FAQ- Cold air/short ram intakes

[czy_sol87]

can someone tell me whats the difference with say a $400 aem or injen CAI, and a cheaper $150 simota intake?

also is it right assume that if i heat wrap the alloy piping it will keep the heat out, or will the piping just heat up and keep the heat in??

[aaronng]

can someone tell me whats the difference with say a $400 aem or injen CAI, and a cheaper $150 simota intake?

also is it right assume that if i heat wrap the alloy piping it will keep the heat out, or will the piping just heat up and keep the heat in??

Injen's probably has the diameter and length optimised for the Euro (their current CAI is already the 2nd version). Simota on the other hand just makes the pipe fit the car, but the length and diameter are not optimised.

With CAIs, the heating of the intake air is not too much of an issue as the air sucked in is cold. SRIs on the other hand suck in hot air from the engine bay. In both cases, heat wrap is useless.