whats the diffrence between short ram intake and?

[civic2001albright]

whats the diffrence between short ramm intake and just a regular cool air intake? i am thinking the short ram intake is better beccause of the big prie diffrence. will it make that much a diffence?

[civic2001albright]

price diffrence opps

[mjshort18]

cold air intake is better because it sucks cold air from outside your engine bay and cold air is better for your engine. the short ram intake sucks in hot air from inside the engine compartment so that makes the cold air better.

[99civic03]

I dont mean to sound like an ass...but seriously, run a search, things like this have been covered many many many times. Check out the Honda Performance FAQ too, that should help you out.

[civic2001albright]

so short ram intake, cool air intake, and just regular air intake all 3 diffrent?......sorry if i sound like a dumb ass ... but i am a loooking at just an air intake it doesn't say cool air or anything so is there a diffrence? i am just new i am trying to learn all i can

[mjshort18]

longer= colder air
shorter= warmer air
get the longer one if you have a choice

[jason11762]

short ram doesnt go towards the road. cool air extends down the left side of the car to get more air, my friend went throught a puddle and it sucked up water n screwed his whole motor up, i'v also seen my friends suck up plastic things, rags, papers and other stuff its funny.

[kicker1_solo]

Here's a couple pics for ya
1. Short ram intake

As you can see, the air filter is in the engine bay and gets trapped with the extremely hot air. So all that it can suck in is hot air.
2. Cold air intake


On this one, the air filter is down below the engine bay and when you're driving all the outside cold air gets forced into the filter. So this way it sucks in lots of cold air, hence the name.

The reason why cold air is better for your engine is because it's denser which means that you can get more of it into your engine. The more air, the better.

Oh, and about the topic of sucking up water and killing your motor. Normal mud puddles won't hurt your motor, your intake won't suck up enough water from merely getting splashed with water. And there's a cheap little piece to add to your intake. If you look at the pic of mine you will see a black peice half way up the pipe, that's a by-pass filter. So if by chance you suck up any water, this part will catch it before it enters your motor.