Intake...

[MP3boyz]

Hi everyone!

I bought my Mp3 4 months ago and I have a few questions...

I just wanna know if you feel a difference in power for the one who installed short ram intake? Is it AEM the best brand?
I think cold air intake is better to gain power but you can't use in winter?

Finally, do the intake can damage the engine or others parts?

Thanks




I hate the clunk.....:mad:

 

[PA_MP3_Man]

Why can't you use the Injen in winter? I did last year, well from about February on, and I had no problems. I also had to drive in a freaking down pour and I was hitting the huge puddles on the highway at like 55 and didn't get hydrolock so I'm not worried about it.

Oh yeah, welcome to the board

 

[changedman]

you can use the injen in winter or whatever. if u are SUPER worried about water injestion, get an AEM bypass. injen sounds sooooo sweeeeet...

 

[CANMP3]

Dont you want to use it in the winter?? COLD air intake.

 

[MP3boyz]

How should I pay for a cold air intake(Injen) ? Can I do the installation by myself ?
Thanks

 

[MrMp3]

yes its easy do a search on cai

 

[changedman]

install is pretty easy.

 

[TXMazdaSpeeder]

I have the AEM short ram and i love it, my car now sounds faster than it actually is.

i am the king of reverse sleepers.

 

[Tanginamo425]

theoretically don't all pipings work the same? I mean yes i knoe the differences of cold vs short, but what i'm talking about is a custom piping vs a brand name. Lets just say AEM short with a hks filter vs a Custom short with a hks filter. Technically wouldn't they work just the same? What about the same thing with custom cold air vs brand name? Same situation right? Think about it.

 

[lwscottk]

I have the AEM short ram and i love it, my car now sounds faster than it actually is.

i am the king of reverse sleepers.

ROFLMAO!!!... I needed a laugh today! Thanks man!

Cheers,
Scott

 

[DevilsSi1481]

i dont think there is a big difference in either.

 

[SKY]

I choose the AEM instead of Injen.
First, it's about 120$ cheaper
Second, although many ppl say CAI has no problem in winter, but there is still chance that water goes in, and for worry free purpose, I choose the AEM plus I got a good deal on the AEM intake while I'm buying one, that's why.
Thirdly, I dun think there is huge power difference between both, probably 1-2hp more, but that's it.


If you're good in mechanic stuffs, you can install it yourself, if not, bring it to the garage, and they can do it in 20 min.

I'm in Montreal too, anything easy to recognize to your car?
Coz I see few MP3s these days....normally, I dun see one often, hehe.

Mine is easy to recognize, wingswest spoiler + autoexe front grill.

Have fun with ur MP3!

 

[MP3boyz]

It's easy to recognize mine....blue and chrome tinted windows + a front silver grill

Did you see me???

 

[SKY]

I dunno. blue and chromed tinted windows?
Do u hv a pic?

Where u go ususally?

 

[Matthew]

Ok, here are the low-downs on intakes (please read, good info):

First, you have two types, CAI (cold air induction) and SRI (short ram intake). For the most part, you have two name brands that make intakes: Injen, and AEM. Injen makes the CAI and AEM makes the SRI. Also, you can purchase a no-name, Bomz, or other off brand intake from eBay with simliar results to the SRI.

Rumors: Dispite what a lot of people say, the two types of intakes do not yeild a significant power difference. I have owned both types and noticed NO, NONE, NADA, ZIP, ZILCH increase between the SRI and the CAI. The basic difference is 1) Looks (the Injen you can get in different powdercoated colors), and 2) Personal Preference. The eBay intake will yield almost IDENTICAL results to the AEM SRI power wise. In my opinion, the eBay ones look like junk, but they serve their purpose...I had an eBay intake before my Injen...it's a good intake for a tight budget.

Another rumor is that you will have to worry about the CAI taking in water and destroying your engine...while this is theorectically possible, it will not happen unless you submerge your intake in water (ie - drive through a 2ft deep puddle)...the CAI is hidden in your wheel well behind the plastic shield which is screwed in...if you are especially nervous, you can always get the AEM bypass valve, although I personally think it's a waste of money.

Prices: You are going to spend significantly more money for the Inejn or AEM intake over the eBay intake. And you are going to spend more money for the Injen over the AEM. A lot of owners feel it's worth the money to be able to get your intake in Black, Red, Blue, Silver, etc, and therefore spend their money on the Injen. Frankly, if you don't care about name brands, or care what people think when you open your hood (if you even open your hood), I would not waste my money on the Injen or AEM...but that's just my opinion, and many hours have been wasted arguing this point. Many owners have found the best prices for the Injen at www.adventon.com...

 

[DevilsSi1481]

good write up Razor!!

 

[Matthew]

thanks i figured i answer that question so often that i saved it as a text file and just copy paste