For you guys who have had your CAI and SRI for a while, how have your engines been doing. I went in to the dealer today and talked with my tech. about it and he said that he has seen a bunch of RSX's with something about their rings messed up? He said it was a result of the increased air which led to too low air/fuel mixture and overheating. What do you guys think?

 

Well, I've noticed that the car is a lot louder than stock at Vtec

Seriously though. I've had intake for about 25000 miles now and everything has been fine so far. :KnockOnWood:

 

the ECU can handle colder air. This isn't a forced induction system cramming air in, its a pipe with slightly less restriction and a colder source

 

Everything's fine with my Injen CAI/SRI...
I've had it on for about 30,000 Miles with filter cleanings at regualr intervals

 

Sorry for to jacking your thread here but how do you guys clean the filter being that it's set up on CAI mode. Do you take out the wheel lining everying 5,000 mi?

 

I don't think cleaning every 5,000 is necessary... The stock one isn't even recommended to be cleaned every 5,000 is it??.. i think its 10,000...

stole this from another thread...

12. PERFORMANCE HINTS
1) Service every 50,000 -100,000 miles on street driven applications.
2) Service often in off-road or heavy dust conditions or when air filter reaches 18" of restrictions.
3) Let the dirt "build-up" work for you; it will not hurt the performance and actually help filter the air."

In otherwords, 6 mos/15,000 miles is still way too soon to clean it.

I've used K&N cone filters in 3 of my prior cars. All of the filters stayed relatively clean and I stuck to the above recommendations w/o any noticeable filtering or performance issues.

 

I agree, having an intake won't destroy your rings.

 

Thanks for the help guys. As soon as I sell a few more of my TSX mesh grilles to cover the costs, I'm definitely ordering an injen CAI.