AEM cold air intake vs Afe intake...

[djgab101]

which intake do people prefer???

AEM cold air intake vs Afe intake...

please leave your vote ...... results will be graphed


RESULTS SO FAR.......

1NZYaris1 AFE
Astroman AEM
cali yaris AFE
m911gt AFE
mastaofdisasta AEM
AlexNet0 AFE
BLAZINBLUEVITZ AEM
JapRulezz AEM
PHXDEMON AFE
cm07yaris AFE
red_rims AEM
PETERPOOP AFE
TOUGEghost AEM
dallas AEM
ryank AEM


score is AFE 7
AEM 8

[1NZYaris1]

:rolleyes: AFE all the way :thumbup: :burnrubber:

[Astroman]

AEM. With the front foglight mod you can get temps 10F cooler, scangauge proven.

[djgab101]

i need more votes ppl.......

[cali yaris]

AFE for the convenience and growly tone and lower price.

I carry both in stock by the way. :thumbsup:

[m911gt]

AFE for the convenience and growly tone and lower price.

I carry both in stock by the way. :thumbsup:

+1 and it looks so clean and it never moves around under the hood

I used to have a Simota but changed to AFE

[mastaofdisasta]

I vote AEM. Colder Temps, thats my argument, although the AFE looks better

[AlexNet0]

even though I have a cold air, I would prefer the AFE

seal the hood and there is hardly any risk of hydrolock

[BLAZINBLUEVITZ]

i have TRD(aem rebadge) and i like the fact that i can't see the filter......

[33OH]

i have TRD(aem rebadge) and i like the fact that i can't see the filter......

+1, clears up a lot of space and looks very clean. Both sound about the same under the hood.

[gmodder]

even though I have a cold air, I would prefer the AFE

seal the hood and there is hardly any risk of hydrolock

What is hydrolock and why does it happen

[33OH]

Hydrolock is when your intake sucks up water and forces it into your engine. More of a risk with a Cold air intake as it's closer to the ground.

[BLAZINBLUEVITZ]

Hydrolock is when your intake sucks up water and forces it into your engine. More of a risk with a Cold air intake as it's closer to the ground.

aem(TRD) comes with a bypass valve thats supposed to prevent that. not sure if its true but then again im not gonna drive through 4 feet of water to find out.....

[33OH]

I thought it didn't come with a bypass, but you can buy one separate?

But I don't plan on driving in any lakes or Yaris scuba diving either.

[BLAZINBLUEVITZ]

http://www.aempower.com/ViewCategory.aspx?CategoryID=20

got this from their site......

[33OH]

Ohh I see. I do have that on my TRD. Never realized what it did, I just thought it caught water trying to roll down the tube. :w00t:

[JapRulezz]

AEM all the way .... they invent really good stuff
but personally i would take an K&N SRI (low range rpm power gains+no hydrolock+gr8 heat shield+best in filtering+easy install) and they have the guts to say how much Hp it will gain

[PHXDEMON]

AFE for 3 reasons

Cheaper

sounds awesome

no hydrolock risk

doesn't look like a ricer pipe under the hood

[cm07yaris]

AFE. Why are you going to bother graphing the results?

[red_rims]

I got AEM. AFE is convinient to replace filter but its up to you

+1 AEM

[PETERPOOP]

aFe, only because I own one.

[1NZYaris1]

AFE for 3 reasons

Cheaper

sounds awesome

no hydrolock risk

doesn't look like a ricer pipe under the hood


dude thats 4 :laugh:

[TOUGEghost]

Wouldn't it have been easier just to include a Poll?

AEM for me.

[spookz]

How far down the engine bay does an AEM go anyways? And would you have to be driving through pretty deep water to have the CAI suck water up? =\

I'd love a CAI, but the whole hydrolock thing scares me..

[1NZYaris1]

Wouldn't it have been easier just to include a Poll?

AEM for me.


:rolleyes: Trying to spur debate me think, AFE rulz :laugh:

:tongue: anything else sucks water :eek:

[TOUGEghost]

I guess I interpreted the OP's question as "what do YOU prefer" rather than "what do you think everyone else is going to choose."

If I want to drive through 3 feet of water, I have a truck for that.

[mastaofdisasta]

It kinda sucks that we live in a world where anything that doesnt look OEM is rice now...

It doesnt look like a ricer pipe....

:iono:

I think it looks good

AEM :bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow:

[dallas]

Aem, more torque developed than short ram style intake.

[djgab101]

AFE. Why are you going to bother graphing the results?

