i thought i was suppose to be longer??? looks like a short ram intake. help me out here

 

NO!!!!!!!!!! you got the better one. It runs straight into the fender well. I had that one before switching to the perrin intake. The other one your thinking of with all the twists and turns is a waste of money IMO. This creates direct flow into the throttle body.

 

^^^^ this guy said it right. The whole idea is to push more air in with the least amount of friction blah blah blah. . . plenty of threads explain this one.

The one with the twists and turns was so that there would be minimal problems for the dealership to have to deal with. If you notice most of the dealer "TRD" parts don't do very much. Just another way to score another buck on unsuspecting consumers.

I got the whole TRD springs, shocks, and struts with labor for under $350. If you know where to look, you can get anything much cheaper then what the dealer offers.

You're fine, don't worry about it, install, test drive, and enjoy.

 

the reason the other ones are all twisted up is to keep water from running up pipe and causing engine hydro lock. regardloss, u can still buy a hydro filter.

 

you got the right one after all....it's okay...we get confused sometimes.

 

your socks are going to get dirty.

 

How is the new dry filter haven't got my hands on one yet.

 

u lucked ut man, u got the good one, well the better one

 

you must of ordered it from hopupracing, the pics they use to describe what your getting aren't for your car. I talk to AEM tech and they told me the one with all the bends is for de-tunning and only produced for toyata/Scion as a dealer only option. I got the same one you have and it's fine. Fits perfectly after taking all the wheel well parts out ect. And one other cool thing....if you don't have fogs, you can pop the cover and use it for a cold air induction right to the filter for the track.....it's the good one bud !!! DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY !!! You dun good ........

 

Oh yeah, if your worried about water you can modify it and put the bypass valve in line in case it sucks water. I made it the the florida hurricanes and summer rains with no problem without it...so it's up to you.

 

hahaha wow, very observant!

 

i got the same one on my car too.... but heres the tough question.... did u get the carb sticker??

 

thats the good one.......nicely done

 

i got the same one man i love it its great for both short and long distance casue you get the cold air without all the bends

 

sorry to double post but yea there is no carb sticker the aem badge is enough

 

nope, no carb sticker

 

if i get pull over, just an AEM sticker will be enough?

 

yea i got pulled over and asked to pop my hood casue i was watching some races and he said nice intake atleast its legal unlike these other racers

 

yea i got pulled over and asked to pop my hood casue i was watching some races and he said nice intake atleast its legal unlike these other racers

 

correct