K&n Cai ...

[cash_money]

Hey guys,

I am thinking of buying the K&N CAI and just using the short ram because I'm a pansy and I am scared of rain and snow. Since I cant find anyone locally that sells a SRI for the mazda 3, I was wondering if it would be worth buying the extra tube from the CAI or should I just keep it? How much would that piece of aluminum even be worth by itself??

[dentinger]

jsut buy the K&N cai from one of the sponsors.

and i wouldnt be too worried about sucking up water. every always has this concern, but ive never had a problem, and my car is much lower then most mazda3's.

[cash_money]

ever get CEL? how do i avoid it?

[KenYork]

I don't think many of us have gotten CEL from their CAI. I have an Ingen CAI, installed for about a year now.. no CEL issues.

[dentinger]

ive had mine for a little over a year, and i just recently got a CEL cuz one of my mass airflow wires broke. i dont know how, but it was an easy fix.

[cash_money]

thanks guys, im gonna go out and buy one tomorrow. looks like an easy install. im gonna check ou the sponsors since i dont have enough posts to open a thread in the classifieds:flaming

[theurgy]

NEarby you can look into getting a Cosmo Racing SRI.

http://www.cosmoracing.com/productinfo.asp?cid=143&pid=1098

[yearoftherat]

NEarby you can look into getting a Cosmo Racing SRI.

http://www.cosmoracing.com/productinfo.asp?cid=143&pid=1098

Members on the MZ3 forum had prbs with that SRI

http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=20771.0

http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=112829.0

http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=32053.0

[cash_money]

Thanks for all your help guys!

I checked out one of the sponsors and Im happy with the price they gave me for the K&N so I am going to grab it from them. Time to start supporting the forum and modding my car one bit at a time!

[theurgy]

Cool.. didn't know.. I've heard good things about Cosmo but only from Protege drivers..LOL

Yeah that K&N is a good one.. you can't go wrong with that one.

[cash_money]

I figured I might as well dish out a lil extra for the K&N and have the option to go short ram in the winter because I don't want to have to worry about snow!

[FLIPDADY]

Installed one this past weekend no issues.

[Gizzmo_jr]

I've had one for almost a year now, SRI mode in the winter and CAI in the summer. Never a CEL issue and I can vouch for the temperature difference between the modes. SRI mode puts the filter in a horrible place regarding heat.

[cash_money]

thanks for all the feedback guys! as soon as Im off work im gonna go install it.

[Buckpostie]

Hi group, about to purchase a 2008.5 M3 GT Limited here in Regina, it has the speed cai and speed exhaust and some other features. in reading the threads and this is my first Mazda and first car with a CAI, what the heck is a "CEL" and an "SRI" this car has a long CAI towards the bottom, not up in the engine area like some I have seen

I assume that in the Sask. winters we have I should change the CAI to something shorter to avoid snow/water etc.

Advice needed, well not until October I guess haha

[Swerny]

CEL = Check Engine Light

SRI = Short Ram Intake (inside engine bay)

CAI = Cold Air Intake (in the fender well)