what would be the best intake for an 04'SRT

 

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Anyone hear anything about the IceMan intakes? The website says something about tooling problems, but it looks like they haven't updated it in a while.

 

They have released some initial pics, and it looks really good. Supposed to be shipping this week, I think. Relocates the stock battery with a coated metal tray, battery holddowns are NOT nylon straps but metal, as required by strips.

 

I just don't think that the Iceman CAI is gonna be the big deal everyone is thinking it is. Everyone seems to be buzzing about the fact that it's pipes/tubes are straighter, but that would only make a noticeable difference if all the others CAI's have one or more 90 degree bends in them. All of the CAI's have mandrel bent pipes/tubes and a straighter route isn't going to be that big of a difference. If it is made of plastic like the previous ones, it will be ugly as sin and it's not gonna keep it much if any cooler than the metal ones, especially when you take the intercooler into consideration. I would have to see dyno proof before I would even consider it.

 

are the aem and injen intakes 3" piping? anyone have any opinions on which is better?

 

RR,

Me, I'm not worried about power gain too much, it's more for real estate for water tanks, one for sprayers, one for injection. But I will note that most others have real close to a 90 coming up out of the fender, and a pure 90 going into the turbo.

Air acting like a fluid, the gentler you keep the bends, the less turbulence you see. And turbulence slows things down. Not as much as on the pressurized side, of course, but it's still a factor. I like the plastic for the stock look, but I can see where some folks might not.

Honestly, it's VERY minor differences we are talking about, and on the car, I think any power difference between the CAIs would be "down in the noise". Meaning it's such a small difference that you instrumentations +- limits are higher than what you are trying to measure.

 

It's all in how the bends are taken or made. A sharp 90 like two different pipes that were cut and welded to make a 90 would be absolutely horrid even though it would keep the exact same diameter the entire time. A nice smooth and subtle 90 won't have much of an impact on flow, but it still will effect it. If the Iceman is a true CAI then it will also have to make the almost 90 degree plunge through the inner fender hole just like all the other true CAI's. Besides, if I'm going to spend a few hundred $$$'s on a CAI then I want it to not only function greatly but also look damn good. You can sand the Iceman nice and smooth and then lay down a few coats of paint and it can look just like any good metal piping that's painted, but that's also having to work for it. From the sounds of it, with all the rearranging of the battery, the Iceman better either make one helluva gain over all the other CAI's or it better be alot cheaper to make up for all the hassle to install it.