well u get a cold air intake out of a short ram due to the inner piping on the intake and the foam filter they use plus on the website for them they have pictures of the testing with a normal short ram intake and the secret intake well they did when i bought it at least and it showed much better performance than the normal one.

besides the fact that youll end up paying almost 200 for it, i thought it was worth it... and IMO sounded the best too

 

I don't know enough about their intakes to say anything, so I'll let somebody else comment.

In my opinion, the stock airbox with a K&N filter and the resonator removed is the best option. Well, the best option is ITB's (or even better, carbs), but the stock box comes after that.

 

$200 for a <5hp gain? If you want an intake, which you should realize will be nothing more than for the sake of the sound, you might as well get a $10 ebay one and put on a quality air filter on it. Wheather you get a $200 weapon r or a $10 generic you will not feel any more power while driving anyway.

 

actually i have the drop in K&N already.(did)

i got that ebay short ram...

with just the lightened flywheel addition and the K&N i was getting a little more than 30MPG now with the short ram, down to 27 which is where i started before the flywheel.

the differences in driving that i notice are mainly, the ram filter makes the engine sound much louder, as far as noticible HP gains...? maybe when i m going down the highway, not at all when im starting from 0.

i busted my timing belt though, and im bout to reinstall a new one with a water pump and some seals.


i'll probly throw the old air filter box back on, and maybe later remove the resonator... ive been thinking about adding a K&N cone filter to my short ram intake to see if it fairs better that way(replacing the cheap one that came with it), but that isnt a priority at the moment.

 

Yeah seriously, if your gonna get a short air ram or a cold air, just get a Ebay $10 one. My friends and I Tried a $180 name brand intake VS something I made myself with $2 worth of tubes and connectors and there was no difference at all.

 

i put back on the old OEM air box on w my K&N drop in filter today...

milage went from 30mpg to 32mpg. for milage the ebay filter isnt worth it. hp??? its quieter with out the ebay filter, the power? i cant feel much difference honestly...

 

actually after driving a week or so w/o, i think w the short ram the responce is better, but the FE is slightly worse as mentioned. If thats due to the dif. in driving style, most likely..?

 

Heres my spray painted one:


^WOOOT, sounds awesome too.

 

thats a pretty motor

 

what, that filthy thing? Its just my daily...:shrug: