[jkc2121]

i had both and def. think the little extra for the cai is worth it. almost seemed like i was losing power with the short ram (of course i live in FL where it is hot as hell) due to is sucking up hot ass air from the engine bay. the cai seemed to give def. better gains. and as far as sucking up water.....get the bypass valve. honestly the best thing to do, imo, is to just take out the resonator and put in a hi flo filter (i.e. comptech or k&n). this is just because it is a lot quieter than the others. that is what i have in my car right now.