ive decided i want a short ram intake for my car but i cant decide between the kn series 69 typhoon or the AEM short ram air intake. i havent ever bought anything like these and i dont really know who makes a better intake and why. any help would be great thanks.
I just bought an Altima that came with an AEM cold air system and I noticed that AEM actually used reducers to decrease the size of the intake tube that goes into the Mass airflow sensor. I wasn't to impressed and did some checking, sure enough, Injen uses tubing that is 1/2 an inch larger in diameter than AEM and matches the MAF perfectly. AEM is junk, don't buy it. I don't know much about the KN product you're considering, but just sayin' about AEM
Just an fyi, ram air is a cosmetic mod only. You need speeds of 160km/h before you would see an increase in hp. Just a filter wont do much for a car, maybe 3hp, all those gains ppl talk of 25hp etc etc is BS, If you want a real increase, get a intake and a tune, Thats if your car can be tuned, you didnt mention what kind you have. The intake on my mustang is a JLT 2. It is a tune required intake, and the tube is huge compared to stock. . Just the intake on the car, the car throws the CEL light on, as too much air is going into the motor, a tune fixes that. The no tune required intakes are garbage, if they made a big difference, the mass air flow sensor would see it and trip the check engine light.
