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hey guys it has been proven that intake does not help our cars. will i want a short ram intake just for sound and maybe a lil performance. if they dunt help that much so i just buy an official intake like aem or should i get a generic one.. what is the difference? o0 yea if i get short ram it wont hydrolock my car right.. sory im a newb.

 
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if u got an automatic...get aem short ram. I'm not a big fan of gettin no brand car parts. i rather get top of the line brands. but thats just me though..others here disagree with me...but thats ok

 
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ummmmmm.....if i just wanted sound i would just get a generic one. i don't have any intake , but when and if i do get one i'm just getting a generic one because they don't offer any performance anyways, so why spend a load of money on it? and i don't think a short ram will hydrolock, i think the intake needs to be fully submerged in water in order to suck it up. someone correct me if i'm wrong...

 
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I dont know much about intakes, but im pretty sure ur right
this guy at school told me he has a CAI on his 2000 si, and he has the bypass valve and he said he doesnt fear puddles.. im like... uhhh? ok..

 
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^i don't get how that AEM bypass works? i know is closes the intake or whatever and then sucks in air from wherever else the car can get it but i still don't get it....

 
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yea im gunna get an sri..however do u all agree i should get a generic one cuz intake whether aem or not wont help at all..i found one on ebay for like 35 shipped. will these genericc ones sound nice when u rev and stuff. i would like to get an official brand but i dunt want to spend 150-200 on an official intake that wont give me gains.

do generic intakes sound nice too? like i want a deep sound will u find this in a generic one..thanks for all those who put their input. i appreciate it

 
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im not clear on how it works either im pretty sure i've seen it on sounddomain maybe it explains it... uhm about generic i've been told generic will work the same so from what i've been told it'd be the same, but since i have no experience, all I can say is.. thats what I've heard..

 
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How is this thread has gone this long without a flame?

 
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uhhhhhm? cause it's not the usual newb question, its insightful. :P

 
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ill flame your crappy english if you want!??!

 
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I have AEM V2. And I maked cai from it.
Left wher your battery is you have open square, so we cutted it out to an cirkel, and bought pipe that connects my front bumper hole with chasis (where we couted out cirkle). From there we connected another pipe that goes to intake. Then we have made cold air box from fiber glass, to protect my air filter from hot air, and connected it to piping. Because you need cold air in your engine. What colder the air is that more air you can get in your engine.

 
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AIR intake alone on many cars does not give gain you got to combine bolt that will work together to get gain. Not saying a big gain but gain.

 
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yeah, you're exactly right. air flows in and out, you need to complete the engine's breathing if you want to see better gains.

 
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also remember that ebay intakes aren't CARB/smog legal. but i duno what kind of inspections they do in NY. just something to consider

 
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aem V2

 
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why not just pull the resonator and buy some plastic tube to draw air from the front where its cooler. that way you get cold air, cool sound, very cheap, and you get to keep your stock filter which works way better then the cone style

 
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how do u remove the resonator? will the sound be deep. also if i remove this will this harm anything?

 
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not really harm anything, its not stock but an intake does the same thing. The portion of the stock system where the filter sits is fairly small and open inside. It is connected to a large iregularly shapped box that sits next to the clyinder on the passanger side. that connects to a small tube that ends up behind the battery, where the air is coolest. Each of those connections is fastened by a rubber boot and each portion is bolted to the car. If I recal correctly, its easiest to start by removing the center section that contains the resonator. It is held in by soem 10mm bolts that you can find with a little looking. You will need at least one socket extension to reach one of the bolts, possibly two. Once you have the resonator and small tube removed, you can find tubbing in the size you need at either a harware store or a pool supply. It shouldnt cost more then a few dollars. The best part of this is that you get to keep the stock filter element and those are so much better at keeping dirt and crud out of your engine. Does this make sense or do you need pictures?

 
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oh yeah. It should sound alot like a K&N Fipk2 because of the plastic tubes instead of aluminum but I havent done it to my car so I am guessing about the sound