CT-Engineering Carbon IceBox
02-18-2010 | 12:05 AM
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There's a gutteral howl to it when provoked, yet imperceptible when cruising. You know, one of those client lunch, wedding or funeral outings-approved?
02-18-2010 | 09:29 AM
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The tube & filter gigs are really noisy. So I figure somewhere between stock and a tube & filter is where the CTE lies.
There's a gutteral howl to it when provoked, yet imperceptible when cruising. You know, one of those client lunch, wedding or funeral outings-approved?
There's a gutteral howl to it when provoked, yet imperceptible when cruising. You know, one of those client lunch, wedding or funeral outings-approved?
I actually prefer the sound of the resonator delete to the full Takeda now that I've gone back and forth. The Takeda sounded almost...juvenile. No offence to those of you who like the sound of the Takeda or Injen.
Anyway thanks for the info. Looking forward to my new intake and other goods....
02-18-2010 | 09:35 AM
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On sale now!!! These will be ready to ship in a day or so.
http://store.excelerateperformance.c.../i-300896.aspx
http://store.excelerateperformance.c.../i-300896.aspx
02-18-2010 | 11:32 AM
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02-18-2010 | 12:31 PM
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02-18-2010 | 01:17 PM
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If I installed all those parts while in Seattle my next stop would be the court house to pick up some divorce papers. LOL.
Nothing major. Although in stock it hasn't been confirmed that the other part will fit our cars. Trust me when I say it's nothing big.
The exhaust is not available yet. Unless of course Boosted is willing to sell me his....hope he reads this...
02-18-2010 | 01:27 PM
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WTH happened to my garage
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HD and time off is a recipe for disaster.
I used to have that problem until I deleted the passenger side windbag in 2004.
From what I understand about that boy, everything has a price. 
02-18-2010 | 01:51 PM
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Good to know. I may be in Seattle longer then I thought. I wonder how long it would take them to pillage his car of all things CTE.
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02-18-2010 | 02:47 PM
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Passenger side windbag delete. Hmmm is that kinda like turning off the passenger side airbag. LOL.
Think he meant splitville...
Good to know. I may be in Seattle longer then I thought. I wonder how long it would take them to pillage his car of all things CTE..
Are you getting Acura of Lynnwood to install the icebox and are you taking it home and dyi.
Think he meant splitville...
Good to know. I may be in Seattle longer then I thought. I wonder how long it would take them to pillage his car of all things CTE.
.Are you getting Acura of Lynnwood to install the icebox and are you taking it home and dyi.
02-18-2010 | 02:55 PM
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Hey Octo don't worry about it. My wife is great and says very little if anything about where and how I spend my money. It was all a joke. Had to be there...
I'm not sure if I will get Lynwood to do it for me or if I will do it at my buddy's place where I will be staying. Either way though it's going in before I hit the road to come home.
02-18-2010 | 09:18 PM
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02-20-2010 | 12:13 AM
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Sorry, kinda long.
Sheesh, almost forgot the best part.
The whole gist of the deal with the icebox is this;
1) It doesn't lengthen the original intake tract. The car was engineered with the airbox terminating where it does and where the icebox does. The original airbox is designed with quiet operation above all, even if it sacrifices performance and/or a little loss in efficiency.
2) It's not a ram air, it provides a place to draw cool air from without sticking the filter in the fenderwell. The filter is in the box up top.
That does two things;
a) Makes it a lot easier to clean without taking the gravel guard, fender liner or bumper partially apart to access it.
b) There's no way short of total submersion where one is trying to hydrolock the engine on purpose that this thing would allow significant water ingress.
3) There's a large 4" diameter velocity stack-equipped air entry path that straightens the air coming into the tube.
4) Another velocity stack *is* the foundation of the MAF adapter, air filter mount.
5) The box is plastic and not metal. Think about it...if you draw cool(er) air from outside the car, then pass it through a long metal tube, the heat from the radiator will soak into that tube and warm it back up again.
IMHO, CT-E is and always has been a *performance* company with *no* compromises. Many others in this industry are marketing companies and just happen to be in the automotive performance business. In other words, they're not going to tell you what you want to hear to buy a part. If it only makes X horsepower, you can bet that's what they stand by.
Also IMHO, the best performance parts are designed to work together and don't just aim for peak power. Some parts will yield top rpm gains but sacrifice hp/tq at lower rpms where you normally spend your time driving. I'm not willing to make that compromise.
Sheesh, almost forgot the best part.
The whole gist of the deal with the icebox is this;
1) It doesn't lengthen the original intake tract. The car was engineered with the airbox terminating where it does and where the icebox does. The original airbox is designed with quiet operation above all, even if it sacrifices performance and/or a little loss in efficiency.
2) It's not a ram air, it provides a place to draw cool air from without sticking the filter in the fenderwell. The filter is in the box up top.
That does two things;
a) Makes it a lot easier to clean without taking the gravel guard, fender liner or bumper partially apart to access it.
b) There's no way short of total submersion where one is trying to hydrolock the engine on purpose that this thing would allow significant water ingress.
3) There's a large 4" diameter velocity stack-equipped air entry path that straightens the air coming into the tube.
4) Another velocity stack *is* the foundation of the MAF adapter, air filter mount.
5) The box is plastic and not metal. Think about it...if you draw cool(er) air from outside the car, then pass it through a long metal tube, the heat from the radiator will soak into that tube and warm it back up again.
IMHO, CT-E is and always has been a *performance* company with *no* compromises. Many others in this industry are marketing companies and just happen to be in the automotive performance business. In other words, they're not going to tell you what you want to hear to buy a part. If it only makes X horsepower, you can bet that's what they stand by.
Also IMHO, the best performance parts are designed to work together and don't just aim for peak power. Some parts will yield top rpm gains but sacrifice hp/tq at lower rpms where you normally spend your time driving. I'm not willing to make that compromise.
02-22-2010 | 06:14 PM
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02-23-2010 | 09:33 AM
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