Short Ram Intake? Or Cold Air Intake?What's the difference performance-wise?In general, or for a specific vehicle (2006 Hyundai Tiburon 2.0L).10 points to best answer!Thank You!
ive only delt with cold air intake, a.e.m. brand is the best out there in my opinion. cold air basically keeps and your engine cooler and only sucks in cold air, short ram does not. basically short ram just means the air does not travel as much to get into the engine performance wise?? either or will give you anywhere about 8-12 horsepower more and help you out on gas mileage, you wont notice it though until about 6000 miles after you put it on. why? cpu of the car is a learning computer, any modifications, and will pick up on that and adjust accordinly.
short ram doesnt go very far and doesnt pick up cold air, just hot engine bay air. cold air actually goes to a cold air source. when it comes to a cold air intake, shop around for prices, because thats the only real difference. even if you get a nice brand like fujita,injen,aem, or greddy, youll still want to swap out the dry filter element with a high flowing k and n one to get the most bang for your buck. also make sure you dont get one of those cheapo ones from OKorder because those dont come with a CARB number which means it wont be street legal technically, you can still have it in your car, but when and if you ever get pulled over the cop is gonna wanna see the carb sticker. when u bolt it up you can feel better throttle response instantly, you can see maybe around 2-10 horsepower, lucky if its 10, but then again the only real way to tell that is if you get your car dynoed afterwards.
