Ok, I just want a nice daily driver & "Once-in-a-Bluemoon" strip car, plain and simply....and a raod racer in my dreams . I've been doing my research on several sites including here and i'm torn between the AEM CAI & V2 intake.

My question is, which one has the better OVERALL powerband for the street and strip?? Which one smoothes out the powerband the best???

I've seen several dyno graphs and just having a hard time trying to figure out which one has a better powerband, since everyone's car & dyno graph is different.

My engine, D16z6, has a a built head that I bought off a friend, I believe it has a Stage 1 or 2 Crower cam, VX tranny <---will swap out soon, MSD wires, 4 degrees of timing advance, and a B16 throttle body.

Thanks guys.

 

im not really to sure but i believe the V2 with give you better power..but i dont think its much more that the regular AEM CAI..hope that helps..good luck

 

Thanx.....anyone else have anymore info??

 

wtf.. i am sure if you made your own you would see as much power gains...

 

Supposedly V2 uses a dyno-proven dual-chamber design that creates an aircharge (there's physics behind this, and I can vouch for that), but there are not a whole lot of non-bias tests involving V2 vs. AnyOtherCAI. I would say that yes, V2 does outperform normal CAIs, but to what degree, that's entirely debatable. You can bet that it's not LESS powerful, though.

 

Well if money's not a problem, then go with the v2. But if you are on a budget, forget aem (unless you can get a used one cheap), and just buy an ebay intake and get a k&n or aem filter for it.

 

yea... if got money... go with V2... lots of guys also like J's Whale *****... and most guys like the "ice box" thingy, deally..... i have an original AEM CAI and i'm happy with it.... i also have one of those stupid throttle body spacer thingys... makes a hurbo spool sound... WOOO

 

Don't be a bitch.........if i really wanted too, i could just attach a pipe to my 3.5inch short ram intake.....but if there's something out there that performs best overall then i'd rather have that

 

Yeah i was looking at the MemoryFab carbon piece, looks pretty good

 

i have heard good things about the V2... however it cost a decent amount of $. what i would do if i were you is buy an AEM intake in the classifieds from Honda Tech, dude.

 

The V2 is money well spent i havent had any complaints on my d16y8.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eXcelonTypeR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Don't be a bitch.........if i really wanted too, i could just attach a pipe to my 3.5inch short ram intake.....but if there's something out there that performs best overall then i'd rather have that</TD></TR></TABLE>

you tellin me not to be a bitch?!?! WTF did i do...

 

no not you........i was replying to Blaster....sry man

 

The AEM V2 is the best you can buy...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eXcelonTypeR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah i was looking at the MemoryFab carbon piece, looks pretty good</TD></TR></TABLE>

I just ordered that shiet. It's in the mail.

 

i would look for a used aem on ebay

i got the aem ITR (3 inch piping) cold air intake for $122

265 for an aem v2 is crazy

 

AEM is a waste of money IMO.

200 dollars for an intake is BS.....especially when Injen outperformed it!

I have used AEM cold-air, AEM short ram, Injen Cold-air, generic 3'' ebay shorty...and now I am using a fake J's racing intake I got for 60 shipped. Best intake out of all of them! I wouldn't use anything else....

It really doesn't matter anyway....it's an intake!!!

 

your ideal option should be, save your 200 from the intake, and save up for a b series

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kwik2nec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">your ideal option should be, save your 200 from the intake, and save up for a b series </TD></TR></TABLE>

or turbo.....

 

Or i do want i want with my car since its mine....plus i didnt start this post to just get swap or turbo suggestions....i'm already in planning for a 250hp-300hp D16....Thank you to all the people that answered me.

 

i love my v2. it can get pretty loud too.

 

Yep the V2 is the best option for you if you're comfortable with the cost. It does outperform all other cold air intakes including the Injen and everyone's favorite "whale *****". Some people say it's not worth it because "it's just an intake" but those people aren't you and aren't looking for what you are, nor are they able to appreciate proven engineering principles over back yard engineering. Price is a subjective argument when discussing an item's worth so again don't let that argument affect your better judgment.

 

Yeah diffenately, price isnt that big of a concer to me when its a good overall product doing exactly what i want it to do. Plus its doesnt really matter when you work hard for something good

 

I think that if your planning on making a 250-300 HP Single Cam your going to need the very best...AEM V2 is the very best. bottom line

 

so how r u planning on getting 250-300 hp on a d series without turbo?