Originally Posted by CG5TougeMaster

oh ye of little intelligence... what gives you power is the cold air being sucked into the engine. also, a well engineered tube will channel air more efficiently with less turbulence, therefore cramming more air into the engine faster, and smoother equalling more power. it's all about air flow. the filter's less restrictive of course, but if all the air gets tangled up inside a restrictive poorly designed pipe, then you haven't done anything. the size and bend angles to the pipe are very important in determining the flow characteristics of the air once it's in the tube. same thing with exhaust systems, or any other piping for any other application. there's a little thing called r&d that goes into intakes made by companies that don't build them out of toilet paper rolls, and stockings. you get what you pay for. if you want a cheap intake just because it looks good, or makes noise then buy one. if you want power, get a proven system.

Originally Posted by 04accordcoupe

for your guys information, ebay sells injen and AEM brand intakes. so i dont know why you guys keep refering to ebay intakes as cheap.

Originally Posted by CG5TougeMaster

oh ye of little intelligence... what gives you power is the cold air being sucked into the engine. also, a well engineered tube will channel air more efficiently with less turbulence, therefore cramming more air into the engine faster, and smoother equalling more power. it's all about air flow. the filter's less restrictive of course, but if all the air gets tangled up inside a restrictive poorly designed pipe, then you haven't done anything. the size and bend angles to the pipe are very important in determining the flow characteristics of the air once it's in the tube. same thing with exhaust systems, or any other piping for any other application. there's a little thing called r&d that goes into intakes made by companies that don't build them out of toilet paper rolls, and stockings. you get what you pay for. if you want a cheap intake just because it looks good, or makes noise then buy one. if you want power, get a proven system.

Originally Posted by wedley2

FYI: ebay doesnt sell intakes, the sellers on ebay sell intakes. so there isnt an intake that is branded "ebay"

Originally Posted by VTEC-Power

Pretty much the pipe bends will be the same becuase it has to fit in the engine bay

Originally Posted by CG5TougeMaster

that doesn't mean shit. there's lots of ways to bend a pipe to fit it in the engine bay. they wont all be the same, and just because they'll all fit the same engine bay doesn't mean the pipe bends/diameters flow as efficiently as others.

Originally Posted by wedley2

well, assuming that the material and type of bend are the same...then yea, the bends are the same.

Originally Posted by CG5TougeMaster

oh ye of little intelligence... what gives you power is the cold air being sucked into the engine. also, a well engineered tube will channel air more efficiently with less turbulence, therefore cramming more air into the engine faster, and smoother equalling more power. it's all about air flow. the filter's less restrictive of course, but if all the air gets tangled up inside a restrictive poorly designed pipe, then you haven't done anything. the size and bend angles to the pipe are very important in determining the flow characteristics of the air once it's in the tube. same thing with exhaust systems, or any other piping for any other application. there's a little thing called r&d that goes into intakes made by companies that don't build them out of toilet paper rolls, and stockings. you get what you pay for. if you want a cheap intake just because it looks good, or makes noise then buy one. if you want power, get a proven system.

Originally Posted by wedley2

FYI: ebay doesnt sell intakes, the sellers on ebay sell intakes. so there isnt an intake that is branded "ebay"