this is my first time posting on here...and i have a question...does anyone have the "aem v2 cold air intake"?...if you do..or did..is it any good?..

 

Basically AEM CAI, Ingen CAI, and Comptech iceboxes are the most common on this forum so yea their good. I have an AEM but its not the v2. I love it. I'm sure everyone will imput their own set-up. But you won't go wrong with the v2. If you can find an older version of the AEM it would be cheaper.

 

yea..i have the short-ram aem intake right now and its worked out pretty good so far...but i've had it for like 4 years and i want to change it but i dont really know if its worth it...

 

Well if your fine with your set-up I personally wouldn't spend the cash unless you get a good deal. I got mine off ebay for 80 bucks shipped so I snagged it. But paying whatever the v2's are like 300ish just isnt worth it IMO especially if you already have a short ram.

 

coo...thanx alot for the reply

 

I have a V2 and like lot it. Nice growl, looks good in the engine bay.

 

how much did you get it for?..i know they run around $300 +...

 

I bought it new, so $300ish.

 

alright..sounds coo. thanx for the reply

 

im getting one sat!

 

I have one, and I love it whenever I got WOT

Old pic:

 

^^^^ that engine looks better then sex

 

His lights are even better haha. So jealous

 

ive got one and its great, i got it for 125 used

300 is too much for an intake imo

 

just as clarification, the v2 DOES NOT fit the type s. throttle bodies are a different size.

 

thanks.

 

wouldn't you just be able to go to home depot and get a reducer coupler?

 

^why restrict your intake?

 

i wouldn't. why would you want a smaller TB?

 

i will have an answer for you in a couple days.. just got one from the black market

 

Is your TL a Type-S?

 

it is, no v2 for you man and get a drop and take off the mud guards

 

I wouldn't change the throttle body, that's more hassle than anything!

And you wouldn't restrict anything...The coupler is called a reducer but in this case you turn it around!

\/\/ This probably isn't the right one but is the right kind!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/3-AIR-INTAKE-REDUCER-COUPLER-KIT-TO-2-5-I-D-COMPONENTS_W0QQitemZ280178324690QQcmdZViewItem

 

^the v2 starts wide like 3 inches or 4, then theres another tube inside it which is the diameter of the tl-p tb, so u'd be restricting it inside the intake.

 

If your going to buy it new why not just get the one that fits? I dont see why you would waste your money on one that doesnt fit...

 

Correct, the V2 starts off at the filter 4 inches and then goes to 2.75" which is the size of the TLP Throttle body. By putting it on a type S, which the throttle body is 3" you are reducing the amount of air going into the intake. I did this on my Type S just for giggles because I had a v2 left over from my TLP and it lost ALOT of performance. Sounded good tho ...If anything P2R makes a V2 knockoff for the Type S. If you wanted you could find a V2 used and weld a 3" pipe to it so that it would fit the Type S without restriction.

 

which would just be a regular aem cai

 

Exactly. Just buy one that fits the car.

 

it wouldnt be a regular CAI...it would b a V2 that fits the Type S..starts off at 3inches at the TB & then down to 4inches until it meets the filter...normal CAI is 3inches throughout

 

i know there probably isn't a BIG difference between the AEM setup and the Injen one for TL-S' but is there a huge performance difference between these CAI style ones and the comptech Icebox? i know they're very different in thier construction but what is the big deal function wise? which ones give better or more consistent gains? sorry to be off topic...

 

Don't have it personally but from what I've heard its quiet so I dont believe you get the growl of an AEM or Injen. The gains are minimal with a CAI no matter which you get so it should be close to if not the same as an AEM/Injen.

 

so no discernable performance differences besides sound between the CAI's and the icebox for a type-S?

 

^prrretty much

 

haha..yea..no v2 for me...sux cuz it looks pretty dope sittin under the hood...

my car is currently under construction..dont have the rims on it anymore...or the bumper for that matter..i got rear-ended by a stupid ass drunk driver...waiting for my parts to come in...i wanna switch my signal lights to red l.e.d's...got any sugg. on which ones to get?

 

I believe the only LED options are some JDM ones that are crazy expensive...I personally would save your cash for more productive mods

 

^ that sucks.. i was just gonna tell you to get the v2, i installed mine today and i can't get enough of it.. it has a nice grunt after 3k rpm and once you hit vtec .. my gas needle is droppin like nothin now though

 

haha oh I remember that time. Oh wait I still feel the need for that

 

Yea they v2 is a pretty gr8 intake. I plan on making myself something like it when I do some upgrades to my motor. But it will start at 4inches from the TB and down to 5 all the way to the filter.

 

I have a AEM V2 in a '00 TL w/ Apexi catback exhaust. The V2 has wires that you install that measures air flow closer to the motor. BTW it was a PITA to take out the old collector box where the cone goes in to. I paid $250.00 two years ago from Tire Rack.

 

Did you forget the option of led bulbs??

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