I was wondering what is going to give the best sound and performance gain between SRI and CAI. I've read good report about SRI for the 2.0 litres engine but is there something else available than RRM that make a SRI for the 2.0 litres engine. I got a 2010 lancer SE and I want something that is bolt on and that won't require to cut any wire or to cut anything (like AEM CAI wich require to cut and solder longer MAF wire). Because if I need to do some warranty work on the car I can just put the stock air intake back on and they won't notice that I had anything on the car.

I've also heard bad report about the RRM SRI with the 2.4 litres engine. Is it the same for the 2.0 litres engine? Is there any other SRI available. I love the fact that their SRI come with an heat shield but I don't want my engine to act funny.

Actually I would aim for the Injen CAI since it don't look like I will have to cut the MAF sensor for it. But if there is any SRI available that it proven to work with then engine correctly I'm willing to go that route. The engine need to unleash some more power it's really lazy in low rpm.

Thank you all.

 

I got the Injen CAI sounds great and I really noticed a little bit of a TQ difference. I recommend Injen ALL THE WAY! Good Luck man. 1

 

blackryder, do you ahve the CAI for the 2.0L automatic or is your manual?

 

automatic

 

To be honest Im not really sure if it makes a difference if it's manual or automatic I think it will sound the same. But that could just be my own ignorance. HAHA LOL

 

a/t cars will just have louder prolonged monotonous sound

 

I'm picking up a Takeda SRI this weekend. In terms of sound, an SRI will be louder than an CAI. In terms of power gains, a CAI generally produces more power.

If you're going for an SRI, this is a short list of bolt-on SRIs I can think of for the 2.0L.
RRM v2 (has cylindrical heat shield)
AEM (I believe there have one which is completely enclosed and connects to your stock air intake, but it probably won't be as loud)
K&N Typhoon (some people have reported power loss but has a nice looking heat shield)
Takeda (in my opinion, the best functional heat shield of the bunch without being completely enclosed)
Fujita (people have had issues with MAF fitting)

I'm sure I'm missing some. I was hoping for an Injen SRI, but they only have an SRI for the 2.4L. They have a CAI though for the 2.0L.
Youtube some videos, they all produce some pretty nice sound.

 

I haven't answered my own thread for a while I prefer to read than posting here learning many thing about what you use here. For now I'm aiming for the Injen CAI. I love the look of it and I may also throw a hydroshield on it for extra safety. It may not give +10 HP but it should help with the power band and I'm looking more for look and sound than performance. Anyway if I want performance I should have bought an Evo X

The only thing that I'm waiting before ordering is to get the money for it, I have already money that I saved but I don't want to use it for these expense. And also I want to see with my local dealer if he don't mind If I put one on the car. Cause I want to keep the warranty.

One more question guy. I heard it's better to remove CAI and SRI during winter cause the metal piping can cause condensation. Is it true or I can keep it without trouble? Here in Quebec it get pettry cold during winter and I don't mind putting back the stock intake anyway I love working on my car.

Next purshace should be a Greddy Ti-C or SE exhaust. I wish I could here it in real life so I know wich on to buy.