Kevin M

Hey Guys,
Any of you that have installed CAI, AEM or other brands, please let me know if you are getting any type of humming noise at idle or slow speed. I had a company custom make one for me months ago, and it hummed so loud at idle that I told them to keep it. If I am sitting inside the car at idle, I don't want to hear that dam noise. Now some good sound at w.o.t. is a different matter all together.
Thanks,
Kevin

Mike

The AEM CAI does not hum at all.

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2001 Satin Silver Cl Type S.
Comptech:Headers, Springs & Sways
AEM CAI
Muds
Wheel locks
35% Llumar metallic tint
My Car

MCHM3

most intakes hum its normal dont worry about it

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2001 cl type s,custom voltage blue paint job, comptech headers, 18 inch ssr agle strusse rims(painted voltage blue with chrome lip), greddy evo exhaust, cross drilled rotors, pioneer avx 7000 tv, playstation2, iceman cold air intake(custom)nos fuel pressure regulator, piaa ion yellow fog lights, slammed on nex suspension

my old car www.hondatech.org/99acv6ic.html
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StypeCL

I have a Weapon R intake (short ram) and it hummmms like a biaaaacth!!!

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01 CL-S Satin Silver
Eibach Pro-Kit, Brushed aluminum dash kit, 5%tint all round, Spoiler, Weapon R intake

SJ Silver Type-S

Kevin, trust me the AEM is great, you can barely hear it at idle, but when you get on it, it howls!

What happened to the one you made yourself out of PVC pipe? I remember seeing that at the first Bay Area meet, did you remove it?

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fbazakos

I have a Xephyr CAI from www.xephyrperformance.com -- At idle you cannot tell that the car has an intake on it. When you initially touch the throttle (and incidentally when you shut the car off) there is a "whoosh" sound of air, combined with the popping sound from the free-flowing exhaust. The only time you can really tell a difference is on WOT, especially above 5000 rpm when the second cam kicks in, then it sounds like a monster V8 ... hehehehe, gotta love it.

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Black 2001 Type S
*Xephyr Cold Air Intake
*PIAA 19169 Road Lamps
*Acura Winter Mats
*Mudguards
*Mobile 1 Synthetic
*Rockford 500a2
*Pioneer 12" @ 400w (x2)
---Still 2 rims not scratched---

QwiQ cLs

I have the same problem
Humming ! but i taped up parts of my filter so it doesn't hum as loud
Wut filter are u guys running on????
WUt filter does the Xephyr and AEM intake come with?

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TypeS - Agressively Engineered to Perform...

Kevin M

Hey SJ Silver,
Good memory. I still have it installed along with the K&N drop in filter. It works well but of course I am wondering if there is more power to be had with the aftermarket CAI.
Kevin

fbazakos

My Xephyr came with that huge k&n cone filter, AEM has the same intake on the end, somebody was saying maybe it is slightly different???



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Black 2001 Type S
*Xephyr Cold Air Intake
*PIAA 19169 Road Lamps
*Acura Winter Mats
*Mudguards
*Mobile 1 Synthetic
*Rockford 500a2
*Pioneer 12" @ 400w (x2)
---Still 2 rims not scratched---

Iridium130

Dunno I hear humming on my CAI when I am standing OUTSIDE of my car, but I don't hear any humming when I'm sitting inside...

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silverESS

i had a problem with a fairly loud hum--re-tightened all the plumbing connections (clamps) made sure the filter was good and tight, and now i just bearly hear--so check all your connections!!

30CL

I thought about it when I was installing one. But I overtighten one and it broke. Seems like the humming problem comes from low quality of filter. I am going to try to close center part of the filter like K&N has and if that does not help, I will buy K&N cone filter.


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Black '97 Acura 3.0CL Premium (Leather,WoodTrim,SunRoof Visor,Spoiler,Gold,Fogs,Air Intake,Clear Bumper Lights,Gold/Wood Pedals)

30CL

To close the center did not work. Still the same humming.

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Black '97 Acura 3.0CL Premium (Leather,WoodTrim,SunRoof Visor,Spoiler,Gold,Fogs,Air Intake,Clear Bumper Lights,Gold/Wood Pedals)

Xephyr2K

30CL:

Try using a K&N conical 9 inch filter element. There are several models that are between 7-9" and should give you some quiter performance..... what type of CAI/Short-Ram are you using?

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2001 Nighthawk Black CLS Type S - Xephyr Performance CAI, PIAA 19173(Yellow) Road Lamp Upgrades, Full Wood Trim, Spoiler, 1/4 Mile in 14.424@97.23 MPH Atco Raceway Best GTECH Sprint 6.05 Xephyr Performance Intakes

BoostedM3

With my custom setup (just removing the air box and attaching an cone filter at the end of the tube) here is very little humming sound outside. In the cabin, I can't hear it at all (air sucking noise when cold only). However, when I added an elbow to the end of the stock tube so that the filter can rest when the air box used to be, the humming noise is unbearable inside the cabin.

30CL

This is mine short air intake
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I am thinking of buying universal K&N filter. Here is it's parameters:
Small end= 89mm or 3.5"
Large end= 117mm or 4.6"
Length= 178mm or 7"
flange length= 5/8 inch

What do you think?



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Black '97 Acura 3.0CL Premium (Leather,WoodTrim,SunRoof Visor,Spoiler,Gold,Fogs,Air Intake,Clear Bumper Lights,Gold/Wood Pedals)

QwiQ cLs

Can someone post the part number for the K&N cone filter that comes with AEM, Xypher intake?
Thanks

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30CL

Yes, please.
That would be helpfull.



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Black '97 Acura 3.0CL Premium (Leather,WoodTrim,SunRoof Visor,Spoiler,Gold,Fogs,Air Intake,Clear Bumper Lights,Gold/Wood Pedals)