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AEM V2 Intake?

Old 03-16-2005, 09:45 PM
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I was wondering if anyone has purchased and used the AEM V2 Intake and your opinions on weather or not it is worth the $250? I have a 95 EX with bull **** intake & H/E.
Old 03-16-2005, 10:17 PM
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i have a friend running it on his 95 coupe. The only thing that is noticeably different is how freakin loud it is.
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Not worth that kinda cash in my opinion.
Old 03-16-2005, 11:13 PM
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Thanks for the replies Bump for any other opinions
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picked one up from ucr for the homie, noticeable power increase even though its a few but it still helps
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your paying 200 for a pipe and filter.. thats all you kid. Thanks for driving up cost
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It's a piece of pipe and filter, so no it's not worth $250. It's pointless buying I/H/E for your car anyways, it's not going to be any faster, sorry. Save your money for better things.
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yea i believe the v2 is overpriced...just get a regular one
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i don't think it's worth the money, just get short ram hehe
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It does have a dual chamber design, and it is very nice, powder coated, with a good quality filter. I used one for a while, but didn't before/after dyno it. It didn't make enough of a difference to register on the butt-dyno, but I think it's only supposed to be good for a few HP. I sold it when I went turbo, got a lot for it on ebay, just a bit less than I paid for it.
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AEM short ram off Ebay <$100 shipped
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I had one on my 97 EX and it was sucked loud as hell. But I also sucked water into my motor with it. I woud never spend the money and the work changing the trans mount for one ever again. Just use a original AEM.
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i think it is BS a fiend of mine has it and i can't justify buying it
i personaly like the cheap autozone ones works the best for me
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Default Re: AEM V2 Intake? (jdmcx)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdmcx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i think it is BS a fiend of mine has it and i can't justify buying it
i personaly like the cheap autozone ones works the best for me </TD></TR></TABLE>

Used cheap one before, and I could fell a difference when I put the AEM on. Not a big difference, but noticable. Either way, Autozone = $40, Ebay aem short ram = ~$90, V2 = $250. You do the math, but V2 is not worth it.
Old 03-17-2005, 08:58 AM
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Default Re: AEM V2 Intake? (93delslo)

see if you can look up TOP SPEED on the net, its an aftermarket co. that has what your looking for and for a lot cheeper it just wont say AEM but who cares. I put one on my old d15 before i boosted it and i could see some difference
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IMO, it's a waste of a decent amount of money!
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There was an article awhile back comparing AEM v1&v2, along with a couple of other CAI's. It basically said that the v2 did have slight gains over the v1, but not much. AEM got pissed off and even requested that the car's oil be changed after every test, saying that the v2 was used to late and the car was run down, blah blah blah.

Basically the article said that it wasn't worth the money.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nota-ex &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">There was an article awhile back comparing AEM v1&v2, along with a couple of other CAI's. It basically said that the v2 did have slight gains over the v1, but not much. AEM got pissed off and even requested that the car's oil be changed after every test, saying that the v2 was used to late and the car was run down, blah blah blah.

Basically the article said that it wasn't worth the money.</TD></TR></TABLE>

You could build the same intake with a K&N cone filter and $20 worth of pvc and fittings from Home Depot.
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not worth the extra money. you might gain like 1hp at the flywheel from it. just buy a cheap one they all do the exact same thing.
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just get the whale ***** intake for 60 bucks shipped on ebay. its a knockoff of the topspeed or the j's racing intake. i could tell no diff in the whale and my old AEM CAI. plus i hydrolocked my motor w/ the AEM CAI.
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Ive had the AEM CAI intake on for a bit. Heres the real deal, u are truly just paying for a piece of piping and a filter, but they've done research and it will result in better flow than a Autozone one. Proof, my friend has a hatch of the same year as my car, same motor, and a long long while back when i was rice i raced him. He had the Autozone one, i had an AEM cold air. I whooped his ***. Three times in a row to be exact. You will feel the difference, <U>but</U> i can guarantee the difference between the V2 and the first is not that noticeable. The only reason I went name brand was because I have a hookup directly into NOPI from living so close and I paid like nothing for it. U can do the same thing with PVC piping, its cheaper, but u do get what u pay for, it wont yield as much HP.
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but hey it dont really matter if you got money right?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by longbeachpurplecivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">but hey it dont really matter if you got money right? </TD></TR></TABLE>

just cause you got it don't mean you should waste it. The width and length of the tube is all that matters. The name brands do research and design one with the correct dimensions. if you go to home depot and get your own pipe with the same dimensions, it will perform the same. I've seen a lot of diy cai's work great. I went name brand because I wanted that engine bay bling, and ebay makes things cheaper.
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Default Re: (93delslo)

you should tell my boy that its all good though you know. many guys out there that dont give a f bout the price you know?? its all good.

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