What sounds better...AEM CAI or Comptech Headers???
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O.G.
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What sounds better...AEM CAI or Comptech Headers???
For those with comptech headers, how is the sound compared to the CAI? I have the AEM CAI and I just love the sound of it when VTEC kicks in. Is the sound of the headers even better than the CAI? If it is, I can't wait.
BTW, do headers really make a difference? FYI, I have a 99 TL.
BTW, do headers really make a difference? FYI, I have a 99 TL.
Pro
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Originally posted by HellaWhat
Headers make a distinctly diferent sound over the stock exhaust manifold. Both add to the sound f the car, but for the money's worth, the CAI will sound *better*.
Headers make a distinctly diferent sound over the stock exhaust manifold. Both add to the sound f the car, but for the money's worth, the CAI will sound *better*.
Suzuka Master
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From: Ninth Gate & So Cal
Headers: Change in timber (tone) of the sound. As to the difference in sound pressure -- who knows (it sure isn't a lot). The "note" is slightly different.
AEM CAI vs. stock OEM air box (with stock air filter element):
After 5K, the sound is much louder than the stock system. It will bounce off the hillsides and, IMO, the sound can "upset" "marginal" drivers...
Better is a relative term...
AEM CAI vs. stock OEM air box (with stock air filter element):
After 5K, the sound is much louder than the stock system. It will bounce off the hillsides and, IMO, the sound can "upset" "marginal" drivers...
Better is a relative term...
Subie Dubie
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From: PDX
Originally posted by HellaWhat
Headers make a distinctly diferent sound over the stock exhaust manifold. Both add to the sound f the car, but for the money's worth, the CAI will sound *better*.
Headers make a distinctly diferent sound over the stock exhaust manifold. Both add to the sound f the car, but for the money's worth, the CAI will sound *better*.
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