ok everyone that i talk too tells me to get a intake off of ebay instead of a real AEM, and i argued the point that the AEM is better but a guy said "how, its only a pipe and a filter" and i got to thinking about that and i know the pipes are supposed to be "tuned" to each application but is it worth the extra 150 bucks. Iv seen intakes on ebay for 50 bucks and the cheapest CAI from AEM is around 200 bucks that 150 could be put toward somthing diff

 

just get a K&N filter and spend that money somewhere else.

 

id just go for the cheap ones on ebay...a long time ago when i first was getting into everything i bought an INJEN short ram for like 130ish....my bro got one from ebay for like 30....it looked exactly the same, design, ect ect....except the ebay one didnt have kn filter

 

that is exactlly what i was thinking. Ill just get the AEM stickers to make it look like the real thing

 

I got a aem cold air intake for gsr in silver...im in charlotte, nc.....pm me ..

 

the filters on the ebay ones suck ***..

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u want to buy the aem intake just because it says aem?

 

It's just pipes and a filter...

 

agreed...i have an ebay intake. its still 70mm piping with a filter. if i cared so much as to get a new filter, thats still cheaper.

 

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Or go the eBay route.

 

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not just cuz it says AEM but if i pop my hood, so people wont say o its a ebay intake instead thell think o its AEM, im critical about what people think about me and my car, so ya i guess im worried about it saying AEM

 

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Who cares what other people think. As posted above, it's just a metal pipe with a filter. Just get the eBay one and upgrade the filter.

 

i wanna see some dyno testing to show if ebay intakes are just as good as aem/injen intakes...

 

u know i would too, but im poor so i cant buy both and rent dyno time unless others wanna do it

 

On my EF, it was actually cheaper for me to get an ebay CAI w/ filter instead of a stock K&N drop in filter

 

id get the AEM one from CNSK and then buy a new k&n filter.....i've installed those ebay ones and ive just had bad luck with them....from what i've experienced, the ebay ones never fit right, like the measurements are off......i havent ever had a problem with an AEM intake not fitting correctly though.....just my .02!

 

i've dyno tested both Ebay special and an AEM CAI on my 2.0L teg.

I got 2hp more outta the AEM with the same filter. Namely due to HEAT DISSAPATION.

The AEM sheds heat better than the ebay special.

but NOT worth the xtra money in my oppinion for the 2 extra HP. Go get ur ECU chipped or something with the xtra cash.

 

What I was gonna say is that even if you do get it dyno tested... We're only talking a 1 or 2 hp difference at the most... And keep in mind that dyno's are known to be off by a couple horsepower each pull.

Like I said, CAI's are just pipes and a filter.

 

dont worry about an AEM sticker...buy a K&N filter and then slap the K&N sticker on ur ebay pipe.

 

My girlfriend got a short ram intake off ebay and it was pretty nice. The filter sucks but just add a K&N and you will have an exact AEM replica. Buy ebay and a new filter and save your money

 

unless you need every last tenth of a horsepower, then eBay ones - especially with a good K&N or K&N-style filter (they usually come with really crappy quality ones).... are going to work just as well. Or, if you are showing your car at car shows....it might be a better thing to have than a generic one for points reasons.

- Nathan

 

save ur money just get a k&n drop in filter or cone. Performance gains of an CAI or short ram intake on a car with your setup is minimal at best. I suggest using that 200 bucks you were gonna spend on a after market intake and invest in Hondata and get your car tuned. Sell that SAFC because its not really helping you. IMO good luck

 

thoes other ones are a waste of $ just get a ebay one and a decent filter. hell even a k&n drop in is worth it

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DC2Slow &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Sell that SAFC because its not really helping you. IMO good luck </TD></TR></TABLE>
no way im gonna sell this SAFC. Its the limited edition JGTC model that only 1000 were shipped to USA so its pretty rare, and well atleast it makes me "look" fast i cant tell u how many people have seen that sitting on my dash and meets and think im "serverly" modded since i dont pop the hood


Modified by DarkDragon at 1:57 PM 1/22/2005

 

i have a ebay intake right now with a K&N.. and i want a iceman just so i could have the C.A.R.B.

 

I've a cheap drop in filter on my standard pipes and even that makes the difference on my 93 1600 Integra (soon to be v-tec )...dont waste your money on expensive stuff, as you say it's all the same at the end of the day, just pipes and a filter...unless you intend racing on the track of course