Cold air Vrs Short ram air intake

Kellaway94&93MX · 5-13-08, 21:36

Hey Guys,

im looking at buying an intake and i have heard a couple bad things about the cold air intake over short ram intake?

If your have tried both kinds of intakes which one do you guys prefer?

**BOYZERO** · 5-13-08, 22:18

i had a cai and i seem to like the stock air box w/k&n better. i dont like the low end loss for daily driving.

but dont get a warm air, if you do, just buy a filter at your local shop for 20 bux and spend no more. other than that, buy a cai from ebay for 50 bux. most of us did and works just fine.

**vandejm** · 5-13-08, 23:08

don't think i lost any low end power with the cai ... in fact there wasn't too much diff at all between the k&n drop in vs the cai...except the cai looked a bunch better..

02kyle · 5-14-08, 6:58

I got to say I dont agree with the "warm air" theory ppl say. Look at it this way, you can use the warm air and not have to be scared of hydro lock and give up what 1-2 hp? the piece of mind is worth it to me to not get that 1-2 hp. and it is ok I feel better now about it since as soon as the rest of the boost parts show up I will get that 1-2 back real fast

lol!

in the end man it is all up to you. do you want that extra lil hp or to make sure you can keep the car from hydro lock? also.... this all depends on how far you run the air intake down? if you drop it as far as you can that is bad. some just get a lil bend and put it right around the tranny area. in the end it is all up to you man.

**professorblaze** · 5-14-08, 14:32

you can suck warm/hot air from under your hood, or get a drop-in k&n filter like is best. CAI is great when it is a true CAI. it isn't available for the 1g without a bunch of un-needed mods. there is CAI and Short-ram avail. for the 2g as far as I know.

i DO NOT like short rams, unless it comes with the baffles to keep the engine heat out (k&n makes kits like these). If you are going to do it (short ram or CAI) so it right = CAI

**herox21** · 5-14-08, 14:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by 02kyle

I got to say I dont agree with the "warm air" theory ppl say. Look at it this way, you can use the warm air and not have to be scared of hydro lock and give up what 1-2 hp? the piece of mind is worth it to me to not get that 1-2 hp. and it is ok I feel better now about it since as soon as the rest of the boost parts show up I will get that 1-2 back real fast

lol!

in the end man it is all up to you. do you want that extra lil hp or to make sure you can keep the car from hydro lock? also.... this all depends on how far you run the air intake down? if you drop it as far as you can that is bad. some just get a lil bend and put it right around the tranny area. in the end it is all up to you man.

I felt a difference when I went from k&n drop in to my short ram. I 100% agree with you kyle. If anyone is really worried about hot air just run an air hose to the short ram and let it suck in the fresh air without the loss of power or worry of hydrolock.

Kellaway94&93MX · 5-15-08, 21:47

alright, coo thanks guys.. im gonna take another look on ebay now

GrantzSiX · 5-21-08, 14:12

Hey guys, will this CAI work fine with my 1996 MX6 V6, I just need the piping and then I will buy a good K&N filter to replace the one it comes with.

eBay Motors: BZ 93 94 95 96 97 Mazda 626 MX6 MX-6 V6 Cold Air Intake (item 370051959495 end time May-21-08 14:42:42 PDT)

5-13-08, 21:36	#1 (permalink)
Kellaway94&93MX New Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ottawa, Canada Age: 17 iTrader: (0)	Cold air Vrs Short ram air intake Hey Guys, im looking at buying an intake and i have heard a couple bad things about the cold air intake over short ram intake? If your have tried both kinds of intakes which one do you guys prefer?

5-13-08, 22:18	#2 (permalink)
BOYZERO Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: , IL, USA Age: 28 iTrader: (1)	i had a cai and i seem to like the stock air box w/k&n better. i dont like the low end loss for daily driving. but dont get a warm air, if you do, just buy a filter at your local shop for 20 bux and spend no more. other than that, buy a cai from ebay for 50 bux. most of us did and works just fine.
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5-14-08, 14:32	#5 (permalink)
professorblaze That soldier boy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lakewood, WA, USA Age: 26 iTrader: (9)	you can suck warm/hot air from under your hood, or get a drop-in k&n filter like is best. CAI is great when it is a true CAI. it isn't available for the 1g without a bunch of un-needed mods. there is CAI and Short-ram avail. for the 2g as far as I know. i DO NOT like short rams, unless it comes with the baffles to keep the engine heat out (k&n makes kits like these). If you are going to do it (short ram or CAI) so it right = CAI
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5-21-08, 14:12	#8 (permalink)
GrantzSiX Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: , Canada Age: 18 iTrader: (0)	Hey guys, will this CAI work fine with my 1996 MX6 V6, I just need the piping and then I will buy a good K&N filter to replace the one it comes with. eBay Motors: BZ 93 94 95 96 97 Mazda 626 MX6 MX-6 V6 Cold Air Intake (item 370051959495 end time May-21-08 14:42:42 PDT)
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5-13-08, 23:08	#3 (permalink)
vandejm Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dundas, ON, Canada Age: 25 iTrader: (2)	don't think i lost any low end power with the cai ... in fact there wasn't too much diff at all between the k&n drop in vs the cai...except the cai looked a bunch better..

5-14-08, 6:58	#4 (permalink)
02kyle Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: columbus,ohio, OSU!!, OH, USA Age: 24 iTrader: (1)	I got to say I dont agree with the "warm air" theory ppl say. Look at it this way, you can use the warm air and not have to be scared of hydro lock and give up what 1-2 hp? the piece of mind is worth it to me to not get that 1-2 hp. and it is ok I feel better now about it since as soon as the rest of the boost parts show up I will get that 1-2 back real fast lol! in the end man it is all up to you. do you want that extra lil hp or to make sure you can keep the car from hydro lock? also.... this all depends on how far you run the air intake down? if you drop it as far as you can that is bad. some just get a lil bend and put it right around the tranny area. in the end it is all up to you man.

5-15-08, 21:47	#7 (permalink)
Kellaway94&93MX New Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ottawa, Canada Age: 17 iTrader: (0)	alright, coo thanks guys.. im gonna take another look on ebay now