Thats what I was just gunna say. There is no point spending 200-300$ for a name brand when all it is is a hard pipe with a filter. They dont gain much but they do sound mean on an H22

 

Hype.

:werd:

 

exactly

 

Yep basically paying for the brand name and Carb sticker, and most of the time smog testers don't even care, but you could always put your stock intake back on when you go to get it tested, get a $20 ebay intake and a K&N filter and you'll be all good.

 

My buddies prelude completly stock gained 8 hp to the flywheel with the aem cai.

 

uhh... to the flywheel meaning he took out his engine, and put it on an engine dyno? You'll see the same gains with an ebay CAI. We're not saying you WONT see gains, we're saying you wont know the difference between an ebay CAI and a "brand name" CAI.

btw... i think you probably mean 8hp at the wheel, and you also have to take note where he actually gained the 8hp compared to the stock. 8hp at 7000rpm isnt going to help shit... lol

 

ahahaha, yea aem is full of crap so is DC sports
the intake will make your car sound cool
the non-vtec h23a1 Si prelude will see almost no HP gains and lose some TQ numbers
the VTEC h22a1/h22a prelude will see a few extra HP from the AEM short pipe and very unpredictable gains from a CAI...both will cause the motor to lose TQ.
The best intake IMO is the stock intake pipe and box with resonator removed and the K+N drop in filter...i beat a VR6 GTI with the stock airbox and lost to the same car by a car length with my AEM do the math our torque-less wonders need all the help they can get

kris

 

ok,ok.. so can someone clarify the main differences between an ebay cai and and aem cai? because i'm on the verge of buying a cai. i just wanna know if hp gains are different, and if the deep sounds of the intakes are much different between the two? thanks.

 

hmm.. didn't ludeboom bring up a dilemma... aftermarket metal tubs < stock w/ airbox resonator removed w/ K@N filter?
K@N filter $46.00
Aem cai or sri : $170+

Although, the blue aem tube looks neat.

 

yeah id go buy a cheap 25 ebay intake, throw away the paper filter then either use a k&N or the comptech foam filter, either way VTEC ludes should go SRI anywaysm more top end gains, while non_VTEC ludes should go CAI if you want to risk hydrolocking