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ORIGINAL: silvercoupe97

- RAMs suck in hot air from the engine bay.
- RAMs are cheaper.
- RAMs will not suck in water unless you're in the river.

- CAIs bypass the hot air and suck in ambient temps.
- CAIs are more expensive.
- CAIs are more effective with hydrolocking a motor in terrential rains (lol, Dusty, sorry about that bro).

RAMs are bought more so than CAIs because of one reason alone and that's pricing. If you want a better intake, CAIs are your best bet. Yes, they are more "tricky" because of possible hydrolock, but....that only happens when the CAI is low enough to be completely covered by water. That's where the bypass valve comes into play. I will say this, if you live in an area where flooding is a normal occurance... don't get a CAI. CAIs suck in ambient air temps, that means it will suck up cooler than the engine bay temps which is better for the motor than what RAMs will suck in.
RAMs actually suck in hotter air than the stock airbox, since the actual box is removed, the filter now has free access to the engine bay air. Does anyone know what hot air does to timing? That's right, it pulls timing and cooler than normal temps adds timing...that's ignition timing btw, not motor timing. Less timing, less performance, more timing more performance....to a point that is.

IMO, a RAM does one thing and that's give the motor a cooler sound from being less restrictive (plus the silencer tubes aren't used). Honestly though, so will a drop in K&N filter with the silencer tube drilled or cut to allow more air in. Just some food for thought.

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