Install a Short Ram Intake(SRI)

Step 1:

Disconnect the battery.  The easiest to method is to remove the negative terminal.  This is to keep you safe from electricity and resets the car so it can relearn the air flow faster.(10mm socket wrench)

Step 2:  

Remove the fasteners holding down the ram scoop. 

Step 3:

Pull the wiring harness off the MAF sensor and remove the wiring from the air-box.

Step 4:

Remove the two bolts holding the MAF onto the air-box.  (T15 wrench)

Step 5:

Loosen the hose clamp holding the rubber tube to the air-box.

Step 6:

Pull the rubber hose off the air-box.  Gently pull the whole box up and out.

Step 7:

But the MAF in place in the SRI and gently tighten the supplied bolts.  (3mm allen wrench)

Step 8:

Install the SRI onto the rubber hose.

Step 9:

Using the hole leftover from the stock air-box, bolt down the arm of the SRI.

Step 10:

Tighten the filter and hose clamp.  Reconnect the battery terminal and start the car.  Let it idle for a good 15 minutes so it can adjust to the new air flow coming in.

Cold Air Intake vs Short Ram Intake Air intake system - This often times is the first modifications done to a car because of the easiness of the mod and the extra gain of horse power it provides. A Cold Air and the Short Ram Intake improve the amount of air flow and provides cooler air entering your motor. This is done by either drawing cool air from under the car or sealing your factory ram air to the cool outside air. Both methods ensure your motor is getting enough air in and that the air is not hot.

What is the difference between a Cold Air Intake and Short Ram Intake?

The name says it all, a short ram intake is “short”, and therefore the air filter remains somewhere near the engine. A cold air intake has a much longer piping and is designed to draw in cooler air which usually allows for more horsepower to be produced than a short ram intake. A short ram intake is generally less expensive and easier to install. A short ram intake is typically made of aluminum that replaces the stock rubber pipe and the stock air box is then replaced with an open air filter. The air filter is then protected by a heat shield which is to provide extra protection from engine heat that the filter would be exposed to. The SRI will give you a good power increase over the stock because you are replacing the restrictive air box. While the cold air intake is designed to place the air filter as far away from the hot engine as possible. When an engine takes in colder air, it creates more power.

OK, so which is better the cold air intake or the short ram intake?

The breakdown:

Short Ram Intake (SRI)

+Easier to install

+Usually cheaper than CAI

+Less chance of hydraulic

+Slightly better throttle response

-Warmer Air than CAI

-Often times less power

Cold Air Intake (CAI)

+Colder Air

+More aggressive sounding

-More chance to hydrolock*

-Less noticeable throttle response

-More difficult install

When it's all said and done, both have their advantages and disadvantages. It depends on the person and the car.

*What is hydrolocking?

Hydrolocking usually occurs when a car is driven through deep water and it gets sucked into the intake then into the engine. The locking occurs because water does not compress.