Wouldn't it have been easier just to include a Poll?

AEM for me.

its would be easier to make a poll but i dont know how... lol

thanks for the reply ppl keep it coming!!

[PHXDEMON]

dude thats 4 :laugh:

I just realized that now. Fuck I'm a dumbass :laugh:

[33OH]

Sorry I didn't clearly say my vote, I use a TRD (AEM), so AEM all the way.

[eTiMaGo]

I'm more partial to the short ram like AFE, it comes with a nice tidy heat shield, and with a bit of skill you could add a scoop on your hood to force fresh air into there... :biggrin:

[JapRulezz]

I'm more partial to the short ram like AFE, it comes with a nice tidy heat shield, and with a bit of skill you could add a scoop on your hood to force fresh air into there... :biggrin:

wouldnt adding a scoop put back the hydrolock factor ?

[red_rims]

AMEN Brother

[red_rims]

It kinda sucks that we live in a world where anything that doesnt look OEM is rice now...

It doesnt look like a ricer pipe....

:iono:

I think it looks good

AEM :bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow:

Amen brother:bow:

[cali yaris]

We're working a really cool scoop design that won't mean modifying your hood. There will be another thread for that shortly.

[PETERPOOP]

Hopefully it is being designed for the aFe. ;)

[lilredrocket]

My guess is it fits where the spot in the wiper cowl comes off. I did a mock up of one this weekend. Just have to wait on some spare money to buy the materials to make it

[BLAZINBLUEVITZ]

how can you compare a COLD AIR to a SHORT RAM?

[33OH]

Crappy cell phone pic, but I like the looks of a CAI better. Soooooo clean.

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/images/funkygarage/849/IMG00488.jpg

[lilredrocket]

I have the Simota intake I like the "cleaner/empty" look of it. But toeach thier own. Buy what you like and what you think looks good. You can always research the difference in how they work and perform.

[1NZYaris1]

how can you compare a COLD AIR to a SHORT RAM?

Why can't we have a cold air short ram :iono:

[hatchbackkid82]

AFE FTW!!!!

[Fenrizwolf]

The real question is which one is the better performer. I tried to find hp gains for both but the results are just to variable. I would think the cheaper one would be the better bet. Either one looks cool.

[33OH]

A cold air intake will outperform a short ram intake.

Where in Ohio are you?

[Astroman]

My automatic yaris with the AEM cold air intake posted better quarter mile times than most manual trans. yaris with a SRI.

[Treyz]

I preffer the AFE but I did it for a couple of reasons ...

1) There are a lot of puddles around here when it rains so yes, I could have went with a full CAI with a bypass valve, but that wouldn't have been enough for me.

2) I've always preffered a short ram, but the downside of it is that you have to redirect more air to it if you want more colder air.

3) I do shows so I needed to show more Items in the engine bay

4) Cost.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Treyz/100_2834.jpg

*Edit* now I just realized that I need to fix the edge up after looking at the pic lol.

[ricepower]

+1 aFe

[fnkngrv]

I have noticed a very nice increase to the "snappy" response with my new CF hood now that it has a scoop right over the AFE. I go AFE personally. As for the whole deal with taking the piping down through the fog light receptacle that kind of causes an issue if you want fogs right? To me to loose functionality like that is asinine. Why would want that? If you have no interest in fogs that is one thing, but to eliminate the possibility for them altogether is a bad design decision on any CAI manufacturer's part.

[Astroman]

I'm not sure where you got your info, the there is no interference using the AEM intake and fogs. The filter is located higher than where the fogs go. I opted to use the foglight hole as a method of getting cooler air into the intake (and it reduced my intake temp by 10-15 degrees), and my Yaris didn't come with fogs. I have a pic somewhere of this fact. Again, the AEM intake does not interfere with the foglights, OEM or RS style. Not sure on other aftermarket bumpers though.

[alch3miss]

I've had Hydrolock before on a roadtrip with an AEM. I was about 2 hours away from home. It was a crazy intense storm.. I had to literally wait until the water evaporated.

I still prefer the AEM.. I believe it looks better.. IMO

[vwtech]

so with an afe intake what kind of gains can someone expect I've heard the whole cai thing doenst really do much.

[Astroman]

The CAI has better gains than a short ram.

[YarisPR]

The CAI has better gains than a short ram.

I have a friend who did a dyno run with the CAI & now has the AFE, so I might convice him to to another one with the AFE for us to compare results.

