Originally posted by JonnySVT:
I would still rather have a short ram with a heatshield. Only purpose is to be able to say " I have a CAI!". You win some, you lose some. Then you can look cool with all of the Civics. 
I don't think heat sheilds do anything other then restrict the air available to the engine. Why not just use an air box, because that is really what you a recreating. Now for a true CAI you need to get it low enough or far enough away from the heat source(the engine duh..). This seems to be a good option to the people with ATX's. I have a true CAI on the 95 SE MTX and I don't see any thing better here. But it looks good and is prolly better for those of you who don't want a K&N filter sticking out of the bottom of your car. You can see the 3580 sticking out of the car from the front 
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