The AEM Short Ram Air Intake is an economical value to its higher-priced AEM Cold Air Intake. That does not necessarily mean worse performance. For certain car applications, the AEM Short Ram Air Intake system responds more favorably due to its shorter inlet lengths over the longer AEM Cold Air Intake design. For these applications, AEM offers a Short Ram system only, since these are the best performing air intakes for some vehicles. If you do not see an AEM Cold Air Intake system for your car application, typically your car will perform better with the Short Ram air intake.

The AEM Short Ram Air Intake features a mandrel-bent 6061 aluminum inlet pipe for durability and light weight. Each AEM Short Ram Air Intake system's length and diameter has been tuned and tested to work with an engine's harmonics (resonance frequencies) to help carry more air to the inlet valves across the RPM range.

Each AEM Short Ram Air Intake features a one-piece, four-layer, cotton-gauze AEM air filter that provides superior filtration and meets or exceeds SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) filtration standards for automobiles. Each AEM Short Ram Air Intake filter body is made from urethane so that it won't shrink or crack like plastisol, the common material that other air intake filters are made of.

The AEM Short Ram Air Intake uses soft mounts for a guaranteed fit. The soft mounts on the AEM Short Ram Air Intake provide a flexible pivot point for the intake where it mounts to the chassis to prevent added stress on the mounting bracket, which could cause it to break. In short, the soft mount of the AEM Short Ram Air Intake flexes with your car's engine, so that the mounting bracket doesn't. On Short Ram air intake systems that have long inlets or when the bracket carries an unusual amount of stress, AEM incorporates a load distribution flange (plinth) that spreads the load across the surface of the air intake pipe, instead of directly on the bracket welds, which could cause failure. AEM also TIG weld all of the its Short Ram Air Intake brackets and fittings for the best durability.

Each AEM Short Ram Air Intake is designed to fit a specific car application. All AEM Short Ram Air Intake systems come with a complete hardware kit. A comprehensive installation instruction guide is included with each AEM Short Ram Air Intake system.

Most AEM Short Ram Air Intake systems are 50-state legal. Every AEM Short Ram Air Intake is either C.A.R.B. exempt or pending C.A.R.B. exemption. All AEM Short Ram Air Intakes are manufactured and assembled in the U.S.A.

As with other AEM air intake systems, the AEM Short Ram Air Intake comes in a variety of colors: red, blue, or polished (no silver). Please indicate your color choice when ordering this AEM air intake system.

APPLICATION: AEM Short Ram Intake Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII 2003-2005

AEM Short Ram Intake Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII 2003-2005 estimated installation time is: 1.5 hours