SRI vs CAI
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From: 35215, 205, AL
eh, pavement affecting the air temp of the air that`s floating half a foot up that`s getting vacuumed into your engine? that`s taking it a bit far i`d think. same for saying that a person who lives in a swampy area is gonna hydrolock their engine by driving around with a CAI.
i`m telling you guys, try it out for yourselves, buy any short ram setup, and then find a way to try out the injen CAI... believe whatever you want to believe after you`ve driven the same car using each. I`ve driven in pouring rain (incl on the highway) and gone through shallow puddles (the ones that make the big splashy effect everywhere) with my CAI and my KA never bogged or failed to revv. Water just makes for a dirty cone filter.
i`m telling you guys, try it out for yourselves, buy any short ram setup, and then find a way to try out the injen CAI... believe whatever you want to believe after you`ve driven the same car using each. I`ve driven in pouring rain (incl on the highway) and gone through shallow puddles (the ones that make the big splashy effect everywhere) with my CAI and my KA never bogged or failed to revv. Water just makes for a dirty cone filter.
Originally posted by tryiian
eh, pavement affecting the air temp of the air that`s floating half a foot up that`s getting vacuumed into your engine? that`s taking it a bit far i`d think. same for saying that a person who lives in a swampy area is gonna hydrolock their engine by driving around with a CAI.
eh, pavement affecting the air temp of the air that`s floating half a foot up that`s getting vacuumed into your engine? that`s taking it a bit far i`d think. same for saying that a person who lives in a swampy area is gonna hydrolock their engine by driving around with a CAI.
I challenge you to the drag strip!!!!!!!!
My s13 KA with SAI, against your s14 KA with CAI.............
Some people need to learn the hard way...................
LOL......
Last edited by BigVinnie; Jul 7, 2005 at 11:13 AM.
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From: Los Angeles
buying injen short ram, with power enterprise filter - scooped/ducted to sleepy eyes (daytime cali heat on the freeway = sleepy angle. canyon run usually at night, lights on = duct cut off) perfect =0P
Last edited by QR25DE; Jul 8, 2005 at 04:42 PM.
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From: Slidell, LA
i may be a little late on this, but heres my 2 cents.
Look at the big manufacturers, and see which intake they make for our cars... AEM, im sure of, doesnt make a CAI for our cars... why would that be? Possibly because its ineffective? Possibly because our cars arent conducive to such intakes because of the shape and length of the intake. SO they make a short ram. Obviously they know something we dont.
As for me, im getting a short ram and wrapping it in some sort of heat repellant type insulation
Look at the big manufacturers, and see which intake they make for our cars... AEM, im sure of, doesnt make a CAI for our cars... why would that be? Possibly because its ineffective? Possibly because our cars arent conducive to such intakes because of the shape and length of the intake. SO they make a short ram. Obviously they know something we dont.
As for me, im getting a short ram and wrapping it in some sort of heat repellant type insulation
Originally posted by tryiian
actually, vin, we needa hit the dyno`s. that would tell us power, whereas a drag run would just tell us which is a better drag racing driver.
actually, vin, we needa hit the dyno`s. that would tell us power, whereas a drag run would just tell us which is a better drag racing driver.
Why don't you get an APEXI REV speed meter with DYNO G and come back with your lateral G results. How bout you test your cold air with a couple runs, then just take the pipe off the bottom half to make it Short air, and give it a couple runs. Do it at about 11AM to 5pm "hottest parts of the day". I don't think you will be to happy.
Originally posted by Cape 240
FYI: It useless to argue with Big-V , he knows all. lol, and if you don't believe him, he'll drive to your house and do doughnuts in your lawn!
FYI: It useless to argue with Big-V , he knows all. lol, and if you don't believe him, he'll drive to your house and do doughnuts in your lawn!
Yes I will spin donuts on the lawn.......
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From: San Jose, CA
what if you were to get a SRI put some sort of airbox around it and run ducting (with a larger diameter than the intake piping) from the airbox to somehwere about level with the lights?.. what different effects would that have?...i see a lot of turbod cars with ducting routing air to the filter...
Originally posted by Ayuaddict
what if you were to get a SRI put some sort of airbox around it and run ducting (with a larger diameter than the intake piping) from the airbox to somehwere about level with the lights?.. what different effects would that have?...i see a lot of turbod cars with ducting routing air to the filter...
what if you were to get a SRI put some sort of airbox around it and run ducting (with a larger diameter than the intake piping) from the airbox to somehwere about level with the lights?.. what different effects would that have?...i see a lot of turbod cars with ducting routing air to the filter...
It would work even better if some kind of insulation could be used on the hood so that the heat from the engine/hood won't transfer to the compressed air.
The fastest Silvia in the world is running in at about 8seconds, has the air ramming directly into the turbo through the left light, nothing but top end power, and NO DUCTING that runs to the pavement.
http://www.exvitermini.com/movies110...ombatFinal.avi
Last edited by BigVinnie; Jul 13, 2005 at 09:58 PM.