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ProtogePimp21 June-27th-2002 11:07 AM

AEM short ram for $110 USD ???
 
Hey guys... i was searching Adventon.com and they have AEM short rams for only $110. Im wondering if this is a typo because its only the silver one that is $110... the blue and red ones are $160 and i cant imagine that the price would have that much of a difference just because they were different colors.

20FS June-27th-2002 11:55 AM

red gives you extra HP remember? its a performance color, silver is just a generic color :)

Travis June-27th-2002 12:36 PM


Originally posted by 20FS
red gives you extra HP remember? its a performance color, silver is just a generic color :)
heheheh yea, just get the plain silver color for $110. I prefer Short rams over Cold Air's, they sound better IMO. Performance difference is so minor it doesn't even matter, choose what you like.

jstand6 June-27th-2002 12:53 PM


heheheh yea, just get the plain silver color for $110. I prefer Short rams over Cold Air's, they sound better IMO. Performance difference is so minor it doesn't even matter, choose what you like.
I need to hear what a short ram sounds like, because I love the sound of my CAI! I can't imagine they sound much different... what's the difference? The length?

-Jerry

Travis June-27th-2002 01:03 PM


Originally posted by jstand6


I need to hear what a short ram sounds like, because I love the sound of my CAI! I can't imagine they sound much different... what's the difference? The length?

-Jerry

Yup they are a lot louder throughout the powerband, and IMO are louder over all. They are shorter, and since the sound comes from the Filter sucking the air in, its going to be louder. In honda's the CAI puts the Filter in the bumper (not sure how it is on protege's) so when you have a Filter up in the engine bay vrs filter in bumper, what do you think is louder? The performance different has proven to be so minor that it all comes down to preference. I would rather not have my filter sitting in my bumper, I have seen too many fall off into the bumper and guess what? Filter is right next to the ground where your throwing dust and stuff around. Like I said its all preference, I prefer the Short ram over the CAI anyday, down here in Texas it doesn't make a difference what you get.

jstand6 June-27th-2002 01:10 PM

Louder! Eeeek! My friend can hear my car a 1/4 mile away from his house and I'm not even really pushing it! And a short ram is louder?! I was kind of wishing my CAI was just a tad bit quieter. Even light, top-gear acceleration on the freeway makes everyone think you've downshifted twice and are flooring it! And when I am pushing it, I can drown out most of those cheap "angry bee" exhaust these guys run on their Civics!

Travis June-27th-2002 01:20 PM


Originally posted by jstand6
Louder! Eeeek! My friend can hear my car a 1/4 mile away from his house and I'm not even really pushing it! And a short ram is louder?! I was kind of wishing my CAI was just a tad bit quieter. Even light, top-gear acceleration on the freeway makes everyone think you've downshifted twice and are flooring it! And when I am pushing it, I can drown out most of those cheap "angry bee" exhaust these guys run on their Civics!
Ever hear a Short ram on a 2.2L DOHC Vtec motor? That alone drains out most other cars with intake/headers/exhaust. I know, I ran the H22a in my accord for a while, and now I have a SOHC 2.2L and its just as loud :D The sound comes from the filter sucking the air in, you can get different filters which produce different sounds, but, ofcourse the Short ram is gonna be loud because its sitting right there up top rather than being muffled down in the bumper..

jaisai01 June-27th-2002 01:49 PM

has anyone oredered it from tehm yet.
arul

njaremka June-27th-2002 03:41 PM


Originally posted by Travis


The sound comes from the filter sucking the air in,


actually, the sound comes from the exhaust reverberating back through the engine and out the intake. that is the reason the car manufacturers put all that plastic tubing on your intake, to muffle the sounds that some through. that is also the reason why honda engines make more noise on the vtec cam than on the low cam. the high cam has more overlap for better high end power, and this overlap lets more sounds come back through the engine.

Toolin June-27th-2002 07:53 PM

The guys at RSXworld.com are talking about the AEM Short Ram prices to. It seems that AEM is selling the silver or clear Short Rams at a discounted price for a few cars untill the end of July. Take a look at the RSX Short Ram in silver on the Adventon web-site. It is also cheaper then the colored versions. It also seems that dealers are trying to pocket some extra cash by selling the silvers at the same price as the colored. Ask your local dealers for this discount.

The RSX post...
http://www.rsxworld.com/forums/showt...&highlight=aem

rosendo192000 June-27th-2002 09:37 PM

while where talking about ame intakes

i was just looking that them and it seems that theres two deffernt intakes ,one for automatic and one for the 5 speed

whats the deffence in them

and more thing has anyone try to contact aem about there "carb,eo# sticker"if they would have or if its still pending

thanxs

Toolin June-28th-2002 12:47 PM

BTW. They called me today and told me the silvers are on backorder for a long time. :( I picked up a red.

jaisai01 July-3rd-2002 11:34 PM

i got mine from a guy at superior racing development for 110$. it shoudl be here next tuesday. :)

tresdos3 July-5th-2002 11:16 PM


originally posted by toolin
BTW. They called me today and told me the silvers are on backorder for a long time. I picked up a red.


:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

even from 10000 miles away i can smell a scam...tell em' to give you one now or youll make a complaint with the department of fair trading or competition watchdog...!!!

this is highly illegal..tell em' not to advertise if they don't have the products to sell

cause that bullshit!:(

cheers
Cris

ProtegeES July-8th-2002 07:58 PM

I bought a silver one from them for $110. It was the last one! It shipped out the very same day and they e-mail me a receipt with the tracking number. Very smooth transaction!


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