I like the icebox, but I am also hoping for a nice sound to it. Any comments?

 

Doesn't really have much of a sound. When you first step on the gas you can kind of hear it suck in a little and then you can't hear it again until you get up to like 5k or so. It def isn't an Injen! If you want sound with an intake, don't get the icebox.

 

OR you can get the K&N High flow filter for the icebox. i just did this myself it sounds great. you can find it on tsxparts.com under the engine / intake section.

 

There's definitely a difference between stock and the Comptech Icebox. Definitely can hear a difference. K&N or not, you can hear it.

Hopefully my Comptech Icebox + K&N Filter can go in soon. ^^

 

There's not too much of a sound difference in terms of the stock to comptech icebox.

Around 3-4k range if you really mash the pedal you can hear it slightly. It just roars slightly but does not resonate as loud as an injen. Even my wife doesnt hear it and she doesnt know i have an aftermarket intake system.

 

anyone has sound clips of any of these intakes?

 

So comptech icebox + K&N makes a nice sound?

 

Comptech + K&N is louder because the top cover doesn't seal properly and it leaks. You have to apply some rubber to seal it properly. After sealing, the sound will be the same as your current foam filter.

Here's my Apexi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbJiFuYCnLA

 

ok so you want a loud intake but you insist on getting the comptech one?

 

Is that vid with or without the resonator taken off?

 

It's with the Apexi SRI. The resonator is not connected (there is no way to connect it anyway to an SRI )

 

ah ok, i really like the low growling sound.

thanks

 

Yeah, it sounds similar to the AEM SRI, but the growling is lower because of the filter design.

 

The mugen intake is the airbox that sounds good. It sounds a lot gruntier than the comptech icebox.

 

Mugen's airbox is expensive though. Got a vid or sound clip?

 

You can definitely hear the difference between the stock intake and the icebox at WOT. At normal everyday commute-type acceleration the icebox sounds stock.

 

I can't hear my icebox over my CT header, CT cat-back, RT cat.

 

of which I have none.

 

It's okay jlukja, we're in the same boat =)

 

aaronng that sounds nice. Im thinkin of getting an Aem Sri...

 

hey aaronng, is that 2nd clip your car with the apexi intake also?

 

The 1st clip of the flyby was with the Apexi intake pod exposed in the engine bay. It sounded nice, but it was all noise and no go. When it passes 6000rpm, it just becomes louder with no "vtec kick".

The 2nd clip in car was also with the Apexi, but I had also made and installed an insulated airbox around the filter. That's why it sounds muffled (although when you are in the car, it is almost as loud as before). Performance is slightly increased because now I get a kick at 6000rpm.

I'll upload a 3rd clip that was taken at night without the airbox. You can hear that it is not muffled. I did shift very slowly though.

vtec.net has a clip of the AEM on a dyno. I think it's the 2nd half of the Hondata 4th gear dyno vid.

 

And here's the 3rd vid. In-car, exposed Apexi intake pod. granny shifting.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZM4RMAW9zjI

 

that sounds MEAN!!

 

Oh yeah, and my car only has the intake. The header and exhaust are stock 04.

You notice in the 3rd clip, I could rev up to 4000rpm and the car still sounded stock. It only gets loud when you put your foot down.

 

At first I forgot you were a brother from down under and then I saw the redline and loved the sound. But yeah, it was very stock sounding. Trust me, if you want folks from 2km away to hear you, do the header, cat and cat back. I would love to post a 5k-7k RPM drive by, but I don't think the camera would pick up enough.

 

Problem here in ozland is that the cops are VERY anal about noise. They set up defect stations every weekend in the areas where modders hang out. I'd go headers, but I'm still looking for the perfect exhaust for street.

LOL, you'd saturate the mic of the video camera. You could do your driveby with the camera further away.

BTW, TSX dash > Accord Euro dash.
But our non-Navi > TSX non-Navi. (mine's a non-Navi)

 

That's wild about the defect cops. Road here in Ohio are generally too bad to let it all hang out. You have to have someone do a run on the highway to spot for cops. To many rolling hills for it to be safe. I've had to run many times when I was younger.

BTW, I'm a non-navi, but only wish I had it for the DVD conversion. I'd love to play movies both up front and in the back while on a trip.

I love the Comptech CAI because it is very well suited for maintenance. However, it isn't "pretty" like the Mugen box or the Gruppe M.

 

Being in this remote part of the world, shipping costs are crazy. Even the shipping for the RSX gearknob alone is $15!

That said, expensive parts like the Mugen box and GruppeM are not common. I only know of 1 GruppeM owner here. But.... many have the comptech icebox (good value for money) and also the Injen CAI. A few go for the K&N Typhoon as well as it is available locally.

Cops here are strict. In my state, an exposed pod is not allowed. Although it is a grey area for dry pods like the Apexi (other states allow exposed dry pods on fuel injected cars), the cops just group all of them together. That was the original objective of making the airbox for my Apexi intake. The power was just a bonus.

BTW, the state that allows exposed dry pods has a legislation mandating a penalty on exceeding the speed limit by 3km/h. Yes, that's 1.875 mph! So cops there are VERY unlikely to let you off with a warning. My state has a 10% limit. I've done about 77mph in a 70 zone past a cop on the median strip with a radar and wasn't stopped.

Once in a while we get people doing wacky mods like this one (a pod at the end of the airbox) just to trick cops:

 

I LMAO at that pic. That is some genius. I would be pissed if the cop didn't fall for it though.

 

I do actually. I filmed it with my camera before with my mate driving.

I'll upload it now so you can hear it too.

 

Here you go:

The sound of the mugen airbox:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxstqcORhyw

 

WOW! That sounds very aggressive. Nothing like the Comptech Icebox!

 

Yeah it sure sounds good. Wish i could afford it. Sounds even gruntier in person too. The digi camera couldn't really capture the sound properly because of the small mic.

 

Is Injen notoriously louder than others? What about a Mugen?

What kind of sound are we talking about here? Is this something an af.mkt. exhaust will drown out anyway?

 

mugen intake is way way too overpriced. i can't hear any comptech intake sound either with CT header + RT Cat + Tanabe MT Catback. haha

 

Injen is a exposed pod filter without a shield so it will be the loudest compared to others like the comptech icebox and mugen airbox. Look 2 posts up and you'll see a link to what the mugen intake sounds like. The mugen sounds like a slightly muffled injen in real life and sounds more aggressive than the icebox. It is very expensive though but it is made of carbon fiber and looks very good.

 

Yes, primarily for the reasons that sodazman. The comptech icebox is just the same top box portion as stock except it is less restrictive on the inside and then there is just a little tube that pops down under your light assembly with an open end with no filter, other than the supplemental one that gets put in the box. IMO, if you put almost any type of exhaust on your car, with the exception of a 1 or 2, you will not hear the icebox anymore. Like i said, you hear it sucking in the beginning, and then not again until you go WOT. As for the type of sound, that is hard to explain. IMO, i think it just sounds like the engine is been feed for air and is just "breathing in deeper" if you will. A little bit of a growl to it compared to the stock one which is just the engine wind up noise.

 

i have a question that is somewhat related to the topic..i was always afraid to get the injen cold air intake due to hydrolock and will nevr get it.. wats the difference with the short ram intake is it higher from the ground to prevent hydrolock yet still performs the same and has the same gains as a cold air intake? can someone plz explain or pm me a response thanks!

 

I dont think youll get the same gains from Cold Air Intake than Short Ram Intake. SRI sits in the engine bay, while the CAI sits in the resonator area I believe. I haven't actually installed mine yet so I'm not sure.