hans007

so i was talking with a friend and he suggested a CAI as the cheapest hp per $ mod that i could do.


i'm fairly happy with my tsx (which i've had for like 2 weeks) , but i suppose it could be nice if it had a little bit more hp if it was cheap.

anyways he says a CAI would be good bang for the buck, but i wouldn't want to sacrifice noise for this (my last car was pretty noisy and i hated it, so yeah its an issue for me).

so for those of you who have a CAI , is it significantly louder? my friend said it wasnt, but he has a modded up wrx as his daily driver, and i am not sure his opinion really counts when it comes to noise.

Tsx536

Yes itz loud. At 4500 RPM and above, you can definitely hear it.

If you don't want noise, get the Comptech Icebox. It doesn't have as much gains, but it's a much closer to stock sounding.

GIBSON6594

Its MUCH louder when your at WOT above 4500 rpm's. Other than that it is only slightly louder

DJDZ

Especially if you use it in Short ram mode.

mg7726

just remove your resonator first; if you don't like it then don't bother :P

HoRRo

It's definitely louder, but I wouldn't call it "noise", IMHO, it's a growl.

04Carbon6

It is a ton louder then stock above 4500-5000rpms. When I was tearing up some back roads, buddies said they could hear my car from well over 1/2 a mile away. One guy I ran in a Spec-V said that my intake was probably one of the loudest he's heard.

hans007

hmm ok, i guess no cold air intake for me.

i mean if i am driving down the freeway and it is annoying it probably isnt worth it, anyone have any suggestions as to a mod that will give me more power but not more noise? does the ice box really do anything?

curls

IMO you only really hear a noticeable change in noise when at 3/4 to full throttle above 4500 rpm.

Under 4500rpm, or at ANYTIME during basic freeway cruising, I don't notice any difference w/ the Injen CAI in my car (in terms of noise).

GIBSON6594

You won't really hear it on the highway. Like I said, at WOT above 4,500rpm, you will hear it. Other times it's not really any louder. And it's not a bad sound, it makes the car sound a lot more mean, but not bad.

Get a Hondata reflash, comptech icebox, and a header (DC or Comptech) if you want power without noise

LoveMyTL-S

The only time my Injen CAI is loud is when I punch it! Other than that, it's very quiet. I'd find someone in your area that has a CAI and go for a test drive.........

stewie20068

Does anyone have a TSX with Injen CAI in Atlanta that I could look at or drive?

Tsx536

At "un-normal" freeway driving it gets really loud in Vtec. Cars would move out of the way for me usually.

And yes I know un-normal is not a word