Question about CAI

[croc-note]

I know that th debate between CAI and SRI is not over :P but I wanna kwon what the best between a CAI or SRI for long distance because I live 400 miles away from my hometown and I go there like 2 time a month. So i know that SRI will breath a lot of hot air in summer on a long trip but can it harm my engine?

Is the normal air filter better than a SRI for long distance to ??

THX

[Big Body LX]

The way the discussion always ends up from what I see is that people say the SRI is better for top end and the CAI is better for low end.

Now I know it's sort of comparing apples to oranges but I had this setup:

2001 Toyota Camry w/ SRI (auto)
1993 Honda Accord w/ CAI (manual)
1994 Honda Accord w/ stock airbox (lower resonator removed) (manual)

The 2001 Camry did not gain any low end with the SRI, and I did see a SLIGHT increase in fuel economy on long runs (i.e. Nashville to Atlanta)

The 1994 is stock pretty much so I'll use it as a comparison on the 1993

The 1993 Accord had about the same miles as the 1994 and it had more torque without a shadow of doubt. I believe in my heart it was the CAI (AEM) that gave it this difference. I could pull better in 5th at 70 than I can in my 1994.

Sooo... I say the SRI you have now will probably do you well on long trips but I'd make sure I had a K&N filter on it

[NAiL05]

There are pros and cons and I think there was a discussion over this.

[gammey4]

I know that th debate between CAI and SRI is not over :P but I wanna kwon what the best between a CAI or SRI for long distance because I live 400 miles away from my hometown and I go there like 2 time a month. So i know that SRI will breath a lot of hot air in summer on a long trip but can it harm my engine?

Is the normal air filter better than a SRI for long distance to ??

THX

sri wont harm your engine

[W8-4ME]

Why not get some tubing an run it up to the S/R so therefore you sorta got the best of both worlds your cold air will be directed at your S/R pod filter eliminating some of that hot air.

Thats my plan for the future

[d112crzy]

actually, sri=low end, cai=top end. at least thats the way its been for me and Ive had both on many cars.

sri will not harm the engine. remember, when you are driving, air enters the engine, cool air.

[NAiL05]

Actually its the other way around...SRI top end and CAI mid.

[croc-note]

Good idea about the tubing to the SRI thx :P

[Akira_kj]

Long distances? Highway speeds or stop and go? Highway speeds you gunna get plenty of cool air in the engine bay. Stop and go or traffic jam situations might pose a problem with SRI, not a huge problem, no more than living in Tucson AZ in the middle of summer would. (i live in Alaska SRI is CAI 9 months of the year lol)

But Ive had both CAI and SRI on my 90 accords and its realy hard to notice much of a change with the CAI and my big cat back exhaust cuz what i lose from the big exhaust on the low end is made up by the CAI(hard to realy feel) but slap a SRI on with my catback and all the sudden its a new animal around 5500 RPM. I end up living with the low end loss but 95.72% of the time im snailing around town warshiping the god of gas saving so i dont notice.

But when i get on the highway and need to get up to 65 real quick its there.

Im also sporting a pair of auto trans on both my cars that might be a factor.