# Cold Air or Short Ram? **URL:** \ **Category:** Integra Help\ **Created:** [August 27, 2002, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/cold-air-or-short-ram/27389 "2002-08-27T03:23:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.g2ic.com/user_avatar/forum.g2ic.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/cold-air-or-short-ram/27389/1 "2002-08-27T03:23:44Z")
How much of a difference is there between a AEM short ram intake vs. an AEM cold air intake ? performance wise Thanks ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.g2ic.com/user_avatar/forum.g2ic.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/cold-air-or-short-ram/27389/2 "2002-08-27T03:44:00Z")
not enough, but the shorty sounds better ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.g2ic.com/user_avatar/forum.g2ic.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/cold-air-or-short-ram/27389/3 "2002-08-27T05:31:51Z")
i had a short ram but not aem then i switched to cold air aem and i got alot my throttle response and more low end power ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.g2ic.com/user_avatar/forum.g2ic.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 6:15am UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/cold-air-or-short-ram/27389/4 "2002-08-27T06:15:39Z")
Just buy the short arm and convert it into a custom CAI. I think its in the teg tips but if not ask around on here I forget who I saw post how to do it. It only costs like 5 bucks too. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.g2ic.com/user_avatar/forum.g2ic.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/cold-air-or-short-ram/27389/5 "2002-08-27T06:46:23Z")
short ram is better for top end… short ram will you give you better low end…i dgo with short ram ---
**Author:** ![Speeddaddy](https://forum.g2ic.com/user_avatar/forum.g2ic.com/speeddaddy/32/76_2.png) [@Speeddaddy](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/Speeddaddy)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/cold-air-or-short-ram/27389/6 "2002-08-27T08:28:57Z")
> Originally posted by pleather > short ram is better for top end… short ram will you give you better low end…i dgo with short ram 😕 ---
**Author:** ![XDEep](https://forum.g2ic.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/3da27b/32.png) [@XDEep](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/XDEep)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/cold-air-or-short-ram/27389/7 "2002-08-27T08:31:02Z")
same shiznat, just sound. i coudlnt take the short ram noise in the cabin anymore. ya so if youre unsure just get the short and convert it ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.g2ic.com/user_avatar/forum.g2ic.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/cold-air-or-short-ram/27389/8 "2002-08-27T14:46:13Z")
i just didnt wanna buy the CAI for almost $ 100 more than the short ram if there wasnt that much difference… i’ll take a look at the teg tips to see how to extend the short ram… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.g2ic.com/user_avatar/forum.g2ic.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/cold-air-or-short-ram/27389/9 "2002-08-27T14:51:55Z")
the first step in extending it is to take the front bumper off… is that required to do with the AEM cai ? Also is there any cutting involved when putting the aEm cai in? I ut one in my friends 200sx Se-R and it was a pain in the ass… relocating the battery tray, cutting holes… any of that? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.g2ic.com/user_avatar/forum.g2ic.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/cold-air-or-short-ram/27389/10 "2002-08-27T17:08:31Z")
I’d personally get a CAI. Colder air = more power. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.g2ic.com/user_avatar/forum.g2ic.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/cold-air-or-short-ram/27389/11 "2002-08-27T22:20:44Z")
Well with the short ram intake you are sucking in some engine heat and that is not good performance wise. I went ahead and bougt the CAI and it was definitely worth it specialy on those cold nights when the Chilled air hits your IM you can deffinitely feel a difference. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.g2ic.com/user_avatar/forum.g2ic.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/cold-air-or-short-ram/27389/12 "2002-08-28T00:14:11Z")
Short ram & take out resonator! Take out the resonator, get dryer tubing and feed it to under the signal light opening and whalllaa short ram & forced cold air in one! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.g2ic.com/user_avatar/forum.g2ic.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/cold-air-or-short-ram/27389/13 "2002-09-25T11:09:11Z")
just turbo it and blow all naturally asperiated cars away…boom problem sloved…he he:lol: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.g2ic.com/user_avatar/forum.g2ic.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2002, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/cold-air-or-short-ram/27389/14 "2002-09-30T01:35:05Z")
Get the cold air, I’ve seen dynos where SRI’s lose power, the cold air is definitely gonna give you improvements across the entire power band.