Hey i am waiting for the SC to come out, prob never will, so i feel like putting a cai on my tc to add some hp for now, the question i have is: is it better to go with a cai or a short ram, also should i wait for the aem or just put the k&n on there, i just dont know that much about the intakes, could you guys help me out, Thanks

 

K&N is backordered till July

 

its all opinon i guess but cai and the k&n is what i went with.

 

CAI could potentially give you more horsepower because of the colder air you're feeding the motor. Short ram will feeding your motor hot air due to the placement of the intake filter. Its up to you what you choose, bad thing about CAI, if you dont have a bypass valve, you can suck up water into your motor which is very bad. *Only while driving through puddles of water*

 

I would highly suggest the WR Secret Weapon Intake. At this time over 200 scion tC's are running this intake making it the #1 choice by scion owners.

 

^^ I got my WR intake from these guys..Good price and fast shipping.

 

if you really dont care so much bout which intake you buy?

buy watever is cheapest.

personally i lik the K&N

 

^^^^I too have the WR Sw from Creative Compacts. I highly reccomend CC for an intake or any other part you might want. The customer service there is fantastic.

A lot of people have opinions on CAI vs SRI, or vice versa. IMHO, you aren't going to see more than 1-2 hp gains from one type over the other. The biggest reason you get gains from an aftermarket intake (cai or sri) is that it is going to be significantly less restrictive than the stock setup (intake/airbox).

 

^^^ im with them ^^^

 

Creative Compacts/James is the way to go, fast, reliable, and well worth the money.. From a business majors standpoint... James has this thing under wraps.. good stuff bro! Keep it up!

 

real quick. i dropped like $1500 at Creative compacts and James has followed up with me everytime something ships out. i second what the Gotti has said!

 

How much better is the sound when you put the WR on, thanks for all the feedback guys

 

Great! I love it, and with the Megans.. Even better! I got the TRD exhaust, and it sounds great.

 

nice i have the trd exhaust no header though, i want one but i dont want to void the warrantee, cool i prob go with the WR then

 

This can't be entirely true. I just spoke with Hopup racing today, and the K & N, I ordered 2 weks ago just arrived today and is being shipped. I should recieve it by Saturday.

 

BREAKING NEWS!!!!
INJEN is releasing a short ram intake for the TC within the next two weeks. I emailed them and got a response today.
"I do not have an exact date but it will be withing 2 weeks."
Although im not sure if its any different than the one that is for the camry.
But INJEN is way better then WEAPON R or AEM. Its about the same as K&N but i like short ram intake better. ENJOY

NOTE: Do not buy Megan they rust and need to be replaced within months, my friend was a victim. DC or if you can afford it.. ALPHA!!!

 

I run an Injen on my Mazdaspeed Protege and have been pleased. They use K&N filters and the fit is good.

 

FYI,

I've had a short RAM intake on my TC for awhile...but seems like u lose alot of torque with the SHORT RAM IMO.

I would go with either K&N CAI or the upcoming Injen.

Short Ram draws in too much hot air IMO.. i've had mine for nearl 7 months..and all it did was be loud and eat up gas...not necessarily more power cuz u lose TORQUE. That seems to be the common prob with aftermarket intake especially for tC.

 

Short Ram in My opinon Big Noise makers nothing else, how can you benefit from taking that hot @$$ air from the engine bay and putting it into the engine and expect gains thats my opinion plus the gains from the short Ram where probaly gained from a big @$$ stadium fan placed directly in front of it, i like the K&N felt the difference and you cant get hydrolock in the TC as much as people say, thet filter is coverd by the wheel well plastic so even if you splash into a puddle there is more than enough plastic guarding the filter from soaking anything in, the air is pulled from the left opening, the only way to get water into the intake is if you park your car in a freggin lagoon which i know we are all smarter than that

 

I dont know what your talking about on the megan headers they dont rust and I have had them on for 2 months and alot of rain storms here in NY and no rust unlike the DC's I have seen with rust spots all over. The problem with the megan is the cat can go bad.

I have the weapon R, just got it and sounds really deep and loud.