yes i agree, great intake and amazing for the price, but now i have some sort of whistling sound. can anybody please explain how to eliminate this?

 

I also noticed a little bit of a whistling sound too...

 

The whistling is normal I think. I'll install mine on the weekend. There is a little black thing in the box with two ends, what is it for?

 

so anybody got any new info on this whistling? i just ordered one and am a little apprehensive now...

 

I decided that i didn't really want to pay money for whats essentially a piece of pipe with a name brand sticker on it. I ended up just removing the resonator and dropped in a high flow k&n filter. The intake now sits right under the battery, So basically a cai, without the pipe, and it sounds almost identical to a real cai..........Just doesn't look that sexy when you pop the hood. Total spent 45 for the filter, and about an hour of elbow grease.

 

the whistling is normal and present with all the cold air intakes.

 

thats the vibration mount. i placed it where the OP put his custom bracket. mine didnt come with nuts though, looked all over the garage and found some

 

Glad to see most people here understand that a CAI is the same regardless of whether or not it has a name brand sticker.

I've bought cheap intakes like these for years and I spray them with "rubberized under coating" which is cheap and available at the parts store. I put some painters tape on the ends where the coupler will be (so I can peel back the rubber from that area when I'm done) and give it 4-5 coats for a nice rubber layer. Works beautifully to keep heat away, and even looks like a stock piece!

I've never used plasti-dip but that might be a good alternative as well.

Here's the stuff I get:

 

Good Job.

 

A pic of a painted piece would be awesome. Very interested in doing this.

 

do you know whats the intake diameter on the ebay intakes?

 

They are 3".

Just ordered one, its already shipped out. I'll get a k&n cone, paint the tube (not a fan of the chrome/polished aluminum) and I'll put up some pics and a review.

 

can you post link or seller's name off ebay?

 

Heres the one with the generic filter:

Ebay Intake

And heres the one that actually comes with a k&n (wasnt available when I ordered):

Ebay Intake with k&n

 

Just search "Acura TL cold air intake" but here you go
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...d=93164081527#
I got from my phone so hopefully it works...

 

Hey does anyone know if the AEM bypass valve fits on these ebay intakes? I want a CAI but im afraid of water. Obviously i dont drive through huge puddles but better safe than sorry IMO.

 

and if the bypass valve doesnt work, what about these things:
http://www.amazon.com/RC-5046DR-Red-...f=pd_sim_auto3

 

That actually looks pretty cool...I think it'll help with small puddles but I can't see it helping with full submersion in a huge puddle like we get in FL.

 

This is a very old picture of my 91 Prelude Si 4WS (should have NEVER sold that car!!! ) You can see the black pipe with the blue coupler. That used to be a chrome-finish (or aluminum or whatever it was). I didn't have to sand or anything, just put some painters tape on the ends where the couplers would go. Worked perfectly, and you could feel the coldness right on the throttle body and plenum.

 

Here's another, closer shot. Apparently I was using this image to show someone exactly where my new SS clutch line was going...
Anyway, you can see the texture of the rubber undercoating a little clearer.
(oh, and yes that's a JDM B20A 160hp FTW!)

 

anybody have a video showing the sound this intake makes? worried about the whistling but liking the price!

 

It will sound exactly like every other cold air intake.

 

i was just curious because in reviews on az (i'mstillhere) he says that a difference between aem v1 and v2 is that v2 doesn't have the whistling. just curious if anyone had a video of the whistling from this much cheaper intake even though they perform similar

 

I've never heard a whistling sound from a CAI, but I have heard a raspy-gasping sound at idle from every CAI regardless of brand. Usually you won't notice it unless you lean your head down to the fender where the filter is. The sound is more obvious with short ram intakes.

 

How are the intakes holding up? Thinking of ordering this one. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ACURA-RL-TL-...#ht_4076wt_956

Would I need a K&N filter with that intake or just use the filter that it comes with? How are you guys custom fabricating the "mount", can anyone explain that in more detail? For the rubberized coating or whatever everyone was talking about...why not use plastidip? It will provide the rubberized coating and it will look nicer.

 

Why not just get this one that comes with K&N filter? I used plasti dip to coat mine and it does look better. As for the mount, I just taped it on.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/04-08-ACURA-...a3b7fa&vxp=mtr

 

Dude, that ISH is $16 more!
I agree, get one with a good filter. I just picked up an aem dryflow filter, so I think I'm going to go with either the cheap one, or make something.

 

i think i will jump on this too.. doesnt the filter alone cost like 40 so for 65 for whole kit is great.

how much water does it take to be risk.. does the car need to be submerged or something? if drive in rain and hit a few puddles will that put me at risk?

 

Air filter is like $20.

 

The only difference that I can see between the brand name and the ebay one is that the ebay intake tube does not appear to be mandrel bent. This would restrict some air flow through the bend. I have not seen one in person, just going by pictures I have seen, so I could be wrong.

 

Keep in mind plasti-dip is very thin (unless you use 20+ layers) and therefore doesn't provide much in the way of insulation. It's definitely better than no insulation, but not nearly as good as rubber undercoating. Just weight the options of better insulation (and colder charge) vs better looks. Either option is better than nothing at all. Personally, I don't think plasti-dip looks any better, but that's just me

For water to be a serious concern, you would have to drive through a lake. Or, your splash guard would have to be missing. As long as the splash guard is in place and there's no direct path that water can take to the filter, you'll be fine. Water detonation is exceedingly rare and would only happen if you literally submerged the filter (assuming it was properly guarded).

 

if you buy cheat, you get cheap. go with the injen cai

 

^ classic newb mistake. But ultimately, everyone should get whatever makes them happy. For a lot of people, impressing others with brand name stickers is most important, so for them, the premium is worth it, even if there isn't a performance difference.

 

http://stores.ebay.com/Auto-Grimmig/..._sid=148797325

Anybody have an experience with this seller? It's the only non-name brand one I can find on eBay, I'm not gonna pay $200+ for a sticker when there's decent ones for $100 or less. They have CAI, SRI, cheapie filter or K&N or AEM.

 

Ok, newb question ...... what's the difference between the 1piece and 2piece intake pipes?

 

Performance wise I doubt anything, just cosmetic, might be easier to install the 2 piece too and cheaper to ship, no experience with the 1 piece but my 2 piece works great. I bit the bullet and ordered one from the seller in the link I posted above, it was $75 shipped and I had a $50 paypal credit from my rewards card, so I paid $25 out of pocket, zero complains so far.

 

Thanks for sharing your experience, buddy.
I wish someone would sell JUST the first portion of the pipe...I want just a short ram and already have an AEM dry flow.

 

The ebay seller I got it from has that too, it's $55 instead of $75, IMHO get the $75 one cause you can just use the first pipe to make an SRI but also have the option of a CAI for $20 more. Unless you make an air box for it though the SRI will suck in more hot air than stock and not increase performance.