Sri Vs Cai

[Paul]

Ok, I've noticed that a lot of people on this board are using CAI's.
Is that really necessary on a turbo car? or is the price just close enough to the SRI that everyone is buying them?
I was always under the impression that turbo cars don't need a CAI. (scratch)
discuss

 

[II-Savy]

This has been discussed to death.

There is still one point people always miss in the end.
Even though the air goes through a turbo, starting off with colder air is better period. Taking warm engine air THEN heating it through the turbo then trying to cool it down through the IC can NOT be better then starting out with colder air through a CAI.

 

[4drboost]

Well, sort of, because of the intercooler cools the air before it enters. Though, our stock intercoolers are not that efficient. So, the CAI dosn't hurt anything. But, some might say, with a turbo, the less bends in the intake, the better. The CAI has alot of pipe and bends, vs. a SRI is, well, short. My two cents

Ian

 

[II-Savy]

The difference in piping I don't feel is that big a difference, in addition the turbo can suck without trouble. It's one bend and not a long distance. With a turbo in our engine bay the air underhood is hotter than most cars. Taking air from outside is just a plain good idea.

 

[Paul]

so what if you have a FMIC, would the style of intake matter then?

 

[Gbourdon]

It should matter less in that case. The stock IC is rather inefficient. I would like to see some take some readings of air temps with various setups and see how much of a difference the CAI would make.

This has been discussed to death on this forum and I doubt a decision will be come to in this thread.

 

[II-Savy]

What does an FMIC have to do with it. Makes no difference in this conversation. The better IC will just cool it down more. Still, it's better to start with the cold air.

 

[jeffmsp]

well ive have the aem, ive made an intake and played around with stock airbox filters etc. If you are using a CAI your car will be faster due to the IAT sensor reading cold air. When I am running short ram with the AEM the air from behind the rad is blown right on the sensor and the ecu retards timing making the car even slower, however it does allow you to run slightly higher boost levels without detonation, so take your pic. idle is somewhat worse with a cai or sri compared to the sotck box and pipes. not bad, but with my bov venting too i get low rpms at times.

 

[OrngSpd03]

And the CAIs make a wicked cool sucking sound and dont forget the "turkey sound". LOL I get more coments about my car and the crazy sounds it makes. I love my CAI and taking in colder air is always better we need to scrape together what ever cold air we can since our SMICs suck.

 

[jeffmsp]

ya the suck sound is great lol btw your turbo will also spool faster generating more HP at a lower rpm.

 

[mspdfreak]

Long Live The Turkey!!!

 

[Zoom-Zoom03]

Which ever one you decide to go with, I have both for sale (CAI and SRI) just PM me.

 

[KySpeed]

Love the sound of the injen CAI the awesome turbo sucking sound and then the turkey everyone loves it. But if your worried about gains.. you wont tell a differnce

 

[StreakinOraNgeX]

I don't think the bends in a cai make much of a difference because its a vacuum....iono if that makes any sense.

 

[KySpeed]

Eh i look at it this way.. Is it easier to suck through a 12 inch straw or a 2 inch straw.

 

[StreakinOraNgeX]

Eh i look at it this way.. Is it easier to suck through a 12 inch straw or a 2 inch straw.

yeah, so wouldnt it be the same??? Im just sayin this cuz my friend who knows a whole shitload about cars said something bout how its just a vacuum and it doesnt flow that slowly, its almost instantaneous.

 

[Paul]

well i was just curious, thankx for all the input.
the only reason i would lean towards a SRI is becuase i had a CAI on my spec v and sucked up some water once.
It didn't do any harm but sometimes we do get a lot of rain.

 

[FSDET]

Which ever one you decide to go with, I have both for sale (CAI and SRI) just PM me.

PM info on both i have a friend that might be intrested thanks

 

[Captain KRM P5]

paul did you find yourself a mazdaspeed protege?

 

[Paul]

you got a pm