short ram intakes vs cold air intakes?

[Robbieava]

will the title say it all. I'm been looking around and so far i can find much on witch is better? i wanna know if i got screwed i just put a CAI in our car and i wanna know if i made the right choice.

one draws air from inside the engine bay
the other draws air from the outside.

Which one is better is dependent on you.
Drive in rain, you'll have to worry about the CAI
Drive in dust alot, you'll have to clean the CAI alot.
Drive in normal california weather, the CAI is better, drive in floodgate florida alot and you'll worry about sucking in water...

really it doesn't matter which you get. The CAI gives a little better performance, but that should help you weigh the decidison on what to get. I personally have the AEM CAI, and love it. But rarely do i drive through 2 feet of water.