The Only CAI/SRI Thread You Should Ever Post In

[Skippy]

I'll just jump on the bandwaggon and say that any pipe will make your car go faster.  Just for those who don't know, AEM owns Injen so you're basically just paying for the sticker on the pipe.  I would suggest the Injen unit over the AEM unit though because the Injen is sold either as the IS which is the short ram, or the RD which is the CAI.  If you get the RD (Race Division), you get the IS short ram intake plus a cold air extension that easily converts the kit to short ram.  I also advocate the use of the K&N SRI since they use a proprietary mechanism of controlling heat soak by sectioning off the filter area with plenum.  Genius idea!

[Milan]

Well, looks like a lot of my plans for this summer will have to be scrapped.  I need my wisdom teeth pulled.  No insurance FTL.

[Skippy]

No insurance FTL is right! Get yourself some, son!

[thisaznboi88]

just wonder are you guys getting a hiss from the intake on a cold start? I hear the hiss for like 30sec before a warm up. My mom pointed it out to me one day. lol

[rjp6262]

mine sounds like a vacuum.

[dizzle]

just wonder are you guys getting a hiss from the intake on a cold start? I hear the hiss for like 30sec before a warm up. My mom pointed it out to me one day. lol

its just air being sucked/vacummed if im not mistaken. mine does the same on a cold start also

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

I just saw this thread, and it made me very interested. I've got a K&N SRI. What exactly is the intake resonator? Was that the big boxy thing right behind the driver side of the bumper where that tubing from the stock intake box goes down into that box, then bends around and straight back up? I may take the bumper off again to do this. Pics would be appreciated, too.

So taking this off should make my SRI sound louder? lol.

[Icebox]

a little bit. i have the same intake and removed the resonator, not a whole lot of difference but every little bit helps in the long run.

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

But was I right as far as my description of it goes? lol

[Icebox]

yea, very easy to remove once the bumper is removed.

[AV6NHBP6SPD]

Stage 1 weight reduction, yo!!

F. Yeah.... that thing weighs like 15-20lbs.

yeah for you auto and k24 guys. mine was berely anything, just big U tube that maybe was like a pound or 2

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

Yeah.... that thing weighs like 15-20lbs.

Seconded. That thing was basically taking up the whole driver side of the space between the fender wall and the bumper cover. I was amazed, lol. As far as having to take off the wheel and everything, I didn't do that. I shoved a tiny ratchet in there and turned the thing 1 click every time. After about 5 minutes I got it loose, lol.



I was happy because I was able to use one of the plastic snaps that held that plastic shroud on the left to hold in my grill! While I was putting my grill back on when I blacked out my headlights, I accidentally broke one of the plastic snaps that would hold the bottom of the grill tight to the bumper cover, lol.

Stage 1 JDM weight reduction AND salvaging of old parts to fix broken ones! Two birds with one stone!

Hmmm.... shouldn't this be called a "Bolt Off" mod?  

[suleman_manji]

yeah for the v6's its not reallt a weight problem but the 4cyl ones are pretty heavy. 15-20lbs was a bit of an exxageration but its heavy nontheless.

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

hey, it's a stage 1 weight reduction though, and that's all that matters!

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

I was thinking... what are some possibilities to getting better airflow to your SRI without sticking the filter down near the fender? I was thinking, couldn't you cut the part of the fender that extends towards the bottom of the bumper cover (below where the resonator used to be), then make a sort of scoop thing that'll direct air coming from the bottom of the car up to the filter. I don't think splashing water would be a problem because there's quite a ways to get to the filter itself. I could even make a sort of shroud to protect any surrounding wires, etc.

Any ideas?