I dont think CAI are subject to very much heat soak, I mean start your car and let it sit there the engine bay will get quite warm but the area in front of the bumper (under the headlight) will stay much cooler than inside the bay. The OEM Plastic box gets pretty hot too...

The piping will heat up more than OEM (unless you get the K&N it hardly heats up at all), and if you are really worried about it you could thermal wrap/ jetcoat the piping to keep the heat soak to a minimum .

I was running a cold air on my EK and a short ram and butt dyno did not feel much different (I switched back and forth when it would look like rain do to some of the streets near me tend to flood from time to time during hard rains). The CAI did feel better in Vtec and the short ram seemed to have better throttle response and maybe little stronger midrange, but the differences were still barely noticeable.

On the S I have had a Short Ram (K&N FIPK) and I now have a snorkal (Mugen style intake) and in most cases the throttle response felt better with the K&N. The Mugen (replica) feels better at speed but not by a whole lot (On the Dyno the K&N read 2hp better than the Mugen but the dyno has a hard time simulating speeds and real driving conditions ).

Thats why I say it really doesn't matter which one the OP gets, I'm not saing CAI doesnt make more power, I'm just saying that its minimal/not that noticable. If you really want an intake to make a huge difference get ITB's

How many different set ups have you run? Not trying to flame but you say its the best option and I am wondering how you came to that conclusion?

Sorry for the long post

 

think of it this way.. what is a CAI made of and what is the Stock box and stock pipe made of?

which one gets hot faster..!!

your idea of an INTAKE is to get COLD air into your engine .. what will happen to that air coming through an aluminium pipe or what ever normal CAI's are made of ..

and about the option..I said '' yeah i live in a hot climate plus traffic is a B!tch so im always in traffic ..''

so now which one would be better for a driver that is mostly in traffic and hot weather?

and thanks for the long post appreciate different views

 

Cooling plate and snorkel

 

I've tried the typical generic cold air intakes, short and long. But when you really examine things, it doesn't take but some common sense to figure out which one would work the best. I'm just happy I didn't make 5 bad choices before deriving to this conclusion. I don't like waisting money with trial and error, to many other things to do.

 

Wow thats crazy.

 

the K&N fipk shouldn't be prone to hydrolock or heatsoak cause it has that heatshield that goes around it correct?

 

From what I have read, it doesn't appear to have heat soak issues but there a a few reviews that claim heat soak. The shield is not there to prevent hydrolock, there shouldn't be issues with hydrolock with the K&N...unless you're sitting in a lake.

Do a search on "fipk", you'll find more information then you'd like to know.

 

I know the shield isn't for prevention from hydrolock. I was just wondering if it has any problems with hydrolock because it's a CAI or whatever but it's not the type that goes underneath the bumper so I'm guessing it should be the best of both worlds.

 

There is really no chance of hydrolock with the FIPK, it sits near where your OEM one sits. The hydrolock issue mainly pertains to CAIs, the kind that runs into the area between the fender and bumper. The FIPK is not a CAI, is probably closer to a Short Ram Intake (SRI).

 

Thanks for the info!