DC5R Intakes..

[JohnO]

gruppe m does give a different tone and it makes sort of a grunting noise when you're throttling it =D. injen is nice aswell whistles a lot louder

[Jamer]

So what are your guys opinions on the INJEN Short Ram Intake System? I know there would be a difference power wise between the cold air intake and this little bad boy, but is it that major?

[burak213]

So what are your guys opinions on the INJEN Short Ram Intake System? I know there would be a difference power wise between the cold air intake and this little bad boy, but is it that major?

dont worry about it get CAI

[45SET]

Honestly... don't bother.

I ran a K&N Typhoon intake for about 6 months when I first bought my DC5R. Noise was awesome (Better then Injen Cold air intake)... but on hot days it would ping, or after an extended drive it would suffer from heat soak quite badly. The fully exposed filter sits at the back of the engine (With not that much air flow), above the fully exposed gearbox, and next to the fully exposed engine. I know the Injen one comes with a heat sheild, but you would get much beter results with any one of the other intakes mentioned in this thread.

[FR33K]

Agreed.. dont bother with Short ram.. I had one when i bought my car and it annoyed me so much i searched for and bought a stock airbox !! then bought a CAI a few weeks later lol

[mrntegra]

get a gruppe M worth every cent in my opinion! ill try put up a video i have so u can hear the sound!

[2002 TeGgY]

i still cant beleive people are talking about this subject lol...how can u justify spending double the price of a injen on a gruppem when the gains are basically the same, if not more for an injen? i've been running an injen for 3 years now...and i have zero complaints....and my results speak for themselves...

[PeppeX]

Agreed.. dont bother with Short ram.. I had one when i bought my car and it annoyed me so much i searched for and bought a stock airbox !! then bought a CAI a few weeks later lol

Why was short ram annoying? Are they that bad?

Everyone seems to think CAI is better than Short Ram, but either side put out quite a good argument.

CAI has a long pipe going through the engine bay which will heat up the air, negating the effect of the cold air drawn in. So would short ram really be that much worst than CAI?

What about a Whale intake? I heard they sound like a crazy mother f*cker on VTECs

[DC5.Raven]

Why was short ram annoying? Are they that bad?

Everyone seems to think CAI is better than Short Ram, but either side put out quite a good argument.

CAI has a long pipe going through the engine bay which will heat up the air, negating the effect of the cold air drawn in. So would short ram really be that much worst than CAI?

What about a Whale intake? I heard they sound like a crazy mother f*cker on VTECs

Short-ram without an enclosed box will suffer from alot of heat soak and hence power loss.
SRI's are typically near the engine. Soaking up all that warm/hot air near the engine.
The idea of of Cold Air Intake, as its name suggests is that it sucks in cold air, typically the pod is nowhere near the engine.