Cold air intake help?!?!

[cattdaddy]

I have been looking high and low for a cold air intake that will fit in my 2003 protege lx (automatic) perfectly. The one I decided to research more is a K&N Typhoon 69-6020TR. when it storms i can convert it into a short ram but it seems like too much work (I live in houston where it rains a lot and potholes are everywhere) I would rather an AEM Cold air intake because of the diverter valve accessory. I thought of simply ordering the K&N and putting the AEM valve on it but I am wondering if anyone else tried this sucessfully? And also your opinions on the best Cold air intake for a protege.
Thanks

[zerocover]

Just do an sri it nets more power and is more responsive.
If your set on a cai I ran one all year with no problems. Its very difficult to hydrolock an NA engine. Unless you drive through a river, with the hammer down.

[Leijae]

here's my intake... don't pay attention to the rest of the crappy engine. very noticable gain. awesome sound. looks good. easy to put on. took me all 5 mins. it's the Simota 1.6l SRI get it from Protephile over at msprotege.com

[zerocover]

Nice intake seems very high quality (although a bit small) any cel? Diameter? Hessitation?

heres mine

[Leijae]

no hesitation. no cel. 2.5 in diameter

[cattdaddy]

Thanks

thanks ya'll
I decided to go for the sri. It's a little simpler to install and maintain and a few bucks cheaper
so far this is the best deal I have come up with
http://www.autoanything.com/air-inta...0A1960995.aspx
But i keep looking back at this 1
http://www.knfilters.com/search/prod...Prod=69-6020TS

by the way,what is the average hp gain with a sri?
i can't find any dyno charts on a sri anywhere!
thanks again

[Leijae]

you need to get a hold of protephile over at msprotege.com he sells the Simota SRI. he may have a couple left over. talk to him about buying it. my intake was $65 shipped and i got a hell of a gain.

[ggrfsp27]

Has anyone tried the Injen cai?

[Leijae]

Injen who?

[ggrfsp27]

Intake manufacturing firm. I know they exist because I just installed their kit. Works well, especially after 5,000 rpm. Looks nice, not to hard to install, and has the absolute best instructions that I have ever seen, anywhere. I got it off of Protege5.com.

[Leijae]

injen who?

[EricM]

haha

[ggrfsp27]

Sorry. I was a little slow on that one.