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Topic subjectwhat brand short ram air should I buy?
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43997, what brand short ram air should I buy?
Posted by Cresquin, Feb-10-03 12:11 PM
I have had a short ram intake installed for about 6 months (bought it from a user on here), but 2 days ago the weld on the bracket that bolts to the battery holder broke, so now I need a new one. I still have a good k&N filter, just need a sturdy pipe that fits nicely.

not too expensive now... anyone bought from any of the guys on ebay?

TIA
44000, RE: what brand short ram air should I buy?
Posted by 98Talon, Feb-10-03 01:15 PM
mine broke too. one word for ya: "ZIP-TIES" they work wonders.
44004, RE: what brand short ram air should I buy?
Posted by 96eclipse2nr, Feb-10-03 02:04 PM
well i dont know about yalls, since mine has a 5" air chamber near the battery, but i dont need any ties or bars to hold it on...its only connected at the TB...maybe mine is just tighter fitting, will yours work that way??
44010, RE: what brand short ram air should I buy?
Posted by MotoFool, Feb-10-03 03:20 PM
i have the group buy for 65$ shipped going on at the moment or u can purchase them individually for 60$ plus shipping..
**THis is for a Cold Air Intake**


the second one i would suggest, would be the aem short ram the dragon intake, injen or anyother top brands..
44023, RE: what brand short ram air should I buy?
Posted by BuckNutty, Feb-10-03 04:43 PM
Ebay intakes are a o-tay :thumbsup. I have a CAI that can be taken apart and turned into a ram air. I like it and it was $60 shipped.
44057, RE: what brand short ram air should I buy?
Posted by fungul, Feb-11-03 02:09 AM
Mines not tied or bracketed down at all and it works just fine. You should be ok.
44448, RE: what brand short ram air should I buy?
Posted by Cresquin, Feb-15-03 07:59 AM
let me give you a little more background:

I discovered the weld broke when my CEL came on. the car wasn't running different so I went under the hood to find the problem. I noticed the weld had broken so I looked around the intake to see if it was rubbing somewhere. The cone filter was rubbing. It was rubbing on my friggin wire group that connects to the ECU causing a short since it had worn through the plastic sheilding and exposed some wires!!!

so I secured the intake with some wire I had laying around and electrical taped the wires that had been exposed. no more CEL, but it feels like a pretty ghetto fix. I really want it to be more secure.
44462, RE: what brand short ram air should I buy?
Posted by tmnc78, Feb-15-03 12:02 PM
I GOT MY CAI & UDP FROM EBAY AND WAS HAPPY WITH BOTH, I LIKE THE ONE I HAVE NOW BETTER THEN THE $200.00 ONE I GOT AT A PERFORMANCE SHOP THAT THE BRACKET SNAPED OFF OF IN THE FIFST WEEK.x(
44465, RE: what brand short ram air should I buy?
Posted by Remy, Feb-15-03 12:54 PM
fuck ram air and buy a cai on ebay for the same price.




baby jasiah at 2 weeks old !
44468, RE: what brand short ram air should I buy?
Posted by jerseystyle1, Feb-15-03 01:30 PM
AEM is the only way to go!