I have a 2001 Protege 3 and am looking for a short ram intake to throw in.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to which ones would be a good fit?

 

if you mean an mp3, i know a few. i have an aem and used to have an injen. aem was short ram and injen was cold air. i like the aem a lot better, as it turns out. the fit is great and it looks awesome too. the price is pretty average, so that's not really a selling point. you can get it in many colors and the coating is easy to clean.

 

yah, the mp3 is the one ive got. Yah, i cant afford the cold air intake, and in my opinion, i dont feel that they dont help much... different forum/thread for that though so youd recommend the aem, where did you get yours? if you dont mind me asking.

 

i think that mine came from corksport.com. not 100% though. it's been a while since i got it.

 

Ok, thanks

 

And an intake modded in such a way will do exactly what for the engine in question?

• Better power? Yeah, maybe a half of a horsepower, maybe even one or two horsepower at redline at wide open throttle, but any such gains will most likely accompany a significant loss in mid-range torque.
• Better fuel economy? Nope, note even .0001 mpg better. In fact, there is a good chance that such a modification to the intake system will reduce the fuel economy.

 

Anyone feel they get more hp from an intake (cold air or otherwise) on a 2.0L Pro? I moded my stock intake for cold air and added a freeflow Mazdaspeed air filter with not much noticeable gain on an otherwise stock engine. I have since sold my car. If anyone is interested in buying my rare Mazdaspeed filter, pm me.