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: Which is louder to the ear?


thehardknoxlife
12-01-2005, 07:51 PM
A short ram intake or a CAI?

nismo94tuner
12-01-2005, 08:00 PM
Most people say CAI. My cousins BMW was way louder at high rpm's with his cold air intake. I still like my short ram POP charger better.

billc
12-01-2005, 09:25 PM
CAI - no contest.

sonny
12-01-2005, 09:28 PM
Really? I could have swore ppl running a WAI on a SpecV (when I had mine as well) were louder compared to my SpecV's nismo CAI at WOT, especially when the secondaries opened at 5K.

tHe iLleSt RiCe
12-01-2005, 09:52 PM
the CAI is louder

Classic SE-R
12-01-2005, 10:59 PM
CAI is louder

jacen99SE
12-02-2005, 10:06 AM
where is the ear (inside the car or outside)?
windows opened or closed?

In my experience the CAI is louder outside the car or if the windows are down, and the WAI is louder if you are inside the car with the windows up.

BigB
12-02-2005, 11:26 AM
It's the CAI because of resonnance tuning done with most CAIs

n2nismo
12-02-2005, 09:01 PM
youll have to hear it yourself. everyone is saying something different, but from all the cars ive heard wai is always louder.

BigB
12-05-2005, 11:38 AM
youll have to hear it yourself. everyone is saying something different, but from all the cars ive heard wai is always louder.

my AEM was logged at 88db when we did sound tech this year for autox...

50', under load, weighted average, bright sunny day.

Domiken
12-05-2005, 11:39 AM
Cai!

NismoSER
12-05-2005, 01:07 PM
where is the ear (inside the car or outside)?
windows opened or closed?
In my experience the CAI is louder outside the car or if the windows are down, and the WAI is louder if you are inside the car with the windows up.

What he said!

Ricer_X_01
12-06-2005, 03:41 AM
i can barely hear my 'ebay' cone filter over my header/muffler with gutted cat.

t bags
12-07-2005, 08:26 PM
post a clip and compare