hey guys, i just picked up my arctic blue tsx last week and its awesome. Of course, time to start with the mods. Tints are being taken care of, about to order my m3 lip spoiler, my next topic of intrest was an intake and im kind of lost. I see people talking about AEM intakes? Or Injen? can someone be kind of enough to explain a little more in detail about these .. which is good.. etc? It would be greatly appreciated.. Thanks

 

AEM only makes a short ram for now. Injen CAI has been getting good reviews. The Comptech Icebox has minimal gains - I was disappointed to hear this. Maybe AEM will come out with a V2 or a CAI later on. Have also read Hondata heat gasket is a 'must' for this car to enjoy the gains of an intake. For now, mine is stock with a K&N drop-in filter.

 

Bottom line:

TSX'ers prefer Injec CAI.

 

The K&N Typhoon CAI also looks good. I'm in a group buy for the Injen but the K&N is just as good maybe 1-2hp less. Both intakes can be converted to SRI if you want.

 

i see, thank you. Whats a K&N?
also for iNjen, arent there differnt types, like IS,RD.. race divison..which one would be best for the tsx?

 

It's the Injen RD. I haven't seen it listed on their website yet but it's essentially the same as all the other RD kits.
For K&N, here's their link: http://www.knfilterchargers.com/sear...Prod=69-0025TR

If you want to buy either one, I recommend this link: http://www.acura-tsx.com/forums/show...&threadid=8202

 

thank you very much.

 

K&N comes in red Also has a drycharger, a bag that fits over the filter to keep out droplets of water. The usefulness is unknown, but its good for peace of mind.

 

OK, so then im going to be ordering the injen RD series.. sound good?

 

how much "more" noise does the injen CAI have compared to stock? i like to have it as close to stock sounding as possible

 

Under normal driving you won't notice anything different than stock but there is a much deeper note when you step on it.

 

thanks, i'm thinking about it but i don't want it to sound like a boat when i floor it...get that look from all the pedestrians, lol.

 

If you go WOT and people are walking on the sidewalk when you do it, they're gonna look...trust me, they'll hear it

 

good let them look! Vroom vroom!

 

1 more thing, i wanted to buy a heat shileld , im unsure of the cone size though, do i want

Fits 2½, 2¾, & 3-Inch Cone Air Filters


or the 3.5 one?

 

you don't need a heat shield with a CAI

 

then how come ppl buy heat gaskets? isant it the same thing...and about the fogs?

 

The heat gasket is different than a heat shield for the intake. Unfortunately, Hondata calls their gasket "heatshield" which is a bit confoozling. The gasket goes between the intake and the head, not over the filter.

See here for info on heat gaskets:
http://www.hondata.com/heatshield.html

 

thanks much.

*edit* ordered my intake . injen RD polished, very excited!