Ok. i have a "96 Acura TL (2.5) So im stuck b/t intakes.

AEM Dry Flow Filter VS Weapon-R Dragon Intake

which 1 shall go in my car. Your opinions are heavily considered & respected.

Thank You Acurazine (1st gen TL)

 

Some members on here have bought and recommended the Secret Weapon Intake. Not sure about the AEM Dry Flow Filters.

 

the weapon r is only for the 3.2 for the 2.5 i made mine lol

 

they do have WR's for the 2.5 but i would just make my own like bigwerm said. ive heard that the aem dry flows r very good quality and easier to clean vs the k&n(hence "dry flow"). personally i pieced together my SRI on my 3.2 TL. i switched it over from my legend when i totaled it. but originally i just bought crappy intake off ebay for like $20, shit canned the filter it comes with and bought a 3' inverted k&n filter for about $50-$60. less than $100 and got a good quality SRI. the weapon r just looks cooler tho. good luck

 

Dragon filters suck. A crappy pipe with a good K&N or even the AEM Dry Flow would be good. The difference between the Dry Flow and the old AEM and K&N filters is that the Dry Flow doesn't need to be oiled, which can be a pain to do. You have to spray lightly then let it dry before you can put it back on the car.

~Cheers~

 

true...those sponge-like filters r garbage! i would go with the dry-flow...good filtering and easy maintenance

 

is it bad just to install an air intake and not to have an exhaust system? isn't it bad for the engine because its taking way more air and the exhaust is smaller then the intake

 

I've used and would avoid the K&N unless you're a pro at cleaning and re-charging often with the various weather, seasons and conditions. Not only do you need enough oil on the filter which most people under oil- they work better the wetter and dirtier. The caveat is if you over oil, it will be pulled into the system, build up and cause issues.

I've been reading up on it for my 3.2 and am not sold on the Dragon, AEM appears to be decent but the proper way to go although more costly is Injen. They lab test, Dyno and back-up claims with data. It's the best engineered dry filter cold air intake set-up available. Happy searching!