hey all, im looking to buy a new cold air intake setup for my 95 accord. just wondering wat some good brands are and stuff, and whether it is worth it to buy brand name or not. any help is much appreciated. also what some price ranges are for non name brands and name brands. thanks in advance.

 

i have an AEM cold air intake system for my 96 accord. runs and sounds great, i would definitely recommend it. ran me about $225 plus tax.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vteccruiser &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have an AEM cold air intake system for my 96 accord. runs and sounds great, i would definitely recommend it. ran me about $225 plus tax.</TD></TR></TABLE>

You wasted 175 dollars then.

Most people here would never spend more than 60 dollars on an intake. Piping is piping, and the only important part of an intake is the filter. Get the cheapest eBay intake possible, and get a K&N cone filter to replace the crappy filter provided. AEM uses K&N filters in their intakes, so you'll basically get no difference in gains.

The only change I'd suggest is perhaps painting the intake black to help cool the intake temperature.

 

What he said ^ ebay+k&n= money saved and same powaaa.

I'm sporting the AEM sri though, but I got a nice lil deal on it.

 

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You wasted 175 dollars then.

Most people here would never spend more than 60 dollars on an intake. Piping is piping, and the only important part of an intake is the filter. Get the cheapest eBay intake possible, and get a K&N cone filter to replace the crappy filter provided. AEM uses K&N filters in their intakes, so you'll basically get no difference in gains.

The only change I'd suggest is perhaps painting the intake black to help cool the intake temperature.</TD></TR></TABLE>

last time i checked, didnt black hold in heat??...and tho i have heard from numerous people dat piping it piping, i dunno wut to beleve...if all piping was the same, dunt u think all those companys developing, testing, and creating intakes r wasting time n money?? im sure piping has to do with gains(my opinion tho) and the AEM V2 intake is an example, u cnat argue about it, it has been dyno tested with several other intakes, including other AEM intakes n it does have greater gains then others...

 

Piping length and diameter can make a difference, but we're talking 1 hp or less here, something that would never make it to the wheels...

 

The v2 SHOULD have more increases than ANY other intake ever created, it costs an arm and a leg... IMO those are a big waste of money

 

I agree, piping is piping. Go on E-bay

 

yep just buy a cheap ebay intake and buy a good filter....

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by goowakjai &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">last time i checked, didnt black hold in heat??</TD></TR></TABLE>

Actually, the black reflects the heat, so it may FEEL hotter, but the air inside is not affected by the heat, therefore giving you a colder intake temperature. Again, one of those things that wont give you a hugely noticable difference, but id say it seems worth it for a can of paint

 

seriously tho....with the 200 bux youll buy for an intake you can buy something a lot better, its like you are spending 100 dollars per hp wne u buy intake i would keep the stock one IMO or just buy generic and get k&N filter

 

i was reading some stuff about cold air intake right. they did 4 test runs right after another. they say that aem (they didn't mention if it's the regular or the v2 but i'm pretty sure it's the regular one) decreases horsies as the temp rises. they say its starts with a 6 horsies gain (from start). then they say as temp rises (on 4th run) the gain dropped bak to 2-3. but it had better sound than the injen models.

but they tested the injen too (the rs models i think it was). they say that the injen kept its gain of horsepower as the temp rises too (so that was the best one the tested)

they did tests on just 2 diff brand but 4 diff intakes (i think, it was a while ago), 2 short ram 2 longs ones on same brand.

if i had my rsx-s right now i would most likely go with aem v2 cuz they have better sound than injen.

but lenght and width of piping does matter. everyone knos that. lotta ppl tell me too.

sorry if my english doesn't make sense, i didn't reread.

(these tests was on rsx)


Modified by AzNsX_84 at 11:10 PM 3/22/2005

 

You know youre just wasting your money paying 150+ for a tube and a filter, and your sig is impossible.

When was the last time you saw a turbocharged Honda with a cold air intake?

I have short ram ITBs, yo!

Its kind of bothersome how turbo is the new nitrous. Everyone thinks they can just slap it on and make it some huge power gain and have no idea what the hell it really is...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by accordselux &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You know youre just wasting your money paying 150+ for a tube and a filter, and your sig is impossible.

When was the last time you saw a turbocharged Honda with a cold air intake?

I have short ram ITBs, yo!

Its kind of bothersome how turbo is the new nitrous. Everyone thinks they can just slap it on and make it some huge power gain and have no idea what the hell it really is...</TD></TR></TABLE>

sumone has sand in their *****

 

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sumone has sand in their ***** </TD></TR></TABLE>

It's more like metal shavings when some idiot slaps some POS turbo setup on their car with a 'Cold Air Intake' on it.

If you knew about turbochargers you'd know what I mean, if you do you'd agree with me on this.


BTW turbos ARE the new rice. Anyone and their inbred friends are saying 'd00d I want a mad turbo VTEC ride' nowadays, and all the real enthusiasts are getting thrown in with them again. And nothing's more dangerous than a bunch of idiots who think theyre fast and invinceible with a car that can run 13's.

 

i dunno what to think about the turbo deal...you can call it the new rice, but it's not like there's that many things that haven't been done by a ton of people already...i would like to turbo my h22 in my 4th gen when i get the money, but i don't want a ghetto setup..i'd like a drag kit or turbonetics kit probably..anyways, i'm runnin a polished aem sri...haven't gotten it installed yet, cause my h22 isn't in quite yet, but i liked my old aem cai a lot!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by goowakjai &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
tho i have heard from numerous people dat piping it piping, i dunno wut to beleve...if all piping was the same, dunt u think all those companys developing, testing, and creating intakes r wasting time n money?? im sure piping has to do with gains(my opinion tho) and the AEM V2 intake is an example, u cnat argue about it, it has been dyno tested with several other intakes, including other AEM intakes n it does have greater gains then others...</TD></TR></TABLE>

aem piping and ebay piping are basically the same(besides the v2). its all about the brand name.

 

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BTW turbos ARE the new rice. Anyone and their inbred friends are saying 'd00d I want a mad turbo VTEC ride' nowadays, and all the real enthusiasts are getting thrown in with them again. And nothing's more dangerous than a bunch of idiots who think theyre fast and invinceible with a car that can run 13's.</TD></TR></TABLE>

seriously.. people these days think all they need is the turbo, manifold and fmc then could be running 300 whp. and u always get the "i like the sound of a bov, can i just add that to my cold air"

 

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last time i checked, didnt black hold in heat??...and tho i have heard from numerous people dat piping it piping, i dunno wut to beleve...if all piping was the same, dunt u think all those companys developing, testing, and creating intakes r wasting time n money?? im sure piping has to do with gains(my opinion tho) and the AEM V2 intake is an example, u cnat argue about it, it has been dyno tested with several other intakes, including other AEM intakes n it does have greater gains then others...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Why do you talk like that? Is that cool???

Anyways, piping is piping is piping...period. Just get the correct diameter and slap a K&N on there. Save your money for bigger and better things. Then proceed to pass the idiot that I quoted because he thought it was cool to spend over 200 bucks on a V2 intake!

 

i suggest get the ebay+k&n... i got a aem CAI its the same damn thing.. (-_-) i learned the hard way.....just becuase everybody says tehy want a turbo that doesn make it rice... not even 1/3 of the ppl that say they want it can get it.... u still need brains and skill to get a turbo in your car... its also the most effecient way to gain power... its just that ppl are learning more and they found out theres more than nitrus to add to there car to gain power.. and like lil kids they all say they want it...