[HammerHead]

CAI are by far one of the most debated topics with many different opinions. So I'm not going to bore you with another. I'm not getting into filter filtration capacity, horse power, torque, air flow or air velocity. Just the design of the product and what you get. Form your own opinion and give some feedback. This is unbiased and straight up on what you get with the following CAI products.

Stock CAI (black box), completely enclosed filter- intake tube- air source from fender. Bottom line!

Mopar after market CAI, open filter- heat shield- intake tube- air source engine compartment and fender. Bottom line!

K&N CAI, open filter- heat shield- intake tube- air source engine compartment and fender. Bottom line!

S&B CAI, completely enclosed filter (most models)- intake tube- air source from fender. Bottom line!

AEM CAI, open filter- heat shield- intake tube- air source from engine department and fender. Bottom line!

AFE CAI, open filter- heat shield- intake tube- air source engine compartment and fender. Bottom line!

Airraid CAI, partially enclosed filter- heat shield- intake tube- air source from engine compartment and fender. Bottom line!

Vararam CAI, open filter- heat shield- air source outside ram air. Bottom line!

Volant CAI, completely enclosed filter- intake tube- air source fender. Bottom line!

Banks CAI (diesel only), partially enclosed filter- intake tube- air source outside ram air. Bottom line!

 

[Baldielox]

Not quite...

S&B picks up air from the stock (restricted) fender location as well as a down-tube air pickup that can be left open or capped off. If you're going to state that this is "The bottom line" at least get your facts straight. People like myself come here looking to those with experience for answers not guesses.

Oh, and if memory serves me, Volant is also a dual pickup intake.

- B

 

[HammerHead]

Not quite...

S&B picks up air from the stock (restricted) fender location as well as a down-tube air pickup that can be left open or capped off. If you're going to state that this is "The bottom line" at least get your facts straight. People like myself come here looking to those with experience for answers not guesses.

Oh, and if memory serves me, Volant is also a dual pickup intake.

- B

It's an open forum bud. Gives people with more experience and knowledge about products like you to educate people like me. And hopefully there will be a few people that will learn something. I just learned something from you about Volant and S&B.
That's the bottom line! :box:

 

[Baldielox]

This forum is a wealth of information, and people willing to offer help, I could've been a little more diplomatic, but I'm getting grumpy in my old age.... Now if I could just get those kids off my lawn...

Anyway, getting back to intakes, hot or cold air doesn't make or break an intake, flow characteristics are different from one to another as well as heat soak in different materials. I tend to go with an intake with the highest cfm overall and plastic or carbon fiber over metal as it stores less heat. Take "cold air" with a grain of salt, you're not getting cold anything when it's 95* out. And the air in your engine compartment at highway speeds is not stagnant engine heated air.

 

[anothernewb]

I'll be honest. In my experience - the only time I ever got any benefit from a CAI, that I could actually measure, was in my Regal when I added forced induction. I believe that was simply due to me exceeding the airflow capacity of the stock air box.

although it's a little outside the frame of reference regarding CAI. The biggest gains I've had across the board with every engine I've done it with is gasket matching heads intake and exhaust, and and simple polishing and edge matching the various intake components. (like the seam between throttle body and intake manifold)

 

[HammerHead]

This forum is a wealth of information, and people willing to offer help, I could've been a little more diplomatic, but I'm getting grumpy in my old age.... Now if I could just get those kids off my lawn...

Anyway, getting back to intakes, hot or cold air doesn't make or break an intake, flow characteristics are different from one to another as well as heat soak in different materials. I tend to go with an intake with the highest cfm overall and plastic or carbon fiber over metal as it stores less heat. Take "cold air" with a grain of salt, you're not getting cold anything when it's 95* out. And the air in your engine compartment at highway speeds is not stagnant engine heated air.

I never considered the heat soak of different materials but it makes complete sense.