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i was thinking about adding either a cold air or short ram intake to it but was wondering how much of a difference it would make. how much hp will it give? also what the best brand for intakes?

go with an aem short ram intake, you dont really need a cold air one a short ram works pretty much just the same and it will be cheaper

cold air or short ram no real difference. with the cold air you run the chance of sucking water. as far as the brand most are the same the filter is the difference oil or dry, the only one that is different is the AEM V2 it has a Helmholtz resonator on it maybe 1 Hp more. as far as power gain maybe 3-5 tops, but you will get better air flow and it will sound better. as far as heat goes the under hood setup is such that a short ram will not be effected by the heat of the engine like in other cars. for quick efficient power i would go with a short ram with the new oil free washable filter.

there is a difference with a short ram your sucking in hot air while a cold air you get cold air. the con about gettin a cold air is the chance of hydro lock (sucking in water) which wont happen unless you get the whole intake in a pool of water. so if you live in a place where it doesnt rain much like cali then your fine.

basically it has no difference..

I just got a cold air intake for my car just a few days ago, and I would definitely recommend that over a short ram intake. With the short ram you will be drawing in hot air from the engine bay when starting from a dead stop, but no so much as when youre moving. A cold air intake will draw cold air in from behind the front bumper thus creating a bit more HP over a short ram intake. An expected gain would be no more than 10hp, but every car is different depending on what you have installed already and what condition its in. The only drawback is the chance of a hydro lock, where water gets sucked into the pipe and into your engine. Most intakes have the option to install a bypass valve to prevent water from being sucked in. As far as brands go, it really doesnt make a difference since it is just a pipe and a filter, and theyre all made pretty much the same nowadays since all the companies copy each other. I chose AEM just because I like their products. It sounds nice on my integra. For more information, check out this link. The entire site is entirely for integras.http://www.team-integra.net/sections...p?ArticleID=46

I drive a 94 Civic and I have short air intake (with exhaust headers). I get plenty of ROAR when I open it up.When you are starting off at dead stop, the engine isn't that hot yet and the air under the hood isn't that hot. Once the car gets moving, you have tons of air being pumped in and out of of the bay and again, the temperature isn't that high.As for brand - forgetaboutit. The reason you get better performance is that the stock air passage is so restrictive (not that the aftermarket is so great). Any short air intake will improve the performance. Some exhaust are made poorly and the exhaust hole don't even line up correctly. But in general they are pretty much the same.I have cheapy air intakes and cheapy exhaust headers. I put them in just as starter set. But I like them so much I just stuck with it.Good Luck.===Don't forget to vote for the BEST ANSWER - please - whoever it may be.FACT: You also get +3 points when you vote for BEST ANSWER

they will both give you about 5-10 depending on which brand but i would go with a short ram intake from Weapon-R, it recently won in a Test against all the 'best' brands in the industry.. I would go with the short ram for sure.. the cold air intake can actually do a thing called hydro-lock, it's when water gets inside the air filter and goes down in the engine which you can imagine isn't good.. And don't think i know anything about intakes.. or integras for that matter

both are equally waste of $$$before you try and make you car faster think about going to a driving school to improve your skills first

Dude both are good...But like i tell my older brother its a waste of time if you dont do anything else to the car....just swap your motor or get a turbo/supercharger it will be better...