A few of the DFW crew got together to install 3 ice boxes today. RUF87's, InfernoTLS's, and DeezNutz'. The install when pretty smoothly except for those damn snap bolts on the splash guard. I'll let the owners post their reviews of the performance gains. The ice box had a nice growl to it, but it's definately not near as loud as the AEM. Here's some pics...

 

Nice!! Thanks for the pics !!!

 

BTW: Nice pic here!!! (before or after the installs???)

 

all during...

 

and it looks like Mantis was an impartial observer ... well, opinions/observations/findings/comments? getting tired of waiting for 'tease' (sorry, slyraskal) to follow up on his dyno thread.

 

Here's some group pics afterwards...

 

Ugh weather looks so beautifal!!!! rainy and fog up here.

 

He was definately not an just an observer. We all had a share in the install.

 

One observation was that Comptech didn't send enough screws. The lower half of the actual box is screwed to the car in 3 spots. One at the bottom and 2 on the right side, which screw into a triangular metal piece that screws to the body. With a CL there's no problem because of a screw that grounds some wires to the body, you use that same screw for the metal triangle piece. But in the TL there is no such screw, so you have to use one comptech provided and then you end up one short.

 

defintely a great day to be in TEXAS today.

im in san antonio right now and man it was 70 dgree weather with light breezes that just made you

sidemarker

 

by the way nice pics!!!!

sidemarker

 

the piping from the filter to the throttle body does not look fluid as the piping of the AEM intake

looks like stock to me...

sidemarker

 

thanks.

Yeah, we were wondering about those wrinkled pieces, you'd think it would disrupt the air flow more than an aem would.

 

Nice pics of some nice cars by the way. I don't get it the pipe going into the throttle body doesn't look fluid. Looks like air is not flowing smoothly

 

soooo, do you feel any kinda difference?





BTW, I'm soooo jealous of your weather.

 

damn nice weather we just got like a foot of snow

 

Danny25 what do you think 16 HP and 16 TQ or Aem is better?. Come on guys i feel like Im pulling teeth here. More power or full of hot air>

 

well move down south

sidemarker

 

that is exactly what i was thinking. but who knows maybe its designed like that to improve airflow???? it just dosent look like the accord icebox at all. any pros want to help us out on this dilemma??

sidemarker

 

LOOKING GOOD guys.

I really don’t understand some of the design elements of the IceBox like the (2) flex hoses and the foam filter.
But if it works, it works.

Shawn S

 

Will a K&N cone filter fit the Ice Box tubing?
Just curious...

 

Damn, I missed out on the very cool group photos. That looks good. This was a whole lotta fun, especially Mantis using his Acura Roadside Assistance for the first time!!! I like the way it feels, but it is impossible to guess the performance by the seat of the pants method. We need to have another dyno day very soon. Thank you everyone for coming over, throwing the wrench on three cars, and making this thing happen. Even the trip to the Honda dealer for two more screws! Inferno

 

Gotta check the dynos, but if my Yoko's barking extra hard lunging into 2nd are any indication, it's an upgrade from my K&N drop-in.

Great pix guys. Thanks for all the help.

 

Colorado Swamp Water- yecccccccccccch! Have any you guys had the AEM intake and swapped it out for the icebox? Curious to know if you feel any difference other than sound?

 

I think everybody would basically assume this to be the case, but the real question most of us have is how does it compare to the AEM as Chief just asked? Also, imo, there seem to be way too many metal clamps - even compared to stock.

 

Pic were great, thanks. Please give us a report on the performance gains. Also, just an observation. The Icebox looks like a short ram in a box with a pipe at the bottom.

 

now you all need to get together and have a cleared headlights meet.


fuck thats alot of amber.

hehe

 

Nice pics danny!

 

I think the filter on my aem is K&N and I believe the ruber end of it is too small.

 

Nope, they all had a stock airbox with resonator. DeezNutz had a drop in K&N.
I didn't get a chance to drive one and compare it to my AEM, but I doubt I'd be able to tell the difference. My butt dyno isn't calibrated.

 

Soopa, you gotta come down here and show us how to not screw it up. :P

Thanx peiqinglong.

 

why did mantis use the roadside assistance?

 

he locked his keys in the trunk.

 

one other thing i forgot to mention... you do not have to remove the front bumper like the instructions say. All 3 were done with the bumper in place.

 

hahahha

 

but it only took us 3.5 hours to do all 3... :P

 

 

what happen amir...why so sad?

 

Thanks.

The initial report of the foam filter not looking all that sturdy is mildly concerning, however, if it remains contained within its box then I guess it shouldn't matter.

 

Cool So do you guys notice a dif. did any of you have AEMs. before?