i was wondering which cai is better for sound and HP gain overall the injen or aem

 

you wont notice a difference at all...I mean they really are the same thing. not much to a CAI, just pipe and a filter. You can buy the cheep no name ones off Ebay then replace the filter with a K&N round one and have an intake just as good as AEM or Injen and pay less than half for it.

 

It may not relate to better performance...but AEM is known for having their mounting brackets break loose over time. Whereas there hasn't been a single reported incident of an Injen bracket getting loose.

Also the nipples are mounted differently on both units. Depending on your setup, this may or may not matter.

While one is CARB certified (AEM), my personal preference is Injen, due to the fact that the filter placement is high enough so that the top of the filter head does NOT bump against the foglight housing, leaving tons of room in case you ever want to attach a longer filter head.

In one intance, the AEM filter sat soo low that over time the plastic pins that was holding the bottom of the engine cover tore open a small hole in the cotton.

 

very true...if I had to pick, and I wanted to pay that amount, I would take Injen for sure.

 

So..... you work in customer complaints at Injen?

I haven't heard of one but "there hasn't been a single reported incident" is just talking through your ass..

 

aem makes a better product ive never had a problem or issue with them over the years with any of my cars. neither have any of my friends

 

fine...."I haven't read of one" since being on this site since May 2001. Don't be a jerkoff man. If you can find one...then feel free to link it. Till then...chill out.

 

Not tryin to start shit...truce... but from my point of view, your statement made it seem like Injen intakes were bulletproof.. I've personally never seen the mounting bracket break on Injen or AEM, I'm sure each company has had cases of the mounting bracket breaking, since it's the only welded piece it could break off.. I consider the Injen and the AEM CAI basically the same.. quality of welds, looks and sound. No hard feelings...

 

i heard that the aem cai gives the car a great addicting sound and want to do know if injen does the same. really do enjoy everyones help

 

I've had both. I'd always gone with AEM when I had an Accord. When I got my TL the first thing I did was get the AEM CAI. After less then a year the mounting bracket welds failed.

As for sound, IMHO I think the Injen sounds better (but I think that counts as "ear-dynoing"

 

Just like ANY product, though made similar, some designs will tend to break more frequently than others.

In *THIS* case...I honestly believe the reason why AEM brackets fail much much more than Injen is because they chose to weld the bracket perpendicular to the pipe. It would of strengthened the structural integrity of the unit so much more if they only added a twist so that the weld paralleled the pipe instead.

 

exaclty like he said. I went with AEM for 185 off ebay. really, there just one size pipes (except for the V2) with a filter at the end. And i dont think theres much of a difference in filters today. So go with wutever is cheaper or wutever u think looks better.

 

I have the Injen CAI. And I love it. From what everyone has been saying about the AEM, I don't think you could go wrong either way. I know my Injen is awesome when it comes to the sound! When you gun it and your car reaches VTEC get ready to hold your ears cuz it fuc*ing SCREAMS!

 

Duct tape is your friend.

 

Now this is true... I did duct tape where the hole was created by the AWOL bracket, my issue was without the bracket the weight of the CAI was jerking the TB around. Can't have that. I did a ghetto fix it involving a coat hanger but that caused me emotional distress

 

Go with Injen man...trust me you will not regret it. The sound when it hits vtec is

 

i got the AEM CAI V2 just cuz it looks good, and is loud, as for power you wont really notice a gain, youll def notice when vtec pops tho

 

Im not sure what im going with yet but by the sound of thing ill have problems with the aem so more likely ill go with the injen cai. thanks again

 

i just bought a used AEM CAI on ebay for $60 shipped but it doesnt come with the hoses.
i have a type-s, can anyone tell me what size/kind i need for my installation?? thanks!

 

you don't need any hoses. You'll disconnect hoses from the current stock air intake and you'll attach the same hoses to your AEM CAI.. You'll be good, no need for worry.

 

how come it includes 2 hoses though?
well thanks, appreciate it.

 

Side by side comparasion you can see the two pieces are virtually the same... you can see the only two places of the intake that have the "nipples" match up directly with the ones on the stock piece.
If they supply you with two hoses they might be replacement hoses but the stock hoses work perfectly because the "nipples" are in the exact same place. hope that helped...

 

I'm ditching my AEM in the summer and buying the Injen. Had to cut about 2 inches off the pipe to get the damn thing to finally fit right. As was said before, it was rubbing against the fog light housing and the little rubber mount split due to not being in the right spot. I'm going with Injen or the Comptech in the summer. Comptech makes it easier to change the filters also.

 

If you are going to change might as make it drastic and get the Comptech Icebox. Changing from AEM to Injen is like replacing the stock wheels with the exact same size.

If I had the opportunity to do it all over again, I'd get the icebox with a K&N filter replacement...but if I MUST stick to a conventional CAI, then the Injen would be my next choice.