:rolleyes: Here we go again, this same old stupid argument...
The shorter the intake pipe, the better.
The colder the air, the better.
Yes, a "short-ram" WAI will give you better low end response, because the air has to travel a shorter distance to get into the engine. Thats why in that GAGT thread those people were amazed at how big of a difference the "short-ram" intake made in low-end throttle response.
And while it's true that you do most of your driving around town in low RPMs, thus making this seem like a better option for street driving, if/when you actually race (don't street race losers :P ), the CAI would be the better option. While low-end response is lost due to the slower moving air (at low RPMs) having to travel a longer distance, at high RPMs, that air is already moving at a good speed, so the advantage moves back to the CAI, where it's sucking in much colder air from outside the engine bay... and when racing, your engine spends most of its time (I would hope) at higher RPMs.
So, once again, a CAI is the better option over a WAI. Just try to keep that intake piping as short as possible...
If you wan't to just "feel" like you're accelerating faster as you hit the throttle from a stop and your engine quickly responds and jumps in RPMs, go ahead and get a short-ram intake, but just remember that once your engine moves past ~3000rpms, that WAI is hurting your performance compared to a CAI... no more of this "arguing", please?
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