Hi,

I am new to Acura-TSX.com
I also might get the 2004 tsx around June. Any-how, I was looking at these intake kits, and I was wondering. Why is the Mugen intake kit $950.00. I mean, is it even any better than K&N ect. Thanks again!

-Chris

 

I'm sure most of what you are paying for is the name...not too sure about differences in gain of power though!

 

I've never seen a dyno for the Mugen but it can't be that much different than the Injen. You should get a K&N or an Injen and spend the rest of the money on other mods.

 

What he said......

 

The box is made of carbon fiber....
It uses a flat filter, not a cone.

 

Well that's worth $950 right there

 

i like some mugen items. but 950 for an intake? oh hell no. i always thought people were crazy when they bought civic or integra mugen intakes for 600, but 950 for us? no thanks.

yea, it's only the box that is carbon fiber. and i'm not to what gaines to expect. wonder if spoon has an intake.

 

For $950 it had better be plated in 24k gold!

 

or give 30hp, which it doesn't

 

ill bet the injen or aem make better power anyway lol save your money bro unless your just tryin to do a car in all mugen just to say you spent alot of money but dont race anyone lol cuz you'll get beat

 

Is a really cheap Intake like APC or something just as good as the better name brands? I mean, there are both just tubes with a filter on the end, right? Also, how much do the filters cost to replace? More than the OEM filter?

Slats

 

APC = Absolute Piece of Crap....Don't do it buddy...just get the other American made shit that will last a bit longer...AEM, Injen!
My .02

 

Thanks everybody, so if I were to get the tsx, i would go for an K&N intake. Well I was talking to a buddy of mine who gots the 2003 Lexus IS300 E-Shift Limited edition fully loaded for 28,900. Now he told me he could get that price for me for a 2004 brand new. (He knows one of the top sales personal) Do you guys think it is a better pick for the price rather than the 2004 ACURA TSX auto non navi?
Thanks in Advance

-Chris

 

one of my friend has tried 3 diff intakes on his S2000 (he's just crazy ), the last intake he got is the Mugen one, owell, he said that the HP gain difference is not that noticeable but definitely "way more smooth" when gasing the car, even compared to AEM V2...interested huh!

 

I don't trust butt dynos. Show me the chart.

 

what's the real world hp gain for either the aem or injen CAIs? i find 9-10hp hard to believe on their websites.

 

There are dynos to back it up. Injen looks like it provides somewhere in the area of 12hp but I am going to dyno my car before and after the install to verify.