I think that you should go with a CAI extention for the SRI.

1.) You can change from SRI to CAI in minutes
2.) Metal tubing would be better and easier to work with.
3.) not sure if engine would or would not make tubing melt because of extreme heat by engine.

But you can try if you want. Do you have a SRI already? Hopefully this helps you out.

 
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yeah i thelps out thanks.

the reason why i ask is that i tried before with my 240sx and i really felt a difference, and i was only using stock air intake.

i thought maybe it'll do the same for the civic.

also, i know its been asked to death. but whats the approximate difference in gain between SRI and CAI.

ppl say that CAi gives more HP/torque gain then sri, but approximately how much?

 
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well really, i guess its not a matter of sucking air as opposed to feeding it ramed air (cooler then the engine) into the sri

 
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true... in that case it should help a little........ # wise no idea.

Worth a try.

I removed my stock air resonator and added a longggg tube from the stock filter box to where the injen cai filter hangs. Helped a few mpg...

Ghetto, but for $10.00 it pays off in gas money.

 
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i researched both the AEM CAI,SRI, and the V2 and the hp gains are about the same for all so i went with the least expensive which was the SRI. My friend has a civic as well and he has a AEM CAI done and i feel no differance driving his car then when i drive mine. as far as torque is concerned you usually end up losing torque when adding a larger intake and larger exhaust.

 
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thanks for the help. i thikn it was the toruq that was different from CAI and SRI not soo much the HP. ill give it a try and keep you guys posted.

but pls, if any of youve tried this pls post experience

 
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Good luck with the install. Keep up posting.

 
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I switched from an AEM CAI to the K&N FIPKII. Wow what a difference,
since the K&N is made of a thick plastic it does not
get as hot from radian't engine heat as the AEM did.
AEM would get so hot it would burn my fingertips off!.

I am thinking about cutting a hole in the hood and having a custom
scoop made to sit over the filter of the K & N FIPK II.

It will give a ram-air effect.

 
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That sound cool. Pics when finished please.

 
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yeah i thkn im gonna get a injen sri and then do a DIY $5 CAI extension. ill let you know whats up with that.

thanks for the help. oh yeah, i also found universal heat sheilds for SRI, so that'll help too

 
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that HS is metal, wont do any good

 
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it should be plastic shouldnt it? i was just thinking that.

should go w/o a HS rather then go w/ a metal one right?!

 
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The J's Racing S2000 Intake. All carbon fiber of course, but you can see the cone filter case with an extension pipe....

 
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Why wouldn't a metal hood scoop work? Too hot? Let me know how you did it, if you do it...on OEM hood or CF hood? I think I'm going to go with the SRI and ghetto CAI extension, that's a good (cheaper) way of doing it, and I think I will have my friend help me route it a little differently...not sure how, but that water thing scares me, I don't want to lose the engine!

BTW, there was a great deal of helpful advise and ideas in this thread, thanks to all!