Just got the AEM intake installed. it took about 2hrs. the intake really changes the sound when the vtec kicks in, its alot louder and deeper. As soon as i closed the hood and turned on the car i could here the filter suckin air. there is a slight problem though. did anybody else with the intake have a problem with the filter bunched up against the inside of the front bumper?
I went and tested it out and i could feel ithe car really pull when i got to higher rpm's. so this answers my question. NO the AEM charts on ther web site DONT LIE

 

Good job, Do you have a TL-S? How hard was the install?

 

How far up in the front bumper are we talking about? Minez is in the front bumper, but not touching anything. You can access it by a plastic piece right behind the bumper.

 

Mine sits just behind the left fog light. It's a tight fit but not really bunching up!!

-Rich

 

Now you just have to sve up your gas money. You'll burn a lot more gas now, yes, its boasts better fuel economy but it sounds too damn good! Flooring your car up your driveway to hear the sound just isn't gas efficient unfourtunately. Now when you dust the competition they'll really hear your azz!

 

well after we got goin it was not too hadr its just that we forgot the intructions at home and yes the filter is touching the front bumper. i have a 2002 TLS

If anybody is thinkin about this intake and as some time and about $$220... GET THIS THING

 

yea..wats up wit the fit on the tl-s, mine pushes the bottom part of my car downward, so my bumper doesnt fit exactly right...it pisses me off, but i jus forgetr about it.anyone try cutting some of the rubber part of the filter off?? to make it sit higher

 

i think if anyones gonna do cutting just cut of a bit of the last bend it doesnt even need to be there

 

does the intake change the sound in low end rpm?

 

low rpm's it sounds barely more agressive than stock...........but MAN when VTEC kicks in......all hell breaks loose

 

does barely mean that its unnoticable? cuz i want to install the CAI, but then i don't want my parents to kno that i've modded the car. I won't be using my high rpm's when i drive with my parents around, so if the sound in low rpms is unnoticable, i think i'll b fine.

 

:licka: sounds like something i would have done in high school.. lol

 

Thats exactly what i want too, my dad would kill me if he knew i modded the engine. So if it doent make a lot of noise like say starting it up or coming up the driveway, i should be okay

 

yeah, you wont get caught.........barely means........about 1% louder than b4 =P

thats wat i do.....when my parents are with me, i drive at low rrpms and with the radio pretty low, and u cant even hear the aem at all

 

sounds good! i'm almost convinced

do other people with CAI agree with that? also people with CAI and headers? (no exhuast though)

 

TRUST ME....the only thing u hear is the filter sucking in air....sounds good though.................i put the hks drager exhaust on and its weird......low rpms, you hear the low pitch of the exhaust....but when i hit vtec, all u hear is the intake and not the exhaust... =(