CAI or RAI???

911Drift · 11-08-03, 10:44 AM

What is better a Cold air intake or a Short Ram Air Intake? Lemme hear your opinions

LegendTypeRKon · 11-08-03, 10:53 AM

For an N/A motor... CAI
For a Nitrous Motor, Short Ram vs CAI would be close. You would have to see it on a dyno.
BEST intake would be if we could pull out our left fron ehadlight easily.. Then i would run a short ram at the track with my head light pulled out.
Short ram with the cold ait box... vs Cold Air... We would need to see dyno numbers but nobody here dyno's the car.

911Drift · 11-08-03, 11:00 AM

Actually i think people who race there cars do dyno theres lol

LegendTypeRKon · 11-08-03, 11:13 AM

Hmm.. DV8.... 185 was the most he put down i think, I dyno'd Stock 179.8whp, some dude in a 6-spd that was stock 199.9who, and I think one other person. Thats about it

911Drift · 11-08-03, 01:39 PM

So you guys think CAI is the way to go?

FutureX 2001 · 11-08-03, 02:18 PM

CAI is the best way to go performance wise.

911Drift · 11-08-03, 06:29 PM

Alright ill keep that in mind

*Thai.95LCoupe* · 11-08-03, 06:38 PM

I'm selling a CAI if your interested.

911Drift · 11-08-03, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TI II
I'm selling a CAI if your interested.

No thnx I prolly would if I hadnt already ordered one :p

LegendTypeRKon · 11-10-03, 11:30 AM

If you dont plan on juicing go CAI, if you dont plan on going for best times at the track go CAI

tnelson · 11-10-03, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LegendTypeRKon
If you dont plan on juicing go CAI, if you dont plan on going for best times at the track go CAI

that really doesnt make sense man.

911Drift · 11-10-03, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LegendTypeRKon
If you dont plan on juicing go CAI, if you dont plan on going for best times at the track go CAI

What? wait im confused I though CAI was the best way to go all around? :p

LegendTypeRKon · 11-10-03, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tnelson
that really doesnt make sense man.

Explain?

Velocity is what makes power.
CAI will add bends slowing down air flow, creating more turbulence, ect.
The only reason it makes more powers. Is that it will draw in colder air, and the added turbulence will create some torque, but on a car with juice, you want alot of velocity. Or anycar that is making a bunch of power you would want a short ram.
For a Legend CAI is the way to go. It is better 99.9% of the time of the short ram in 99.9% of Legend Owners applications.

911Drift · 11-10-03, 12:48 PM

You kind of confused me just there could you say that again lol :p

**B+O** · 11-10-03, 01:03 PM

okay...say what now?(Rkon) whats this about turbulence? you want a smooth flowing pattern. the intake is so complex so that if you even have spinning air then it would get negated by all the twists and turns it has to go through. turbulence making power is all tv magic. Jim wolf has a product that smooths air flow. less turbulence the more air can get to the engine. turbulence is friction and friction causes slowdown, which cause less airto get to your engine.

good example...put your face to the open window of a car with your mouth closed. when that air hits you in the face it causes turbulence. the air buffetting around your nostrils makes it hard to breathe. when you scramble the air in your intake it does the same thing. BUT since the intake manifold negates it it kind of is refreshing the air BUT if it comesinto the intake all fuddled, that is less moving air getting to the engine to breath. got ot have smooth air flow none of that "Tornado" stuff.

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LegendTypeRKon Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: South FLA. O-Town (SKOOL) Ft. Lauderdale (HOME) Posts: 764 Car 1: Fast and Sexy iTrader: (0)	For an N/A motor... CAI For a Nitrous Motor, Short Ram vs CAI would be close. You would have to see it on a dyno. BEST intake would be if we could pull out our left fron ehadlight easily.. Then i would run a short ram at the track with my head light pulled out. Short ram with the cold ait box... vs Cold Air... We would need to see dyno numbers but nobody here dyno's the car.

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LegendTypeRKon Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: South FLA. O-Town (SKOOL) Ft. Lauderdale (HOME) Posts: 764 Car 1: Fast and Sexy iTrader: (0)	Hmm.. DV8.... 185 was the most he put down i think, I dyno'd Stock 179.8whp, some dude in a 6-spd that was stock 199.9who, and I think one other person. Thats about it

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LegendTypeRKon Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: South FLA. O-Town (SKOOL) Ft. Lauderdale (HOME) Posts: 764 Car 1: Fast and Sexy iTrader: (0)	If you dont plan on juicing go CAI, if you dont plan on going for best times at the track go CAI

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911Drift Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: sacramento, CA Posts: 190 Car 1: 91' Legend iTrader: (0)	You kind of confused me just there could you say that again lol :p __________________ You Got Skillz Driftin in An FF http://pages.sbcglobal.net/perry470/...a-takumi03.jpg

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B+O The Mac vs. The Mack Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: VSC Moderator Posts: 12,421 Car 1: why? iTrader: (1)	okay...say what now?(Rkon) whats this about turbulence? you want a smooth flowing pattern. the intake is so complex so that if you even have spinning air then it would get negated by all the twists and turns it has to go through. turbulence making power is all tv magic. Jim wolf has a product that smooths air flow. less turbulence the more air can get to the engine. turbulence is friction and friction causes slowdown, which cause less airto get to your engine. good example...put your face to the open window of a car with your mouth closed. when that air hits you in the face it causes turbulence. the air buffetting around your nostrils makes it hard to breathe. when you scramble the air in your intake it does the same thing. BUT since the intake manifold negates it it kind of is refreshing the air BUT if it comesinto the intake all fuddled, that is less moving air getting to the engine to breath. got ot have smooth air flow none of that "Tornado" stuff. __________________ "Untainted by Concept of Limitation" -BozzSpeed -Reiko my baby -The MAIN person Thank you Leon. Your words help God said it, and it was so. Forum Rules *flossin,* breakin off the intersection crossin RL'in, ackin a iz-ass on them bosses

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