have some experince for me?
what are the best?
really better sound?
dimensions?

 

Injen cai /

 

type this into google- "2005 acura tl best cold air intake acurazine"

 

Most 3G TL customers choose the AEM V2 intake.



http://store.excelerateperformance.c...c/i-47067.aspx

 

are you going for power or for sound??? i took out the stock silencer on the stock intake and i have decent sound out of it... you get the sucking sound when you blip the throttle and good deep tone under wot... plus its free... may not gain the most power but for me being a daily i dont mind

 

Agree on yanking out the resonator box. Probably a few extra hp, plus if you decide to get a cold air intake later, the resonator is already out of the way.

 

Thanks for the few Answer!
Really Power from an Cold Air Intake I don't think!
I look at some, OMG the prices in Germany! 416 € with filter from K&N

 

That's why you should try taking the stock silencer/resonator out first... It's free other than your time... The. If its not loud enough you could buy an intake!

 

I noticed no difference in sound or power pulling out the stock resonator.

 

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=2005+acura+tl+b...take+acurazine

 

An intake is an intake, the aem v2 has a bit bigger diameter as you can see resulting in a little more air I would guess. Colder the air the denser the air creating more power, a cone filter alone over a stock intake is a nice upgrade. I have a heat wrapped intake I believe its an injen.

 

That is incorrect. Resonator is only toning down the sound that the stock intake will make. By removing it will create a strong sound than normal.

Dude you should really take the time research around.

Exactly

 

Here is a picture of mine if you can see it sorry its an old picture

 

Liking the grill and emblem on your TL IntactACK. Is it plasti dipped or painted?

 

Plasti dipped, I've changed it like 3 times since that picture, I think I"m going to go back to this look with slight modifications.

 

Yeah I got that look going on now.

Its a PITA with SSM/ASM when it comes to color combinations.

 

Is the CAI really worth it in the TL? How much a gain is there really over stock Intake on a dyno? Even with AEM Version 2 is it worth it or is the stock intake pretty good?

 

K&N CAI showed a 7 whp gain. AEM V2 intake should be a bit more. So yes it's worth it.

 

Ok thanks for all your Informatios

 

Where on the powerband is the 7 whp gain? 6000 rpm's?
Anybody have any dyno's for K&N or AEM V2?

 

Here is the link to the dyno:

www.knfilters.com/dynocharts/69-0021_dyno.pdf

 

Just saw ur mod list..have u ever dynoed?

 

Thanks for the dyno. The gains seems small at 7 hp at 5500 rpm, but it is some gain. I don't know , the TL has a kind of Cold Air intake stock. I had a CAI before and nearly got hyrdolocked where I live, so I am cautious.

 

Not denying an increase in sound at all, and its a good increase, sounds a lot better. Not sure what the difference is between the stock intakes of the Accord vs the TL but in my car it was drawing air from slightly above the radiator, then down into the resonator box, then back up into the air box. All that is bypassed and air is pulled from the fender straight into the airbox through larger diameter tubing than where the system was originally pulling in air, a much less restricted and far shorter path. I can't see how there aren't at least some minimal gains.

Based on the 10.3 hp gain for the J30 with the K&N intake, it seems to me the Accord factory intake system is more restrictive than the TL.

Obviously a well constructed intake design is going to make more power but for a free mod, its more than good enough.

 

qft

and removing the resonator and adding the stock velocity stack would pull in cooler air and be one of the best free mods available.

 

When I did my resonator delete I had this black shit all over the place. it was covering my grounds. I don't really care but just curious if any1 had that. lmao

 

^ Dirty @$$ resonator

 

Oha.very interesting

 

aem v2 cant go wrong with that

 

Aem v2

 

A CAI will add such an insignificant amount of HP, you'll never notice it. It will make a cool sound, that's about it. Spend the money on a RSB or save up for suspension or something. These debates on expensive CAIs are pretty funny.

 

6-7 whp was what the K&N CAI gained. It's not going to throw you back in your seat but it's worth the $250-$300 cost when you think on average in this industry it costs about $100 per hp. An engine is a big air pump; if you can flow air more freely you make more power.