short ram is just the pod with a piece of piping .. i called it that because thats what it was called when i bought it .. it was originally a cold air but i sliced the first piece of piping to shorten it so the pod would fit in the bay, i did this because i read HEAPS on cold airs being bad for wrx's and was nowhere near a tune at the time. i still have the other piece for the in guard. i guess i can find a long piece of silicon tubing to make up for the piece i chopped off (it was only a straight piece)

Yeah im aware ill need a larger fuel pump for the tune, just didnt mention it because i dont have it atm.

Would having the intake in guard rather than in bay make that much of a difference after the tune?