Just want to get some votes and opinions... I just don't know what to choose. Many say the like the stock look, many say they prefer the AEM sound.

I also want reliability to be considered.

 

honestly i dunno, i havent heard an icebox w/ a k&n filter instead of the foam comptech one

 

i just ordered the 6mt ice box to replace my aem which ill try to sell local...

 

what do u have to adjust on the 6mt to make it fit???

 

you can always take out the resonator to make it sound more AEM!

 

aem... just cuz i got it lol

 

i try to keep everything as close to stock sounding and looking as i can, so i went with the Icebox. The icebox + headers has a nice sound, not as loud as the AEM, but still sounds pretty good at WOT.

 

take out the VSA

 

AEM sounds badass

 

aem

 

But you can't get both sound and power like you can with the Icebox. Just ask Mantis, he's heard my Icebox in track mode. It's way meaner than the AEM.

Ruf

 

I have an AEM, but I think I would rather have an Icebox.

Reasons:
1. Easier to clean filter.
2. No worries about hydro-lock.
3. Sound difference doesn't matter to me.
4. I know they aren't that much, but the gains are a tad better.

 

Go with the Icebox. Sounds a tad meaner then stock but not as loud as the AEM.

Plus you get those extra horses.

 

aem...

the sound alone is worth it!

 

i miss the cai sound

 

AEM cause it sings at vtec and i have it.

 

Exact reasons why I opted for the CT Icebox.

LOL, I remember one day, I was getting on it through the gears to get around slower traffic, and this old guy in a pick-up truck pulled along side me at the next stop. I don't recall cutting him off or anything. I guess he must have been impressed with the sound as I pasted by or something. Anyway, He shouts over and says, 'Son, what size V8 you got in that thing'. I was like 'WTF' . I guess the sound reminded him of a V8.

I wish.

 

Icebox

1. I want to maintain as much of the stock look as possible (hope to one day have a full sleeper )

2. NO risk of hydrolock

 

Dual Chamber AEM V2 Intake baby

 

Xephyr

 

But you can have better than CAI at the track . . just ask Mantis. I gave him a test ride in a track prep'd Icebox and it is MEAN and it makes a difference. Sounds better than a SRAM CAI.

I also dropped my time from 14.65 to 14.58 with the set up. Almost a full tenth and that could drop you even more with your set up.

Ruf

 

whats a track preped icebox???

 

AEM

I love the sound and the look!!!

 

I GARENTEE its a drivers race between some one who has aem and icebox what the ice box maybe and just maybe has 2 hp more

 

Insteads of paying over $200 for a stock look-a-like, you can simply replace it into K & N replacement kit. It's only one third of the cost. :P

 

word! I think the icebox with headers sounds aggressive enough and the performance is there also.

 

The gains from a k&n drop in are very minimal :ghey:

 

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yea what is a track icebox?

 

if you can remember, scooter and lou raced a few times a while back after lou got the icebox (scooter had the xephyr cai) and scooter kicked lou's ass every time.

 

and why didn't you share this before?



spill teh beans.

 

i have the icebox. i love the looks of the icebox, but the sound of the aem. i wanted to keep mine stock looking though.

 

Ok, I wanted to back it up at the next track race, but it's an easy and cheap mod for the most part. I'm actually checking in to a source that might be able to make one of the parts for us . . . if it's not too much $$.

Let me find the parts I used to do this and I'll put a message describing it better. Also, I'll need to get a digital camera as a picture is worth a thousand words. Gimme a week or so and I'll post in a separate thread.

Ruf

 

 

From what my dad told me (he's an old school racer) , you can actually pack the Icebox with dry ice for the coldest possible air being sucked into the intake. The colder the air, the better the gains.

I have yet to try it though.


This was one of the reasons I got the Icebox over any other intkae.

 

that's good to know. Didn't know that would make a difference. thanks red-cl

 

Don't forget the rep points mang

 

You can lay a bag of ice on top of the plenum while waiting to run as well.

 

I've also look at how to make a cool-can coil work. The dry ice would be easier.

Ruf

 

If you want to hear what an Icebox sounds like without the resonator.......In the highest voice you can muster yell HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO nice and loud. It won't change with RPMs and it will be there at idle. I bought an Icebox that was missing the resonator and thought it would just be louder. It makes a really funky noise all the time though. Not cool sounding at all. I made my own resonator to make it go away.