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WAI:
better top end performace, better gas milage??
CAI: much much better low end performance??
anything else?
better top end performace, better gas milage??
CAI: much much better low end performance??
anything else?
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WAI vs CAI
95GXEjessieeee- Posts : 81
Join date : 2009-05-10
Age : 33
Location : 360lympia
clouderold- Posts : 207
Join date : 2008-12-27
Age : 36
Location : Tacoma, WA
I love the sound of my cold air 
haha
"A short ram intake is smaller,
cheaper and easier to install so why go with a cold air intake? What
justification do you have for spending more money, and more time
installing a CAI? Being as brief as possible I will give you the main,
most important difference.
There are inherent pros and cons
of both intake systems, but the main difference between a short ram
intake and a cold air intake is where the intake gets its air from. A
short ram intake sits and the engine bay where the air temps are warmer
due to the heat the engine produces while a cold air intake sits away
from the engine bay, usually in the front fender where it can suck in
cooler air from the outside. Sucking in cool air is important because
cool air is denser than warm air, which means cool air molecules are
closer together, so more air can fit into a given amount of space. An
engine creates power by mixing and compressing air and fuel.
The more air you can fit into a cylinder at one time, the bigger
explosion you can create which in turn creates more horsepower. This
is why a CAI is a wiser choice for making power."
From google
haha"A short ram intake is smaller,
cheaper and easier to install so why go with a cold air intake? What
justification do you have for spending more money, and more time
installing a CAI? Being as brief as possible I will give you the main,
most important difference.
There are inherent pros and cons
of both intake systems, but the main difference between a short ram
intake and a cold air intake is where the intake gets its air from. A
short ram intake sits and the engine bay where the air temps are warmer
due to the heat the engine produces while a cold air intake sits away
from the engine bay, usually in the front fender where it can suck in
cooler air from the outside. Sucking in cool air is important because
cool air is denser than warm air, which means cool air molecules are
closer together, so more air can fit into a given amount of space. An
engine creates power by mixing and compressing air and fuel.
The more air you can fit into a cylinder at one time, the bigger
explosion you can create which in turn creates more horsepower. This
is why a CAI is a wiser choice for making power."
From google
95GXEjessieeee- Posts : 81
Join date : 2009-05-10
Age : 33
Location : 360lympia
interesting thanks=D
welll, i just bought a bomz WAI, it was cheap.. 70 dollars including shipping and handling, but idk, maybe i should look into the 01-02 sentra CAI's? i've heard they fit perfect. theres really no CAI's out for my specific car ahah.
i've just heard bad things happen when water get's near them.. and especially living in washington ahah.
welll, i just bought a bomz WAI, it was cheap.. 70 dollars including shipping and handling, but idk, maybe i should look into the 01-02 sentra CAI's? i've heard they fit perfect. theres really no CAI's out for my specific car ahah.
i've just heard bad things happen when water get's near them.. and especially living in washington ahah.
Gene 3.5- Moderator
- Posts : 110
Join date : 2008-12-28
Age : 36
Location : Tacoma, WA
By the time the air reaches the throttle body with a CAI, it will be at the same temperature as the air using a WAI. Only difference is air velocity but that can be easily duplicated and surpassed via a velocity stack. CAI = more top-end since the air has to travel a longer distance and creates more velocity higher in the RPMs. A WAI is more mid-range and also improves throttle response since getting air into the engine doesn't take as much of a trip. The setup I'm working on right now utilizes a 3.25" hardened silicone coupler that basically attaches the MAF straight to the throttle body, then after that is the velocity stack and then a 6" K&N filter. I'm still working on clearance so it's not on the car just yet. But once I hack up the MAF housing, shorten it down a bit it SHOULD fit.
95GXEjessieeee- Posts : 81
Join date : 2009-05-10
Age : 33
Location : 360lympia
=D thanks gene
good luck=D
good luck=D
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