Injen or Weapon R Options

[Guenther13]

I was wondering if anyone had input on if it was better to put and injen or weapon R short ram on. I have a custom made one but want to go with performance names. Which is better?

[Mage]

I have a short ram (Injen, got it slightly used from a member, like hell I'd pay over 75 bucks for a tube of metal and a filter), and all I've noticed is a difference in noise, and accelerating from 2nd is a -tiny- bit more responsive. That it actually makes the car faster is wishful thinking, you're not going to be able to tell the 1% difference in speed. A drop in filter has been shown to be practically just as effective (and will filter air more effectively, though a great cone filter on an intake will be better than a ****ty drop in filter). I'd say the same for a CAI except that the air it takes in is colder (more dense, and therefore more air), but there's always the risk of getting water/crap in there if you're not careful.

As for different sounds, consider what an intake is: a metal tube with a filter. All it's for is reducing restriction (and thus less filtration) of the air going into the throttle body. All it did for me (I don't care for sounding low / aggressive when I have no performance to back it up) was make me more aware of how slow the car is.

WeaponR's intake supposedly isn't bad, but the filter they package with it is horrible.

This post has been edited by Mage: Feb 28, 2003 - 5:21 PM