Fleet_king_at_va

I just bought a 07 TL-S 6MT. I just ordered the AEM CAI from Exelerate. How did you like the results on your tl? Hows does it sound? Notice a change in performance? Just getting anxious and would like some feedback. Thanks

Ac_Attack

fujita...website says 10-12 Hp...i could see that. Good sound and felt like a jump in power!

ussi

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you mean 1-2?

KN_TL

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I sure didn't feel 10hp with my AEM.

Sounds really good at WOT, makes a 'squirting' sound when you blip the gas and burps when you shut the engine down.

No regrets.

topckret

Well, I have the K&N Typhoon CAI and they dyno'd my car at their facilities because they used my vehicle to test fit for a MT TL and it gave 6.8hp at the wheels, don't know about torque. Here's the dyno result, it was a completely stock compared to everything stock plus K&N CAI.

http://www.kandn.com/dynocharts/69-0021.jpg

r u d e b o y

i was racing an m3 the other day on my way down to the beach
i have the aem cai and stage 3 exhaust
and the guy in m3 said he loved the sound of my car
as KN_TL said above at wot i have never heard anything on the road that sounds this good

Fleet_king_at_va

Thanks guys for the feedback. Cant wait till I have my dealership install it for me.

type-s09

i dynoed 224 baseline...and with an injen cold air it made 243...

t0talacuratl

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After putting on the AEM CAI, I dynoed an additional 10hp and 11 tq. But I also put the underdrive pulley and thermal spacers at the same time.

screaminz28

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Holy crap! you picked up 19whp from a cold air ALONE? I could see 10 easy, my car picked up 8 whp from stock to open airbox, no filter. Do you have any supporting mods? I'd love to see 250 whp with minimal mods. I think a tune would help also, my car was running 11:1 a/f from 3000 up.

trancemission

I cant see a CAI giving you much of anything.


Now I dont know how true this is, I know the head mechanic really well at my dealer. He told me that Acura put a stock TL up against every CAI out there or at least most of them and said that it made no more gain then with the stock intake. Thats how good the stock one is.

Meh, I dont know how to take that, I have an AEM and I love it HP gain or not.

ndabunka

I think it's obvious that you have to take his post with at least a healthy serving of skepticism. He makes it sound like this was a "before/after" test but didn't include the (type) of dyno nor if these runs were even done on the same day OR even the same dyno. Educated dyno users realize that there is a BIG difference between a dynojet dyno and a mustang dyno. He also states he STARTED at 223 whereas MOST manual guys started below that so take what some say as simple internet postings and little else (until they provide proof).

clborden

I dont know if I'm reading it wrong, but it looks like there is a 10hp gain at 6500.

PPLAPW

+1

To me it's mostly a sound improvement... I love it...

madddog32

definitely agree.........the sound is amazing, you will find urself stepping on the gas a lot more lol! most certainly a head turner!

Excelerate

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Have any of you looked at the dyno stickied at the top of this forum? There are substantial gains with the CAI.

rstark

After I put in the AEM CAI, my wheels spins when I floor it in 1st gear. It never did that before the CAI.

trancemission

then maybe I just dont feel it Josh.

I mean I do feel a bit of a difference but I surely wouldnt label it as substantial...

Excelerate

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Check this out:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...t=aem+cai+dyno

The AEM link is no longer there but you can see what I wrote. Both AEM and FUJITA show a 15+whp gain. I know for sure Nitrotiger made above 12whp with his AEM CAI b/c with the cats he made 255whp with either a K&N filter or no filter and I think 267whp final with the AEM CAI. The gains are there and IMO those are "substantial gains" for a CAI. Overall, 12-15whp isn't a ton but you can definitely feel an improvement with the CAI in the butt dyno.

There are other dynos around of just the intake but I can't find them at the moment. Anyways have a good weekend Ethan.

ILLustriousUA6

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i do not regret getting the AEM CAI and still loving it till this day... I remember making my 2nd gear chirp(this was right after i installed in.. a day or 2 after) and this was with an A/T . Ever since, i have not been able to do that =( .. I'm still loving it till this day. You wont regret it..

screaminz28

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I understand that, but I did pick up 7 whp with just the stock air box and no filter. Also, is 223 that much higher than most dyno? I made 220 whp bone stock,which to me is pretty much right where I figured it should have been within 5 whp. I think with a tune (maybe Hondata will offer a good N/A reflash soon) it could have made a good bit more, considering that it was running SUPER rich, in the 11:1 range.

skyy406

I know my car from installing the Injen CAI sure feels like 20+ whp. On my car its absolutely night and day difference

XxAfG786xX

hey which part of VA are you from, i jus got mine installeed today and i do feel gains and the sound is amazing

peterrr

you guys have any sound clips?

Ethernaut05

I'm ordering the AEM for the TL-S...wondering if any specific changes noted in the TYPE S?? over the TL? Also, will the Acura Dealership do the install...how much you think? to install?

type-s09

well even tho the skepticism...it made 224 two weeks before it made the 243 pull with the intake...it was on the same exact dyno and pulled the exact same way...15-20 whp is possible on a 6MT...im hopin to be at 270 with pro cats, pulley, ground kit, and spacers..

KING MGP

Just do it yourself.

skyy406

its an easy install and can be done with hand tools

screaminz28

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I know this goes against the grain performance, but did you lose or gain any gas mileage? I'd be willing to do a CAI, but not if mileage will suffer more than 1 or 2 max. I'd think it may improve a slight bit.

mishar

Wow! 50 HP! More than Honda engineers managed to get with VTEC. And cheaper to.

twigglius

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I love the way the car sounds when you shut it off. Kind of like it's gasping for air! I wonder if the other CAI's do that? I have had CAI's on other cars and this is the first time I have heard this sound.

XxAfG786xX

you shud get better gas mileage, i installed mine last week and i gained 1-2 MPG..dats only is you drive normally but if you floor it all the time, more air=more gas consumption

ILLustriousUA6

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haha, I can almost gaurentee you that once that thing is installed, you will LOSE A LOT OF MPG..... reason being is the sound... You would go WOT and be craving it more and more till maybe a week or two later.. i remember getting only 20-21 mpg when i first had it installed haha.. but after i got settled down with my steel toe, the MPG DID increase 1-2 mpg. CAI ftw..

Inno

20whp from an intake? Wow! My BS meter is going nuts in this thread! Hahahaha

XxAfG786xX

lol nah u wont get 20whp, maybe around 5-10 at da most

Excelerate

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It is more than 5-10. It is more like 12-15whp. Look at the dynos I posted.

timmahh

Not to challenge what you or your friend said; but when did Acura do this testing? If it was before the current TL was in production then these cold air intakes wouldn't have existed yet, so how could they test them?

Even if it doesn't add more than 2 HP it still sounds sexy. I can afford the CAI but I can't afford the car yet.