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Originally Posted by OweNsi
so SRI or CAI
Injen or Fujita or AEM ?
haha
I live in Maryland.. it rains but never floods.
HELP ME!
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It's a simple matter of what's important to you versus cost. SRI and CAIs each have their pros and cons, it's just a matter of what you believe is best for your Civic.
I went with an F5 SRI and it made a very distinctive difference in both power and sound. I can't comment on other brands, I did my research and felt the F5 was the best bang for the buck, but that might not work for you or others.
There's also this X intake talk going around that you may want to include in your research...I believe it's an SRI.
Ultimately, the SRI will be subject to heat soak because it sits up in the engine compartment. On a hot summer day when your engine is hot, you probably will feel a loss of power big time. But there's no chance of water freeze or whatever they call it when water enters your intake and gets into the engine. With a CAI, you risk that, but usually ONLY if you submerge the damned thing.
lol
Also, the CAIs are much harder to install if you're a hapless car tech-weenie like me. ;-) You have to pull bumpers off, cut pieces potentially to make it fit, etc. That's a huge draw to the SRI in my book simply for the installation factor, but again, this is your choice to make.