BLK CLS

Damn this changed my car so much. I LOVE THIS SHIT!

I just filled up, I wonder how long I can use this gas tank for? One night? See you guys later, I am spending the night at the redline..

If you don't have an intake, get off your ass and get one, this thing is so sweet!

SILVER-GREAT-WHITE-TYPE-S

where do you see the big difference performance wise...does it sound really loud... how much did you pay?later enjoy

SidVicious

Don't forget to change your sig once you get back from 'redline'

amir was here

DAMN!

this posts makes me more anxiuos...my intake is in the mail..

Would intake help 0-60..at ALL???

can i beat a auto 540 with a intake?

plaese say yes, its my mission to kill my neighbor in this race we have almost twice a week...

JRock

LOL - just break out the magic carpet....


sorry, had to go there buddy.

-J

BLK CLS

It sounds deep and has an awesome growl. Doesn't Sound puny at all anymore.. And when it hits VTEC, oh baby you can feel it.

About performance, all I know is that I left about 3 secs of rubber going into 2nd. Definately feel it..

Auto 540, from a stop probably.

I paid 215 or whatever from www.autocarparts.com.

BBsAcuraRacing

Depends how good each of your driving skills are and your tires....If not buy headers....

BLK CLS

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BlackShadow

I know exactly how you feel. I had my blue AEM CAI w/bypass valve installed a few days ago and it made such a difference. My car seems faster than before, especially after VTEC kicks in. And I just love that sound.
AEM CAI =

blazerbob1

The growl of V-TEC with CAI is sweet music to my ears! 6/10 faster 0-60 and 4/10 1/4m!

Antero

AHhhhh!! i ordered my blue AEM today. but i have to wait a week.. dammitt....i cant handle this!!

ruvz

How long did it take to ship it to you?

ryans

you should check out http://www.aemintakes.com

JZ

I just heard from my mechanic a first hand account of a guy who got his broken bypass vale stuck in his throttle body of his GSR. This caused the car to rev uncontrollably and damn near cost him his ass.

And, since I don't regularly drive through flooded roads, and since AEM tries to charge 49.99 for the total piece of shit plastic piece, I think I will do without.

Thus far I have driven through the worst rain Maryland has to offer on a number of occasions and no problems at all.

blazerbob1

As long as you don't drive through a deep body of water that submerges CAI I don't think a few sprays of water on filter will hurt engine. VTEC baby!

DeLucCL-S

My REd AEM CAI came in the mail today..installing it later tonite....cant wait much longer.

Sypher

Mine should be delivered Wednesday. I think that'll make it about a seven-day delivery time.



I've got Comptech sways coming, too.

rwwlaw

About the Bypass, BUY it! I called AEM about a split in the filter and a week later I had a Brand new Valve, no questions asked. This is one of the rare companies that earn every penny. It may just be a "cheap" plastic peice but it is not massed produced and took many hours to research and design not to mention building the tooling to produce it.
Ron

scalbert

Yes, it will certainly help 0 - 60. When I installed mine last summer I made some before/after runs. Although the weather conditions (only temp, and a small increase of 8 degrees) did change slightly they were really insignificant.

Running at the same spot and the same launch I was able to drop the times between 0.15 and 0.20 which seems about right considering the power increase.

scalbert

Not likely!! In a car of our weight it would take about 30 - 40 hp to drop the times this amount. There is no way that this will happen by swapping out the intake. Hell, I even dyno'd without an intake and it really showed an insignificant difference to the CAI.

blazerbob1

I'm a stickler for detail and the only dyno I've seen of what a CAI can produce is after you all have installed Comptech headers! So those headers really helped breathing of engine by 28hp. or so. Now a CAI is placed and nets 10hp after a header was placed! I've seen dynos on several Integra GSR'S and with just a CAI netted over 10hp. on a dyno! Well,I think with our 260hp. engines getting rid of that bottled up intake would give us at least 10 or more hp! Don't want any flames started here but someone is not using
very scientific reasoning with claims about
how much hp. a CAI can produce! The improvements to 1/4 and 0-60 times seems to be reasonable compared to anyone else's times
on this forum! Anyway, Peace!

PhatNastyCat

Is this the type of mod that can be added without impacting your warranty? I am assuming that since some many of you have put in an AEM CAI, that it's ont a big deal warranty wise.
I will be leasing my CL-S, and I am just curious to know if this is something I could put in that wouldn't cause me warranty issues if I had to go in for service. Plus it's inexpensive enough not to be a big deal to take out when turning in my car.
Thanks-
PNC

BLK CLS

Ruvz it took one week to get here, but the duty was expensive 75.00.

The dealers can't say a thing, unless they can prove that it was the intake that damaged the car(eg. car submerged and takes water through the intake..)

And I am getting really good mileage on this tank, I fulled up right after I installed it. And even after my crazy driving, it still is better than without.

How did I go so long without this .

ruvz

I can't believe we have to pay so much duty to order anything from the States.... this is total bullshit after you factor in the 1.52 conversion rate and the shipping...

scalbert

No flames at all, it is just a discussion.

I have dyno'd, about a year ago, a CL-S with just an with and without a CAI. Three runs were made with the stock system and three with a CAI. I don't know how that does not define a somewhat scientific study??

Yes, there was a peak gain of about 11 HP. The gain at peak HP was about 5 HP and then an average of about 4 - 5 HP. I was quite pleased with that.

Now why do I state that 6 tenths gain in 0 - 60 from just a CAI is stretching it?? There are many equations to use to determine the approximate HP required giving the types of increases mentioned. An in this case on a 3500+ lb vehicle, it would take 30 - 40 HP to achieve the numbers with all other things equal.

I have swapped intakes and dyno'd many vehicles of my own (5 different one's) and helped on others. I have yet to see gains of this type from just a CAI. Also, the CL-S was designed with a lower restriction intake from the factory. Although it may not be the best, there is not 30+ HP to be gained from it alone.

Just IMO...