J-SMITH69

yeah thats true but it doesn't make a difference on a 90hp motor. i know for a fact that no one could tell the difference...

MR_DR_PEP

anyone tried removing the rubber Y boot when you got the car? IT WAS LOUD under full throttle. Turbulance in the intake was one of the causes for this.

Getting the correct size pipe is important as well. I could get more HP from on a d16a6 with a 2.5" pipe, than a 3" pipe. That's been proven. VTEC 1.6 - 1.8 etc would do better with 3" pipe.

But hey, this website ain't here to talk about cold air intakes! Lets talk about turbos! Let's talk about getting 50% to even 120% HP increases!

ProzacOverdose

haha...thats true....but for those who wants to know. the cold air intake from AEM wasnt created like others. Most...not all but most of aem products have special cone filters that does something called a stacking effect. it trys to give the same effect as that from carbs. but in order for the f/i intakes to do that, they needed at least 3 feet long runners. thats 1 reason why aem made them long. now the air closest to the evap point, which is like 7 inches off the ground, is "supposedly" colder and less dense. thats another reason its closer to the ground. but the size and bends of the tube is to correctly flow the right amount of air through the tubes, within the center, with the least amount of resistance to the flow and velocity break of the air. and lastly, they coat the pipe to keep the air cold(er). and with the 10-15hp gains or so.....let me tell you guys....dont be a magazine racer. just cause it says 10-15hp gain doesnt mean you WILL get the 10-15. but ill say this, i've gotten better numbers from the aem in the mid rpm range then any 3 in off the shelf, wannabe chrome pipes with k&n's. expect1-2 gains...sometimes..even 0......but never 10+. unless its the skyline.

5_LiTeR_EaTeR

I have a AEM CAI for my car and I felt a slight noticed in Hp gain when I installed it last year. I like it better than the ones on ebay because first, most of the ones on ebay say they are CAI but really are short ram and don't have the extension to the bottom. Second, AEm uses a ceramic coating around their intakes which helps keep in the more dense air from the outside and keep the heat away from inside the engine bay. Not a magazine racer but the new AEM V2 intake added a 17 Hp to a stock 96 civic DX. I think thats pretty impressive for a damn intake.

-Alex

AdrenalineSTR

What if you drive through a big puddle and the whole filter gets wet and the water runs into your engine?

MR_DR_PEP

a little water in the engine isn't bad at all.

BUT IF it goes under water (covered completely), your engine will LOCK... called hydro lock. It destroys the engine

88crxSi

Quote "A little water won't hurt your engine"

Sure about that? Depends on your definition of "a little" I guess. A single drop wouldnt do a thing, Im sure. But if your idea of a little is a teaspoon then start saving. Water's compression ratio is.. well 0! But the AEM bypass valves DO work. and you DONT have to have an AEM intake to do it.. just cut a section out of your pipe. A metal tube is a metal tube if its the same diameter and both have mandrel bends. Want to do a test. get a straw, start sucking and then dip into a glass of water. Personally, I live with a short ram cuz the colder air gets heated as it passes through your engine bay anyways. If lossing 1 or 2 hp means having a safe engine, then i'll do it.

HMT-Admin

bah, seriously water doesnt hurt the engine that much man. Back in the day the old v8 guys would do carbon blasts, basically hold the engine at 4000rpms and dump a entire glass of water right down the carb, I couldnt ------- beleive it, but its an old trick to clean all the carbon off. I actually did it to a shitty running d16a6, Sucked it down no problem. (dont get me wrong, I was very freaked out when doing it) but the old techs at my work said they use to do this ---- along time ago..

Jeff