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What would you recommend for a cold-air intake? I read that AEM makes a good one and so does K&N...I'd like to know what's out there that offers the best price/performance/fuel economy balance.
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I think AEM is the way to go. I wouldn't touch Injen with your stock intake! 
I ran an Injen CAI for about a 6 months until the AEM came out, did a comparo....no doubt in my mind AEM is a better designed and built unit.
I haven't seen a K&N other than the molded plastic intakes they make for SUVs. For some reason, I have a feeling their intakes wouldn't be as well designed as AEM. IMO, K&N is just jumping on the import bandwagon to grab a few benjamins.
I ran an Injen CAI for about a 6 months until the AEM came out, did a comparo....no doubt in my mind AEM is a better designed and built unit.
I haven't seen a K&N other than the molded plastic intakes they make for SUVs. For some reason, I have a feeling their intakes wouldn't be as well designed as AEM. IMO, K&N is just jumping on the import bandwagon to grab a few benjamins.
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Thanks Clone...I also was told that some intakes make the engine run lean, did you have to do a re-map after you had the AEM installed?
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Actually I wouldn't use a CAI. Remember, on a turbo car you want the shortest path possible. That is more important than having colder air since the air will get heated up and cooled down anyway. Even if you have a 20 degree difference in 8inlet air temp, I doubt it will be more than 1 degree of difference once it gets to the throttle body anyway. Secondly the piping on the cold airs (any of them) will cause some wierd resonances and create a very off AF mixture curve. Unless you plan on dyno tuning it with a UTEC or similar AF device I say stick with stock intake and spend the money on mods that will actually make a difference. Uppipe/downpipe/exhaust will be a much better place to start.
Actually I wouldn't use a CAI. Remember, on a turbo car you want the shortest path possible. That is more important than having colder air since the air will get heated up and cooled down anyway. Even if you have a 20 degree difference in 8inlet air temp, I doubt it will be more than 1 degree of difference once it gets to the throttle body anyway. Secondly the piping on the cold airs (any of them) will cause some wierd resonances and create a very off AF mixture curve. Unless you plan on dyno tuning it with a UTEC or similar AF device I say stick with stock intake and spend the money on mods that will actually make a difference. Uppipe/downpipe/exhaust will be a much better place to start.
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well how do I keep the filter in place if I don't have the filter box? I'm confused... :-?
I found out that AEM also makes short ram induction intakes, would this be better than a CAI? And would I need to do an ECU re-map?
well how do I keep the filter in place if I don't have the filter box? I'm confused... :-?
I found out that AEM also makes short ram induction intakes, would this be better than a CAI? And would I need to do an ECU re-map?
Should the intakes from a WRX fit? I didn't think the intake tract of the STi was any different.
Any intake system is going to replace your stock intake box (all that black plastic crap under the hood....and the tons of it you can't see). It will simply be a tube that runs to the MAFS or near it and then the intake is on the other end of it. CAIs and short rams are only different in that a cold air runs the tube all the way outside of the engine bay...so that it draws cooler air in.
Any intake system is going to replace your stock intake box (all that black plastic crap under the hood....and the tons of it you can't see). It will simply be a tube that runs to the MAFS or near it and then the intake is on the other end of it. CAIs and short rams are only different in that a cold air runs the tube all the way outside of the engine bay...so that it draws cooler air in.
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