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intake question
i got a few questions about intakes,
1. which is better for the most sound cai or sri?
2. do intakes affect gas mileage?
3. which brand is the best?
and if i do get a cai im worried about suckin in water, so what should i do?
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1. which is better for the most sound cai or sri?
2. do intakes affect gas mileage?
3. which brand is the best?
and if i do get a cai im worried about suckin in water, so what should i do?
Thanks
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Sound wise you SHOULD hear the SRI more from inside (closer to you from the engine bay), but CAI I think makes more noise from outside. Andoy is right, more air = more fuel to mix with...but seriously my mileage has not been significantly affected.
I have an Injen myself and it's great...however, if you decide to go AEM you may as well go generic, same design. Injen design sticks the filter in the bumper as opposed to under the battery like the AEM one...and no one has replicated that yet. I kinda prefer the Injen design as it sounds a little safer. That said, you would have to SUBMERGE the filter in water to suck up enough to hydrolock. I installed my CAI in the dead of winter and had it on through the largest snow dumps, not to mention the spring showers we had. No problems at all.
I have an Injen myself and it's great...however, if you decide to go AEM you may as well go generic, same design. Injen design sticks the filter in the bumper as opposed to under the battery like the AEM one...and no one has replicated that yet. I kinda prefer the Injen design as it sounds a little safer. That said, you would have to SUBMERGE the filter in water to suck up enough to hydrolock. I installed my CAI in the dead of winter and had it on through the largest snow dumps, not to mention the spring showers we had. No problems at all.
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Rep Power: 368 Makes sense if my location vs noise theory is correct....the Injen again sitting enclosed in the bumper, whereas the AEM sitting right out in the open (I'd be rather worried about it being so exposed).
I hear good vs bad with bypass valves. Of course you're not gonna hear any stories about people who have been saved by it cos not many people will know when it kicks in, but there are several horror stories floating about (truth content unknown) of people getting hydrolocked with the bypass valve installed.
I hear good vs bad with bypass valves. Of course you're not gonna hear any stories about people who have been saved by it cos not many people will know when it kicks in, but there are several horror stories floating about (truth content unknown) of people getting hydrolocked with the bypass valve installed.
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Rep Power: 0 Well, the bypass valve is like a condom, it only protects againts so much, and there's always a % chance that a baby will sip through and your engine gets maternity.
I like my AEM.....I had the AEM generic CAI before the Genuine AEM and the Genuine AEM is wayyyyyyyyy louder. and the piping diameter is bigger.......and it sounds better......I havent had a problem with it yet, but then when i'm driving in the rain, I keep my eyes WIDE open to make sure I dont hit HUGE potholes full of water and HUGE puddles
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Rep Power: 0 i had a CAI and now have SRI. its all the same, the SRi is louder, the torque on a CAI is better (not hp i believe). its a civic ur not gonna get the best outta it.
my setup is a SRi with ghetto a cold air ram extension.
my setup is a SRi with ghetto a cold air ram extension.
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Rep Power: 0 and yeah, i love it how in caneast you dont got a bunch of tards telling you to search, i like how we tried to answer ur question.
and yeah i think INJEN makes a more sturdy product
and yeah i think INJEN makes a more sturdy product
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Well, the bypass valve is like a condom, it only protects againts so much, and there's always a % chance that a baby will sip through and your engine gets maternity.
Well, the bypass valve is like a condom, it only protects againts so much, and there's always a % chance that a baby will sip through and your engine gets maternity.
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