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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 06:25 PM
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cold air intake??? anybody?

found tht Injen and AEM both making for TL..anybody installed it???? I have AEM for my 4cy accord, and it really makes difference from the stock...what about injen?? is this like which one is good or bad? or just brand preference? does AEM makes bypass valve for this?
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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by cantadaniel
found tht Injen and AEM both making for TL..anybody installed it???? I have AEM for my 4cy accord, and it really makes difference from the stock...what about injen?? is this like which one is good or bad? or just brand preference? does AEM makes bypass valve for this?
I installed the K&N Typhoon for my TL. I am now driving everywhere just for the hell of it!
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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 08:01 PM
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I installed the K&N Typhoon for my TL. I am now driving everywhere just for the hell of it!
Ditto...

http://acura-tl.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93193

I love it...

I don't know the other though... (I'm sure they're cool too)

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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 08:13 PM
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what about the comptech icebox is it better than the AEM intake
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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 08:16 PM
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icebox isnt out yet for the 04s, but from what ive heard from the 2nd gen folks its the best around
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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 08:23 PM
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you should really try this...friendly advice

If you live in US or Canada and want really cheap car insurance, go to http://beam.to/low-cost-insurance and click on the second banner from the top. They give free instant quote and it is very cheap. My insurance on my TL was around $500 per 6 months and their quote was $320. It takes 2 minutes to calculate quote. First banner from the top is also insurance company that gives instant quotes but their quotes are higher.
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 02:09 AM
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thanks guys. I'm thinking to get Injen...hard to find AEM, injen looks pretty cool
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 10:15 AM
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cantadaniel, here's a recent post about the injen CAI you might find interesting. Tl CAI Saga - Full Circle Makes for an interesting read.
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 12:17 PM
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I thought the TL already had a cold air intake
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 01:16 PM
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I thought the TL already had a cold air intake
haha....it does, but it also has resonators and other parts that quiet the intake down...many believe these to restrict airflow too much and spend a few hundred bucks in exchange for less than 10hp and a louder intake noise.
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 12:39 AM
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so you guys mean I dont need CAI??? dealer said that TL already comes with it and CAI si only for show up? can I feel the difference if I get Injen CAI? I really noticed big difference on my 4 cy manual accord. I was gonna buy one but if It is really only for show up I 'll not get it...and how is the noise?
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 12:45 AM
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if i install CAI, does car consume more gas?
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 01:26 AM
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Originally Posted by cantadaniel
so you guys mean I dont need CAI??? dealer said that TL already comes with it and CAI si only for show up? can I feel the difference if I get Injen CAI? I really noticed big difference on my 4 cy manual accord. I was gonna buy one but if It is really only for show up I 'll not get it...and how is the noise?
Up to you.
Yes it comes with one.
No, it's not just for show. I gained 8 hp.
No, you can't feel it but you will think so.
It is louder.

Do a search on my CAI threads. I've covered a lot of ground...
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by cantadaniel
if i install CAI, does car consume more gas?
No, probably a bit less.

Edit: ...if you can resist flooring it all the time to hear the intake!
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Aegir
Up to you.
Yes it comes with one.
No, it's not just for show. I gained 8 hp.
No, you can't feel it but you will think so.
It is louder.

Do a search on my CAI threads. I've covered a lot of ground...
you say you gained 8hp is that from a dyno run you did? 300 bucks for 8hp is not to bad a price. You can spend more cash for less hp thats for sure
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 10:29 AM
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can anyone explain what the sound is like? Is it a throatier exhaust sound or just a lound engine sound? Is it too loud or subtle etc..

