The SRI is going to give you more engine sound than the CAI. So if you get the Injen (which is my suggestion) just put it in as a SRI.

 

who cares, which one gives the best performance is the question you meant to ask.

 

alright, thanks.
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The CAI gives you plenty of noise. And more power up top. You aren't sucking in hot air from the engine bay.

 

ill probably get the injen which can be converted to SRI. so if need be, i can convert it to CAI or SRI. anyone know the retail on the injen?

 

SRI is louder than CAI go injen

and i got it for 239.99 off turbotechracing.com they have a hydroshield too for it

 

Your deff. right but then your going into the advantages and disadvantages of the 2. He just asked whats the "loudest"?

 

I found out it's not very loud with a Megan exhaust

 

hydro shield...what a joke.

 

i like my ebay one, just because it was cheap

 

wow, this goes along with my first reponse on this thread. who cares about sound or price, where are your priorities? Yes, shop for the bargain, but you got it just because it was cheap.........it's for on a vehicle!

wow... just wow.

 

Don't talk down to the Ebay CAI. It looks just as good without a sticker. When the filter gets dirty we just put on an AEM filter and BAMMM, you have an AEM. For a lot cheaper

 

that may be, but decibal level and price should not be a determiner when modding a car, that's how stuff breaks. If you look for mods the same way you choose your brand of toilet paper, you have problems. And wanting to be noisy and not caring what the performance of the product looks like.....is rice as ****. You could save money on your exhaust too. Go to Wal-Mart, get an "high flow" muffler and rice it up.

 

Well put, I think the main factor on the Ebay to Price/ Performance. Screw sound on an intake. I would think most people wouldn't care about sound as long as it provides the most power.

 

i am looking fro power...but i was informed that the short ram, brings more throttle response on 0-60 than it does on top end.

Injen, is better on both parts??? iunno....right now im thinking injen, and i plan on geting the borla exuast system whennnnn i have the CHA CHING!! lol

 

it's just an intake....they dont add huge amounts of power they just free up some ponies. the amount of power freed up is trivial anyway. if your n/a a intake is just for gas mileage. if your boosted then it'l make your turbo spool up a few hundred rpms quicker and will help the blower boost a little quicker as well. However ALL intakes are nothing but tubing and a filter. the only concern is what kind of filter and where the MAF sensor is located....other than that any intake will flow close to the same CFM's as long as it's a 3" tubing w/ a good filter.

SRI's Suck ass btw....

 

Injen intakes, also they have the research behind them to get the most power and no cause a CEL or engine issues.

 

my 2nd gen AEM never throw a code.

 

haha what is your brilliant explanation to this?

 

if your gonna go as far to switch your stock air box to a tube with a cone filter, theres no point in not extending it 4.5 inches so it can breathe cooler

 

stock airbox is extremely restrictive. the cai for these cars have so many twists im suprised the air even makes it to the tb

 

Injen and the K&N Typhoon i think are the best bets if your going for overall performance style and reliability

 

i got the K&N on my 07 2.2 and i love it and with the GMPP cat-back it sounds great

 

My Fujita threw a code until ECU relearned the measurements. And at the time was on up there for best wheel power made. Between 6whp and 10whp IIRC.

Pretty good considering on average for sport compacts they range 4-8whp.

 

your taking in fumes and hot air from the engine.....thats retarded...

OMG your a tool