Roddimus Prime

actually yes. The AEM intake holds the filter right infront of the radiator fan and sucked up a lot of heat. With the Ebay filter I was able to turn it so the filter is off to the side just above that "intake" hole so it was out of heats way. Also, turning it kept the piping and MAF above the radiator line so the majority of all that hot air goes under it and not onto it.

Phantom Cruiser

i think it works fine. no probs here and i have no desire to spend upwards of 200 bucks on a CAI that has some fancy-schmancy decal on it. i have better things to do!

Jebus'Protegé

I have the RActive SRI and it does the same as what you say Roddimus, above and off to the side away from everything else. Works great for me.

spiked_tea

i don't think i would try this but in your opinion, would it be possible to chop the AEM pipe and spin it around like how you did with the ebay sri? I found a pic that you (Rodddimus Prime) posted up around May. Looks way more pratical that way.

FC3s Boy

i use a heat wrap on my aem sri to keep the temp's down as well

Roddimus Prime

yeah, anything can be modified to work...I don't think the AEM would have problem being turned the other way, but why pay for the AEM whern you can get the same thing for less than half.

eggynatey

I chose Injen for one feature that the others don't have. The little CARB certification badge that's glued on.

Tranquilized

I think I'm going for the K&N Typhoon CCAI. Anyone got one? What do you think?

Roddimus Prime

I do NOT like K&N or oiled fitlers. For the price of the filter and the cleaning you'd be better off to just buy a nice paper filter and replace every 10K miles or so as needed.

THEY BRAND OR TYPE OF FILTER IS NOT NEARLY AS IMPORTANT AS THE CONDITION OF THE FILTER!!

p.s. improper use of an oiled filter can cause damage to your MAF and driveability problems.

Tranquilized

So what do you think of the Typhoon system as opposed to say... the Injen system, filter elements aside?

Roddimus Prime

This has been HEAVILY debated for many years. I can only tell you for a FACT what I have seen myself through testing on my own vehicles.

An intake is an intake. There are a few key things that can make a difference but for the most part all intakes are the same. Look for an intake that has the least number of bends, the smoothest flow pattern of the inlet air, places the filter inside the fenderwell, is made of a material that resists heat.

That being said: I have found that every intake whether it be, Typhoon, Injen, Ebay are all almost identical. The AEM is not a "true" CAI as it leaves the filter in the hot engine bay. When looking at all systems being equal in every other catagory price comes into question. The K&N is like $250, the injen is like $220, and the Ebay is $48.

My choice: Ebay Intake: It performs just as well, is made of the exact same materials and costs HUNDREDS less.

baddog

Thanks Roddimus, I happen to agree with you. Cost is always a factor in all that we do and if you can spend $50.00 and have it do the same thing as a $250.00 intake then you will be ahead of the game.

Thanks to all that have responded with your input.

–Baddog

Roddimus Prime

not a problem....if you get the intake and want it powdercoated to better resist heat or just for looks let me know. I can do it for you.

2.0GT

with intakes, less expensive is just fine. If you go with the AEM, you can relocate the radiator overflow tank to behind the upper top corner behind the fan. the filter can be pushed further on to the intake pipe, or you can trim it down. the entire intake pipe can be rotated up to sit above the round hole behind the headlight. This is the same hole that the Injen CAI will fit through. The small tab welded to the AEM intake can be bent forward a bit, so it will not dig into the top of your hood. You will need to make a new bracket to hold the intake pipe in place.

redcivic

I don't see the point of paying $200.00 for an intake on any car. I guess if you have money to blow on useless mods then go for it but I like my mods to be functional. I have installed various ebay CAI's on all my civics, both of my Maxima's, my friends 01' Prelude, my friends 02' Stang GT, and now on my Protege and others and I have not had any problems with fitment or quality other than the filters with these kits. Who cares about the filters because I can get a K&N filter for only another $30.00 so that's still half the price of a typhoon, Injen, or AEM CAI. I'll admit that most of the cheap intakes are not as nice looking as the name brand ones but I don't have or want a show car so I could really care less how it looks as long as its functional. let's not forget that it's just a pipe so forget all the BS you read on the intake manufacturers sites. The only thing that really matters is the filter.


P.S. your an idiot if you pay over $100.00 for an intake and then have to modify and fabricate to get it to fit right.