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Old 08-12-2002, 08:28 PM
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ok, probably dumb question for some of you, but whatever...which is the better, and why, for my pretty much sadly (so far) stock 94 civic ex engine: AEM short ram intake or AEM cold air intake?

is about $170 for cold air intake and $120 for ram air intake good prices?
Old 08-12-2002, 08:33 PM
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you arent gonna gain much power with either but from what i hear you will get better production out of the cold air.
i have a short air Injen. (I got a good deal on mine)
BTW they both havea cool sound though
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the cai do give u a bit power at the high end i guess...
but seriously...i dont think its worth it at all spending 170 for some intakes...
for now...do a quick search on how to make one...ull save plenty of money...
Old 08-12-2002, 08:59 PM
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Default Re: short ram or cold air?

Originally posted by darkcyde
ok, probably dumb question for some of you, but whatever...which is the better, and why, for my pretty much sadly (so far) stock 94 civic ex engine: AEM short ram intake or AEM cold air intake?

is about $170 for cold air intake and $120 for ram air intake good prices?
well.. i have an AEM cai.. and it works wonders. especially at night when the air is cool... i can feel my d16y8 pick up and pull a lot harder than during day time when is nice and warm. as for hp wise i wouldn't know for sure. but i do know that a short ram would sound louder and deeper tone... cuz it's sucking in more warm air from the engine bay, where as the CAI would just make a hissing sound and suck in colder air behind the fog light dam and from below the engine bay...
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i say stock....save your money
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Old 08-12-2002, 09:17 PM
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I remember when I once couldn't afford an intake. then I gave up my social life.

I'd buy a used ICEMAN cai/shertram for no more than $130 shipped. You will not regret it.
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i have an aem short intake on my 98 civic ex and its fine i guess.

if i had to do it all over, i'd save up for a foam drop in filter and take out the resonator. . . much more simpler.
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short.. power diferance is so small and unnoticed... and doesn't have the risk of sucking up water, and is cheaper.. the choice is VERY obvious
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Originally posted by oc_civic
short.. power diferance is so small and unnoticed... and doesn't have the risk of sucking up water, and is cheaper.. the choice is VERY obvious
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Originally posted by cobbcustomz
you arent gonna gain much power with either but from what i hear you will get better production out of the cold air.
i have a short air Injen. (I got a good deal on mine)
BTW they both havea cool sound though
I just replaced my Weapon R short ram with an Injen CAI, haven't really stepped on it, but so far all I notice is the noise isn't coming direct from the engine bay. But they post a lot of dyno's, check one out:

Yea..dyno's can 'show' you differences, but in reality, it's not really a huge difference.... at least the butt dyno won't really be able to tell the difference.
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