salut..u have a digital camera that does audio/video??!
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 11:08 AM
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My Injen is going up to sale in the classifieds on Friday.
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 11:45 AM
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I have a Injen CAI on my car, it's sound pretty nice, but more importantly i think it makes a diffrence on the car. It sounds like what a intake should sound like, when you're driving normaly you can't really hear it, but when you step on the throtle you can hear it, and you can definatly hear in when vtec is in.
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 03:54 PM
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My Injen is going up to sale in the classifieds on Friday.
May I ask why?
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 11:19 PM
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I love the injen, btw to those who think you can't feel 8hp at the wheels, It is the equivalent of removing 80 pounds from your car. It is the same feeling you get when a passenger gets out and you are back to driving by yourself.
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Old Sep 23, 2004 | 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by kyle-wdp
I love the injen, btw to those who think you can't feel 8hp at the wheels, It is the equivalent of removing 80 pounds from your car. It is the same feeling you get when a passenger gets out and you are back to driving by yourself.
Sounds reasonable....but most of my passengers weigh just a lil more than 80 lbs
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Old Sep 23, 2004 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by chkelly
can anyone explain what the sound is like? Is it a throatier exhaust sound or just a lound engine sound? Is it too loud or subtle etc..

salut..u have a digital camera that does audio/video??!
No...

But I have a DV camera I guess I could try and record something with that...

I will take me a couple days to do... (I hope the file size won't be too big)

Are you really interested in hearing it...???

Let me know, and I can try...

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Old Sep 23, 2004 | 03:54 PM
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I'm interested
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Old Sep 23, 2004 | 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ITL
I'm interested
OK I'll put something together with different sounds (inside / outside and idle / reving)...

Give me a couple days though...

I'm driving an RSX loaner right now cuz my baby is in the shop getting serviced...

So by the end of this weekend I hope...

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Old Sep 25, 2004 | 12:51 AM
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No, probably a bit less.

Edit: ...if you can resist flooring it all the time to hear the intake!

i couldn't resist flooring it in my old accord just to hear the intake whitsle. so i know for damn sure if i changed this one, id do it all the time.

heres a thought, since our cars already have a "cold air intake" i plan on just removing the resonator. i knew where it was on the accord, just gotta find it here.

if anyone has removed it or has found an easy way to remove it, please post it here or send me an email. thanks.

its usually just behind the front bumper for those of you who don't know what im talking about and its just a box that is in between fresh air and the air filter to quiet down the sound.

i miss the "whoosh" sound my intake use to make as i shut it off....

is it just me or does the intake look like a fairly simple thing. just gotta get the pipe and one of those holes is plugged and the other one is just for the air sensor. why get an expensive intake when you can just get a generic pipe with a good filter. we used to make intakes for cars that didnt have ones made for those cars. we made an intake for an old Benz out of pvc piping
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Old Sep 25, 2004 | 01:16 AM
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go w/AEM V2 cai, u wont be diappointed performancecenter.com comptechusa.com aem site has dyno graphs of about 10 whp increase and the sound is a low throaty one that growls when u whomp one the gas. comes w/directions for install. did my own and couldnt be happier
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Old Sep 25, 2004 | 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by ayethetiense
i couldn't resist flooring it in my old accord just to hear the intake whitsle. so i know for damn sure if i changed this one, id do it all the time.

heres a thought, since our cars already have a "cold air intake" i plan on just removing the resonator. i knew where it was on the accord, just gotta find it here.

if anyone has removed it or has found an easy way to remove it, please post it here or send me an email. thanks.

its usually just behind the front bumper for those of you who don't know what im talking about and its just a box that is in between fresh air and the air filter to quiet down the sound.

i miss the "whoosh" sound my intake use to make as i shut it off....

is it just me or does the intake look like a fairly simple thing. just gotta get the pipe and one of those holes is plugged and the other one is just for the air sensor. why get an expensive intake when you can just get a generic pipe with a good filter. we used to make intakes for cars that didnt have ones made for those cars. we made an intake for an old Benz out of pvc piping
Enjoy:
http://www.acura-tl.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85337
http://www.acura-tl.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86423
http://www.acura-tl.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94773
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Old Sep 25, 2004 | 01:18 AM
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the aem site is aempower.com
the intake also makes a hissing/humming sound at idle. sounds cool
u will definitley feel the diff. w/this thing
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Old Sep 26, 2004 | 12:13 AM
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do they make aem v2 for our car?? where did you get and how much???let me know I was gonna get aem but nobody has it...so wanna get injen
another q.. how is by pass valve? I think I need it.
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Old Sep 26, 2004 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ayethetiense
if anyone has removed it or has found an easy way to remove it, please post it here or send me an email. thanks...
search...there is plenty of info on this. Also, check the threads that are stickied at the top....good stuff
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