Also I wanna compare my results: costum PVC intake vs the CAI :)

[Astroman]

I have a friend who did a dyno run with the CAI & now has the AFE, so I might convice him to to another one with the AFE for us to compare results.

Also I wanna compare my results: costum PVC intake vs the CAI :)

Sounds good to me. :thumbsup:

[vwtech]

The CAI has better gains than a short ram.
what kind of gains are we talking about?

[justjesus]

I have a friend who did a dyno run with the CAI & now has the AFE, so I might convice him to to another one with the AFE for us to compare results.

Also I wanna compare my results: costum PVC intake vs the CAI :)

For comparing results, it would have been better to do it back to back. Keeping all variables as close to the same condition as possible is important for such a comparison. Closing the hood would be good too.

[Slick]

The kind that only ones imagination can produce :P oEM ftw lol

[Astroman]

The kind that only ones imagination can produce :P oEM ftw lol

That is simply not true, sorry.

Here is a simple article about the difference:
As pulled from articlebase.com (http://www.articlesbase.com/automotive-articles/cold-air-intake-vs-short-ram-intake-889298.html)
Short Ram Intake
The typical short ram intake is designed with a few key points. First, it has to be easy to install, and typically only requires standard hand tools. Second, it has to increase horsepower while being a relatively inexpensive modification. A short ram intake is called a short ram because it literally is short. The pipe typically is only about 12 to 18 inches in length, and has an air filter on the end.

Short Ram Intake: Chambered Intake Kits
There are short ram intake kits such as the Weapon R Secret Weapon that offer special technology designed to improve air flow to the engine with technology and tricks that the manufacture claims can out perform a cold air intake. These intakes however are typically as expensive as a cold air intake, except you do not need an air bypass valve. The Weapon R Secret Weapon features a built in tube that increases suction and velocity so the manufacture claims increased performance gains over standard short ram intakes. This is a chambered intake kit. Another chambered intake kit that is very popular is the AEM V2 Intake.

Cold Air Intake
The cold air intake is designed to increase horsepower by relocating the air filter outside of the engine bay, typically putting it into the fender. Because the air filter goes into the fender, the cold air is harder to install, but as it's name implies, it allows the engine to take in cooler air, producing more horsepower. Because of the extra complexity of the cold air intake, it typically has higher cost over the compariable short ram intake. Another issue for some, is that the cold air intake could sit low, and suck up water when running over water puddles. This causes hydrolock, and destroys the motor. There are air bypass valves which fix this, but that adds about another $50 in cost to the cold air intake.

[YarisPR]

For comparing results, it would have been better to do it back to back. Keeping all variables as close to the same condition as possible is important for such a comparison. Closing the hood would be good too.

I'll do what I can but i'm pretty sure Temp,humidity,etc don't change that much here in PR :thumbsup: And obviously the same dyno :thumbsup:

[justjesus]

PUERTO RICO ?!?!?! LOL - Yikes. I hear it's nice there, but never been. I was thinking of the crazy heat wave we have going on in Cali right now. :(

[nightstalker]

I have the injen sp series and works great very reasonable price

[Slick]

That is simply not true, sorry.... Here is a simple article about the difference:


Easy Astro, I was just lightly stirring the pot :laugh: One may even call it slight sarcasm :)

[SimTronik]

Hi, i don't want to start a new thread about this. But if you guys know... Quebec city have long and snowy winters... Well my question is: Can i use an AFE intake during winter season?

[Scubaru Steve]

so... im not sure if anyone knows how you would get hydrolock....
yo have to completely submerge the entire air filter....
the only way you would achieve this is if you planned on trying to float your yaris.
you would be surprised how much water your engine could handle.

i like the looks of the afe yes, but i would have to take the aem for the true cai!

[bad]

I'm not happy with the afe

[cali yaris]

Can i use an AFE intake during winter season?

Yes.

I'm not happy with the afe

What don't you like about it?

[bad]

I have a post about my problems I've had with it. I'm not done trouble shooting it but I think that in the end I am going to have to do something drastic to get it to work like use jb weld to make sure all the seals are good. Here is a link to my post
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37315

[Monstro]

I'm using the AFE and I've been very happy. Nice bump in power and a great sound. Its also extremely easy to clean the Pro dry S filter media.

[bad]

I'm using the AFE and I've been very happy. Nice bump in power and a great sound. Its also extremely easy to clean the Pro dry S filter media.

Hey Monstro,

Did you ever have to do something extra to make sure all parts are sealed? Could you post a couple pictures of your connections please?