Originally posted by JonHsiung
my next consideration for you would be to get the k&n drop in filter and remove your resonator. i find that to be a great alternative to an entire CAI and to prove economically and practically intelligent of a choice to make.
i ran my accord with no resonator, with stock filter. it lost a bit of low end, and i couldnt get my top speed past 120 b/c the air near the wheel well was too turbulant.
btw, AEM's have a special intake horn/velocity in the filter of the intake. along with a tuned length, its actually *designed* to make the most hp. they dont just use 3" pipes and a regular filter. thats why their pipes arent as big sometimes. sport compact car tested the aem cai w/ a non-aem filter and lost 4-6hp compared to an aem filter