best sounding / performance cold air or short ram intake for SOHC 98 ek?

[ekprimal]

Hey everyone, title says it all! was considering dropping a cold air or short ram intake for around like $125 into my car just for a bit of extra noise points. I know the stock box air intake is best performance wise and i've grown bored of no sound besides me ripping out the resonator lol.

I'm leaning towards a cold air intake but idk which is reputable.

I have a yonaka catback coming in soon also.

also, will cold air intakes help a bit with the AC lag SOHC's have to struggle with? Since summers around the corner I hate feeling that sluggish feel

Thanks cc

 

[lethal6]

1) Just buy an cheap one on eBay and put a good filter in it.

2) No it won't help with the lag when the AC kicks on. The lag is because you have a tiny motor and it needs power to run, power the car barely has to begin with.

 

[00siboy]

AC on SOHC is death. Even on the DOHC the lag is pretty bad. That just comes with the program. But ya just get an ebay CAI and put a name brand filter on it. Any cone filter is going to be much louder.

 

[ekprimal]

hmmm thanks guys. i'm now i'm leaning towards short ram intake with a K&N filter.....to avoid hydrolocking.

between injen, k&n and AEM. which is the best? or any other brands you would advise?

I was just looking into K&N SRI's and those run 200+

 

[00siboy]

Nothing with an oiled filter, like k&n.

 

[R3dline]

i got a cheap ass intake on my pilot with a good filter,it sounds like a f**king jet engine