you guys are not making any sense!!!! its a pipe, very hollow, does nothing but direct air!!!! not like a ball joint, or a clutch, or camshafts that actually have a little science behind it, its a pipe!!!! you think drag racers who have custom intakes are bought from AEM or INJEN? no... they go to home depot and make it themselves and works perfect.

heres a perfect example.... turbo kits.... are your intercooler pipes AEM or INJEN? NO!!!!!! stop wasting your money on $200 intakes, its a metal pipe, does nothing.... absolutely nothing!!!

dont get me wrong, they make em, but its just a pipe!

now cold air or short ram might have a little science to it, but brand?? nope!!!

only in america do we care about name brands!!

did you know in japan, theres no such thing as acura

if you have a tl... its a HONDA TL!!!! only americans wanna show off their brand names!!!

get your cheap ebay pipe or go to home depot and make one!!!!

until you show me a dyno chart with two different brands and one makes a HUGE difference, ok, otherwise, stop cheating these people for a $200 piece of metal!!!!

thank you.

 

So okay what you just blabbered about, makes ABSOLUTELY no sense. First you say that theres little science behind a pipe and then you go on saying short ram or cold air has a little science. I mean the short ram/cold air is still a pipe is it not? I don't quite understand your logic. Obviously the brand got no science to it its a f'n brand. Thats like me saying why dont you chop off a wood stump and drill 5 holes in it and slap em on as your rims cause rims are just a piece of metal(4 pieces of metal to be exact) that you easily pay 1000+ for.

And no, there is such thing as Acura in Japan. Its called Honda

 

Actually, this version of the J motor is using MAF instead of just MAP, so it's now an expensive pipe, with a threaded sensor flange on it.

 

ditto.

but did anyone get a proven document stating 14hp and 14tq gain?

i mean if this is proven, then takeda intakes are so worth buying, other than that.. i think its just an expensive pipe..

function over form.

 

It's just an expensive pipe, at least with nothing else done to the car. Maybe the FWD/3.5 take to it a little better, but I doubt it.

I've got one on my 09 SH-AWD. It's no 14 anything. Makes noise, helps MPG. MAYBE a bit better mid range throttle response. Maybe 14 less pounds of airbox under the hood?

Hoping it will more than pay for itself when the PCDs, J-Pipe, spacers, exhaust and test pipe go on. CAI didn't do anything on my stock S2000 until you got rid of the cat.

 

keep those pipes on your TL, just need to replace the good intake filter out there. Go with the K&N corn intake. you will do well. Metal is still metal.
And I wonder if any of us realize this, O'' Reilly (replace for Checker) actually sell the K&N filter on their racks. So we don't need to order anymore.

 

Basically you're upset because people are going on e-bay to get a cheaper intake and not going to your shop and making you rich. I think if you really fessed up, that would be the truth.

Confirm or deny?

 

your statement is invalid.

there are ebay pipes that are made for "universal" applications, and there are intakes that are made specifically for the TL for that specific model.

again, these intakes wont show any proven results unless there are other things working with it.

i honestly think you should read your statements 10 to 15 times before posting it. makes you look foolish

 

lol, i look foolish because i'm calling a spade a spade? your funny bro.

 

Probably should have read the other comments than just the one message from 2 years ago..

Now - I agree, a tube is a tube - but as prepreludesh says - the dinky Ebay one listed will lose power - and that Takeda will gain. If anything - you might as well go to Home Depot to make a custom CAI - that will likely have better performance than anything you can buy right now.

 

Is the Takeda better than the J&N?

 

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sure a pipe is a pipe.

but is regular 87 octane just as good for your tl as 91 octane?

the answer is no.. because it is made different. essentially one is better than the other for a reason.

gas is gas right?

again please make a valid point and dont make your statements so broad..



btw its K & N not J&N

 

how direct would you like me to be? i basically won the argument and you're man enough to accept that. enough said on that subject.....

 

Yea Pot, he won that arguement... Haha; ignorance is bliss.

 

Well I did win the argument, I think its rather cut and dry. LOL.

 

What did you win? Another speeding ticket?

Honestly if you think you won the arguement, go get an intake from ebay and I'll wait for the day you say "I wish I would've spent more". Then it'll be you fussing cause you gotta shell out 300$ more on top of what you paid for that shit-take on ebay

 

Sure bro, cool story!

 

you honestly think you won an argument just because you said "calling a spade a spade?"

hahahahhaha! this is a one of those.. facepalm moments..


answer this..

a car is a car right? why didnt you just go buy a civic instead of a TL?

after all if your so cut and dry about it, what makes this any different?

 

Why do you have to make things so difficult?

I won the argument, just admit it and then we can move on.

OH yeah, and I don't drive a Civic is because I've had one before about 5 years ago, and they're pieces of you know what. Hence, why I bought a TL.

Once again, you're schooled in the way of cars and life for that matter.

 

A wise man once said: "Don't argue with a fool for too long, after a while no one can tell the difference."

 

Edit: ^^^

Great quote, especially in this context.


He reminds me of "JDM Inspired", because you know "arguing is all about talking nice and making points" lol.

 

lol and how is this any different than a ebay intake vs a name branded intake? especially one that is designed for a specific engine?

let me draw you a map so you can comprehend..

follow closely, this might get tricky for you..

piece of shit civic = piece of shit ebay intake

name brand intake = Nice TL




"schooled in the way of cars"

hahahha!

oh yea, cuz im the one that got many speeding tickets...

know what your position is when talking cuz you aint got nothing to back yourself up..

 

LOL, you crack me up. You think you have it all figured out, dont ya?!?! I'm seriously laughing at my work right now and two people have walked by asking why was I hysterically laughing, I could barely even talk I was laughing so hard.

Thanks for that man, you're the best!

 

thanks for letting me and acurazine know that you can laugh and count to two.. and also laugh that things that arent funny..

 

You're 100% correct this time, it wasn't funny. It was downright hilarious! Thanks buddy!

 

I opted for the K&N air intake after talking to my brother in-law who swears by the company.

Hopefully will be here next week. I'm hoping I can put it on myself, from what I've heard it takes about 30 minutes to install. We shall see!

 

I'd say an hour is more accurate. I did it with a friend at a really chill pace (it was cold as F outside) and we took 1:30. I hope you got it off amazon and saved a bit!

 

I got it off ebay and saved alot!