Cold Air Intake Options.....

[mysticivics]

Is there much of a difference between the short tube cold air intake vs a long tube cold air intake? I mean, in a cold air intake you obviously want a cooler air induction into your intake, then why would you use a short tube intake when a lot of the heat from the motor is still trapped in the engine compartment?
So realistically you'd want a long tube cold air intake and put the filter element in an area that would have the best outside air induction, correct?
So, in building my own CAI where would the best "Path" be to get that cooler air?

[F22Chris]

Honestly, I'd just throw a K&N filter in the stock air box. CAI/SRI intake gains are so small it really doesn't even matter..

[mysticivics]

But in cleaning up the engine bay you'd still suggest that? I mean I know its a dinky little F22 what is your opinion on cleaning it up some? I was under the assumption that in combination with my headers it would open up my bay "some" and give it a little more curb appeal so to speak'
But if there is a way to make it aesthetically appealing by just using a K&N with the stock air box by all means shoot me an idea or 3!

[lbus9168]

I installed a universal pod filter on my stock intake tube because i like intake noise and dont care about negligible performance decrease.

[mysticivics]

When you say intake sound I'm assuming your talking about the sucking sound?

[cb7 calling]

The over under on these statements has to be infinity. The short tube or ram air as I call it that picks up near the battery is not quite as good as cold air, long tube. True cold air will give you a noticeable difference in power but it comes at a cost. Putting the intake outside the bay and lower to the ground increases your chances of sucking up water and locking the engine. Ever since I did that I have used the short tube style. The only difference between that and sticking a cone filter on stock piping is aesthetics. That part is up to you.

[sonikaccord]

The stock intake is cold air. It pulls air from inside the fender.

[accordlove]

short ram (filter in the bay) = a lil more torque

cold air (filter outside the bay) = a lil more HP

i just deleted all the black tubes attached to the air box and deleted the resonator behind the bumper cover, then drilled holes in the bottom of the air box. so basically i now have a short ram intake.

to "open it up" and have more air flowing to the engine, you would want a bigger TB and a ported and polished manifold. or like ghostaccord, and have individual throttle bodies.

[mysticivics]

Okay, thanks guys for the break down much appreciated.

[F22Chris]

Exactly.

The intake itself isn't the bottleneck. The throttle body, manifold, and head ports are a few.

If you want an open bay, that's cool, but the intake doesn't really inhibit one from accessing anything. Maybe relocate the battery to the trunk. You're going to have to do this for a "true cai" anyway.

[Bunta]

I'm not sure if it'll go against your plans but ducting cool air to the filter on a SRI pretty much has the same effect as having a CAI without the worries of hydrolocking your engine. most of the clutter in the engine bay in my opinion is the various wiring and hoses. I know an intake will be easier to do but in the end it'll be the stuff I mentioned that makes your engine bay look more disheveled.

[deevergote]

Also, keep in mind, when the car is in motion, engine bay air is not hot enough to affect performance significantly.

A cai requires cutting. That resulted in a hideous rusty butthole in my engine bay. Not at all clean.

[Jon]

Personal experience with the different intake setups.

Had an expensive blue powder coated AEM SRI. Performance was awesome! Just like OEM, just $200 poorer.

Swapped it out for a CAI with an AEM dryflow filter. It was sooooo much better than the SRI... filter was a pain in the ass to clean with it jammed up in the front bumper/fenderwell. I did like the sound it made though, couldn't hear the sucking sound as much.

The only intake setup my 'butt dyno' could tell the difference from was a homemade venturi setup. Better throttle response, but some actual R&D would have to go into it as to whether or not it was beneficial OR if it was just the fact that the larger diameter intake tube was allowing for the better throttle response.

[accordlove]

Also, keep in mind, when the car is in motion, engine bay air is not hot enough to affect performance significantly.

I thought about cutting a hole in the hood and have the filter sticking out for shits and giggles but nah...

A cai requires cutting. That resulted in a hideous rusty butthole in my engine bay. Not at all clean.

LMAO you're supposed to paint where you cut it!

[F22Chris]

Deev, I'm dying! Rusty butthole! Hahahaha!