I have a TL-S and I am looking at doing a low cost upgrade. I am going to get a new intake, but which is better cold air or short ram. I also heard that cold air voids warranties due to its tendency to pick up water, is this true? Will I notice a difference with the new intake? On another note do they make an upgrade ECU for the TL-S and what bulbs are the best looking replacements for the fog lights. Thanks in advance

 

I have a aem cai on my car with a bypass valve , and the dealer said it would not void warranty..
the aem cai is nice and provides a deep throaty growl in the "vtec" range, with a noticeable power increase, this is definintly a good upgrade and I am glad I have it on my car.

 

No, the AEM will not void the warranty. Just to be safe some owners opt to purchase the bypass valve. As for the ECU, there's currently none.

 

Cold air rules. I have the AEM and would recommend it. BTW, the owner of the shop I got the cai from talked me out of the bypass valve. I was happy to save the $50 bucks and not risk losing the valuable horsepower. He said I was very unlikely to have a problem if I used common sense, and to hurt my car I'd have to drive thru like 16" of water. I agree w/ him, even though we're in Oregon, one of the wettest areas in the U.S.( just tied our record of 34 days straight of rain).

I won't be running through any puddles though.

BTW I am in no way recommending you not use the bypass. This is just what I heard from a very knowledgable source, and what I have chosen to do. Merry Christmas all, It's 12:33.

 

i seen on then lude boards that you can have the best of both worlds by installing a duct to provide the short ram with cold air..anyone heard of this?