i have read some people having rattling problems with an AEM CAI i was wondering if anyone else had problems with one in an 01 CL-S

 

I didnt when I had mine on. but I could see how you would. if you dont position the piece coming off the AEM pipe on the rubber mount just right, it will touch the inside sheet metal of the engine bay. its hard to explain and I have an icebox now so I cant take a pic ..

 

people have had probelms with their bypass valves, dont get one

 

I had rattling prob's wit mine.

Also, its really prone to cracking. If I could do it all over again I wouldn't have done it. ITs kindof a waste.

 

^^^

not a waste at all

best sound above 5k

 

i have one on my 98 integra. hasn't caused me any problems, but i dont really trust the bypass valve. the pipe comes into contact with some metal in the engine bay somewhere, but so far it hasnt caused any problems....not dented or anything. sounds great

 

my CAI hasnt had any rattleing noise,and it's like really far away from the sheet metal to rub on it,but just in case you can apply like a piece of fabric to prevent it to rub on the sheet metal causing a big crack on the intake

 

or ............................


save yourself the trouble and go Comptech

 

I had the rattling.

I wrapped some tape around the intake where it was touching the sheet metal. It was tape from a hardware store that has some kind of padding on the back of it. Took two minutes and two dollars to fix.

Sounds great now.

 

I had a bit of rattling too. I wrapped an old piece of 3" piping (cut up one side) and hose-clamped it at the point behind the fender where it was closest to the metal frame. Fixed it perfectly. You'll love the sound!


BTW, I'll be selling mine next week (w/ bypass valve) after I get the supercharger and icebox.

 

its 100$ less for aem

 

Quality control is not exactly "special."

I was down at AEM twice to get one that worked right.

And, that was after it was installed at the factory.

BTW, they didn't install the correct hose either.

You get what you pay for applies here.

My current one is fine (knock on wood). However, they seem to have had problems with quality control. (And this is a very long story.)

Don't get the bypass valve -- it really kills the sound, power, and can get ingested when it comes apart.

 

No rattling on my car, then again, my car is 6MT, so the mount and tube shape is totally different.

 

yes, and you can clearly see why when you look at the design, quality, and parts of the two intakes. the rubber around my AEM filter ripped within 2 weeks of having it on, had to have it replaced at 30 something dollars for another filter. yeah, great quality there ... not to mention resale on the icebox is alot more. and no need for a bypass valve. I'm glad I made the switch.. worth the extra hundred dollars.

 

My filter ripped as well, but someone told me that I might have tightened it too much. We'll see. If it happens again, I'm making the switch to the Icebox.

 

as someone having done it already .. I can tell you that you won't be sorry for making the switch .. even if just for the peace of mind .. and maintaining the "stock" look

most of the hard work is already done, like swapping the coolant lines, so the icebox went in quick.