Just finally finished installing my new intake. It was harder than I thought it would be mostly because for some reason it took me a while to find the second resonator bolt then the intake wouldn't line up at first. Took a bit of telling myself remain calm and remembering I haven't turned a wrench in years and never on a foreign car. If cooler heads would have prevailed I most likely would have found that bolt sooner. Had the bumper mostly ready to pop off when I decided to follow the bolt to the outside edge of the resonator. I'm not sure where I became so closed minded but I should have saw it sooner. What really got me goin was the mouth and face full of dirt and road crap that I got pullin down splash guard that kinda set the tone for a bad install. I'm happy w the product and love the sound and the little bit of pep it's added to my car just wish the bracket was welded a bit more accurately. I'll post some pics tomorrow! Thanks for reading.

 

D.I.Y that's all about

 

Yes a learning experience indeed. Younger me would have broken something for sure. Whatever was closest. I just walked away 10 mins and then went back to work. Driving this morning I probably doubled my normal gas use listening to the sounds.

 

The bolded word made your job much easier

 

Yes indeed. Even with pics and help its just kinda one of those things u have to do yourself to really understand it. One thing for sure is it was nothing like my days in the service department of Best Ford.

 

here's a couple pics from the install.

 

Looks Nice! and Easier to Install than the Type-S...
I had to chop off a litte bit to make room for the VSA TB.

 

Looks nice . Did you relocate (IAT) sensor from the intake manifold to the supplied 2.5" rubber coupler?

 

Don't do that. You will run a little rich.

 

Eventhough you hit a slight snag in the process, you can't look at that (or floor it) and say it wasn't worth it. Looks Great!

 

I really hate that mounting location for the V2. It killed my install, as that hole was damaged in a previous accident. It was never repaired properly (shitty shop). 10 years later, it bites me in the ass.

Zip ties still holding strong though.

 

Zip ties and duct tape ultimate emergency repair supplies. I have a ton of both.

 

haha, that was more than a little. what did you do with the vac port that went with that piece you cut off?

 

Looks good

I was looking at a Injen for mine, the base model and the Type S are different model numbers, but they seem to have the same layout, is there something different about them?

I have a Type S but I just saw a Injen intake on sale, but it has the manufacturer number for the base model.

Thanks

 

I think that due to extra VSA throttle body the type S intakes are a bit shorter on the TB side to make them fit. Do not quote me on that just kinda throwing ideas out there so you get the right intake.

 

fyi to anyone who purchase injen or intakes that instruct you to remove the bumper. DON'T do it, go in throughout the wheel well so much easier

 

Depends. If you have a TL-S, sure. If you have a TL-P, you need to remove the bumper. I did it without removing the bumper on my TL-P, and I had to flex the bumper WAY too much to get the resonator out.

TL-P resonator is much larger than the TL-S one. Either way, taking the bumper off takes all of 10 minutes of easy peezy work.

 

I didnt use the Vac Port for the Breather Tube, Im currently using a K&N Breather Filter Gives an Extra 3HP

For the Vac Tube in the Rear I used a Plastic T and used the vac Line on top of the TB (The One used for Seafoam) So its easy to go back stock in any Case.

 

With my TL-P I got the resonator out right by the drives side front wheel. I think it took maybe 4 push pins to pop out and there was more than enough room. Taking the bumper off would have made it a lot easier to get the bolt out that's closer to the front of the car. It's well hidden if u don't know where to look for it.

 

I was planning to get the aem v2 within the next couple weeks, and I have a few questions, so any answers would be great.
I have already done the resonator delete, and I see a few of you talking about this on here. Am I a step ahead of the game or do I need to reinstall the resonator with the v2?
Also, I was wondering about any possible damage or wear on the engine. Is there any danger or are those internet rumors.
Also, does the v2 actually give you an extra 3-10 hp?
Help with gas mileage?
I have seen so many different answers out there that I figured I would just go straight to the people who aren't trying to sell me something, if you know what I mean.
Thank you so much.

 

Get it, you won't regret it. With the resonator out the install will be a breeze. You'll still need to remove the driver front wheel and pop out the 4 or so pins to pull splash guar down and install the filter and tighten the bolt on the mounting bracket. Other than that you have it made w no resonator to deal w.

 

Thank you.

 

4-10 HP well leave it in the Lows 10.. but it Can vary from Region.
If you got Cold Climates all Around perhaps yeah you could get 10 HP. But If you live in Places where is +75 all Year well leave it at 5-7HP.

I didnt remove the wheel just turn it Inside (Ex: All Right) and you should have enough Clearance to remove the Splash Guard enough to Install the Bolt. You can Also remove the Wheel but its completely Optional.
If you Already deleted the Res then you are Ahead of the Installation. Removing the Res is a Must to Install the AEM V2.

 

how would the v2 hold up in snow ?

 

The snow will never touch it.

 

It cant becouse it would be very Rare for Snow to get inside the "Splash Guard"..

 

I got splash guards but I dont know if I would trust it in a flood or the snow really my Tl doesn't like the rain as much and I know the front end has been replace minus the front core support, still got stock factory bumper support. I of course have to drive it in the rain tho because the tl is my daily. I want a v2 as well!! but I have a fear of floods I had water get into my head light and blew out a ballast at the time I just got the tl I paid 300.00 for a brand new one from acura... Got that new headlight seals on that side that leaked. v2 is suppose to be the best cai you can get. I bet it sounds bad ass.

 

Unless you plan on driving into bumper deep water and idling the car you'll be fine. It rained like crazy 3 times the past 2 months. I'm talking falling swimming pools. I didn't have a single issue. Just don't be stupid about it and it's fine in all weather.

 

I have had my resonator out for about 6 months now, and have had absolutely no issues. from what i am getting from this forum, the splash guard will add even more protection. if Im not having trouble now, then you definitely wont with the v2 installed. you have to understand that AEM could not manufacture and sell a part that could potentially have that kind of a problem. They sure wouldnt be around for too long...

 

Listen to ALL the People in Here with CAIs and Search in the Forum for "CAI HYDROLOCK" I bet you are going to find just people concern about the same thing as you but not a Real Hydrolock becouse of CAIs.

Me Myself has a AEM V2 and Havent had an Issue in almost 2 years with alot of Raining. If you are that concern just buy the Anti-Splash Guard from Injen and the By-Pass system from AEM.

 

AEM also offers a dryflow prefilter. It's treated with water proof chemicals. It's like 20-30 bucks. Keeps crap out the folds of the filter and keeps the filter dry too.