Cold air intake for 00 celica

[LilWheezy75]

I want to get a CAI intake for my car, i cant decide between AEM and Injen is there a difference between them other than price, is one better then the other.

Next is, wht about a ram air intake? Injen makes one for my car, whats the difference between that and the regular CAI?

thnks

[martang]

Go do a search on newcelica.org there is a comparison between injen and aem. I know one makes better power in the higher rpms, and the other makes better in the lower. I just can't remember which is which

[05Accent]

i belive the short ram makes more power at lower RPM's and the CIA makes it at higher RPM's. someone correct me if im wrong.

[Uberu]

You're correct 05accent

[CleanNeon98]

I was told no matter what intake I get, from what brand, it wont do anything...well thats for my civic...I should shorten mine to a shorty and see if I like it more..thats gonna be my friday morning project..il report my findings back

[tjf]

i always thought SRI hinder performance becasue they leave the filter so close to the engine bay and it get hot faster

here are reviews of several intakes http://www.tprmag.com/issue/1/1_intakes.shtml

[Gregory]

A short ram draws from the engine, and yes, the air is much hotter. A rule of thumb is +-1% horsepower gain for every 10°F. Well, that difference between under the hood and not under the hood adds up for you N/T cars. Some say short ram give better low RPM power and throttle response because it is a "short" ram. It is closer to the throttle body and more air on demand versus the air in the longer CAI piping which takes some time to get moving through the pipes since there is more volume in the closed system. A "Ram" intake IMO is almost pointless. It's developed around the idea of the air actually ramming into your intake system to create denser air/ more air on demand. Since your intake creates negative pressure, this “robs” less HP from the strain of drawing in air on the engine. There may be some HP gain. For your application, I'd go with CAI, or if you are on a budget, a SRI will be fine.

[LilWheezy75]

thanks for the help, no im not relaly on a budget so im probably going to go with the Cold Air intake, now i jsut have to research my brands.

are they hard to install by myself? how long does it usually take?

[Gregory]

If you know your way around your car, 1/2 hour. If you aren't exactly a master mechanic, could take 2 hours. I've never done a CAI on a celica, but the ones I have done can sometimes be a bitch to put the filter on if you have to put it up through the fender and meet it with the piping. I don't think the brand you choose will make a huge difference because they are mostly the same design.

[LilWheezy75]

How about an ebay Intake compared to a brand name? Is there a difference really?

also how can i prevent water from getting in my CAI? Im kind of swaying toward a SRI because i dont want the water to get in.

[Gregory]

Well you have to be a pretty big dumbass to get water in them. People always say they are worried about that, but you have to go into a big puddle to make that **** happens, but it also does depend on the design. Some go lower than others. The ones I've seen are safe out of harms way. So, you just really need to ask yourself, do I like driveing through big ass puddles that much?

As far as the brands, If you can save some $$ on ebay, I'd say go for it. It's up to you though. If you have to be the person who only uses name brands, then you have your answer. An intake is a simple thing, so yu are probably safe with almost anything you find. That's my oppinion atleast.

[CleanNeon98]

I personally have an ebay cold air with an AEM filter..here is a pic of where the filter sits..between the rad and tranny for me, while a fujita would be in the bumper away form the heat..really does nothing but sound for me so im not gona spend the 150+ to have my pipe say fujita on it. only thing with ebay is they dont always fit right...my mount brackets dont lign up at all but it holds on tight so w.e

[martang]

If you get a CAI be very careful when it rains I know numerous people with celicas that have hydrolocked their engines bc of puddles

[martang]

So I did some searching and for the GT there is minimal difference between the AEM and Injen.

[CleanNeon98]

Originally Posted by martang

If you get a CAI be very careful when it rains I know numerous people with celicas that have hydrolocked their engines bc of puddles

you have to get pretty deep into that puddle...a.k.a. driving on a flooded road

[LilWheezy75]

well i know when it rained about 2 days ago route 1 had some huge puddles, and there was no avoiding them... so as my daily driver im forced to drive in these conditions.

[CleanNeon98]

Originally Posted by LilWheezy75

well i know when it rained about 2 days ago route 1 had some huge puddles, and there was no avoiding them... so as my daily driver im forced to drive in these conditions.

you kno what i do? i dont accelerate through them...i see the pudle ahead, accelerate and coast through it

[martang]

Originally Posted by CleanNeon98

you have to get pretty deep into that puddle...a.k.a. driving on a flooded road

Trust me its not that hard I know of some people who almost hyrolocked in a parking lock avoiding puddle. But if you seal off all the holes in the wheel well plastics and make sure no water can get in through the wheel well you should be fine.

[LilWheezy75]

yea thats waht i was thinking..

what about one of those AEM bypass valves.. dont they try to block water?

[martang]

They don't work the pipe is too short