Short Ram or Cold Air, can't decide!! need help! Options

[lx130]

Alright well i looked aroun the forum and looked at some videos of intakes, i love the sound of the short ram, sounds so nice, but also the CAI i wouldnt mind, i just cant make up my mind. any suggestions? performance is not really an issue for me

[Razgriz]

CAI is generally a few. more hp but a short ram gives you more throttle response.. i'd rather have the throttle reponse over 2-3 hp.

definately agree you jc. even if cai gives you 2-3 ponys maybe, id rather have a sri that i know is doing something because i can tell when i drive with it. besides throttle response and torque seems little more practical to me. (and sri is so much cheaper!)

i have the injen sri on my st and the carb sticker throws cops off lol so i woudl sujest that if u dont want trouble they see a carb sticker and dont bother to check if its for the st or gt hehehe i love the sound it makes esp at a stop makes it sound like u have more then u have hahaha but i was thinking about making a quick release for the drivers side high beam so u can disconect it and remove it easly and put the cone right in the hole to make a forced induction for "raceing" purposes lol if u can even race a st hehe but i wanted to see if ne one else had done it and see if its even worth doing. that woudl the the most cold air for your buck and wouldnt look to bad if u had a nice looking filter instead of a highbeam lol

1. I know what your talking about with the engine sounding like its meaner than it is, because the sound is coming from the engine bay and not the muffler. i've had people intimidated by it, and even reluctant to run because they thought I was lying about it being 1.8L. haha.

2. I think if you run your filter through the driver side high beam you will have to relocate the coolant overflow bottle for sure(just drop it down 6 inches and mount with zip ties)and cut off some of the metal brace that holds the high beam in place. so if you were going to be constantly switching it back and forth you might have to custom fabricate and alternative mount.. but i'm not 100% sure. thats from looking at my car, but not test fitting.


btw i'm currently using a SRI consisting of a (1) 60 degree bend off the throttle body and filter. it's simple, looks good, and sounds nice.

i mean the 7afe's strength (if any) is its torque so why not exploit it a little, with better throttle response.