im am looking at the aem v2 and injen cai? but there is also in the market which is the arc box and j's racing intake that are both not cai, which ones give the most horse power and any other suggestions or pictures of the engine bay with an intake.

 

They all give similair #'s. Go buy what you can afford

 

Do a search, an intakes an intake with this car. Your lucky to see any hp gain with any brand.

BTW the J's and the ARC are CAI's.

 

does intake system gain any hp?

 

well basically i dont have a spending limit, i will buy whatever gives me more performance, knowing every little bit will coint, since the engine is already maxed out.

 

If you didnt have a spending limit, you wouldnt be looking at intakes, youd go FI. Do you really want to spend 1500 on a JDM intake that may gain you 10hp?

 

where can i find jdm intakes? im new to this, so give me a break

 

Bulletproofautomotive and kingmotorsports

 

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if that.

Your best bet. All filters on a stick should give you all similar performance gains. Injen is said to be one of the CAI's that give you the best numbers followed up by AEM. Drop about $250 and call it a day. Best bang for the buck.

 

is the mugen intake that looks like the spoon carbon fiber intake, the jdm intake for the s2k?

 

Mugen Spoon J's are all JDM. (Japense Domestic Market) as in they are made / sold in japan

 

i like the jdm look i hate the look of injen and aem cai intake look on the engine bay of the s2k...

would it be ok to put intake and headers without exhuast dont like the loud noise, would it crack the header?

would spoon header give me more performance then the dc sports header?

 

Yes, the Spoon header would be better then the DC one. I think the OEM header is better then the DC one, but that's just my opinion.

 

j's racing header or spoon header or toda header?

 

How about the Comptech Intake? Looks great and the dyno sheet Comptech put up shows decent gains throughout. I think it runs about $350 or so.

 

OEM works just fine

 

If anything I post doesn't suit anyone, please let me know. But i'm a noob to the ap2 too. I just got my s2000 about a week ago, but since I have spent 4 hours a day researching intakes on this site and s2ki. When comparing intakes, this is what I have found:

1. The AEM makes great power for the price. The only downfall (which could be a big one depending on how you drive it, when you drive it, and where you live) is where this intake sites with holes near it allows it to be prone to sucking up water. Like i said, you may only drive it when it's nice so this downfall doesn't apply to everyone.

2. The ARC intake looks amazing in the engine bay, but where the intake sites it is more prone to sucking up hot air. This doesn't allow for the best horsepower numbers.

3. The J's racing intake is a very nice piece. It is constructed well, great throttle resonse, and the looks in the bay are downright bad ***. There are a couple downfalls though. It costs a thousand dollars, and you must modify some parts of the car. You have to take a dremel and cut away at the hood (which is turning me away from it) and you have to cut the plastic around the radiator. Also, a dyno will not tell you what kind of numbers this intake puts out because you will not get the sufficient amount of airflow during the dyno.

4. As we all know, mugen makes great products for hondas. The intake they make for the s2000 is a great piece. But again, problems occur with this intake as well. You have to modify the car just as you do with the J's, and you have to have the mugen hood and mugen bumper to get the full effect of the intake. Spending 3k for the parts just to get 4-5 hp may not be in everyones budget.

5. The injen is right where the AEM is as far as price and output. Some people will claim the aem puts out more power, some swear its identicial. Either way its all the same. I'm not 100% positive on this, but i believe the Injen has the same hydro locking problems the AEM has though.

6. The spoon snorkle. I believe spoon makes just an add on that replaces the factory box. They also make a yellow carbon fiber armlike piece. This I have no researched enough, as I do not know the flaws of this piece. I know a lot of people like just the add on to the factory arm though. It seems to have no drawbacks. I don't know how the carbon fiber piece works though. Maybe some could chime in and help me out there.

7. The comptech Intake. I believe this has the carbon fiber bling, without the whole price of the jay's or mugen. It is also a cold air piece if thats what you are looking for. IT doesn't have the hydro problem because the filter is surrounded in a box, and it nets good power. The only downfall on this is many people seem not to like the looks. To me, it almost seems like the best piece, and its not that bad looking in my opinion.

8. This is one I pretty much know nothing about. K&N have a new intake out. Many people seem to love it is all i have found out so far. I will do my best to try to research it within the next day and post up some info about it. Just be patient with me on this one.

Just remember, the f22 from honda is pretty much maxed out. You won't net serious gains from any bolt on. Many owners find the intake's best advantage in the throttle response, and of course the badass sound when vtec engages.

Hopefully my post will help you in determining what intake you would like to get. I, myself an puzzled as which route I'm going to take.

This is my first post in the s2k forum by the way. So hello guys. I had a 00 ITR before switching over to my 04 ap2. I love the S so far. I'll post up some pics of my beauty this weekend.

And one more thing, like I posted before, if anyone has found anything diffrent then what I have found the last week, please post up and share with us. Even if it's anything to add to the list i mentioed, I would love the info. Thanks.

 

In regards to the J's and Mugen intake (the only ones worth a mention IMO) modifying the hood isnt a big a deal as u may think. With the right tool and know how its a few moments work.

Also both being CF and shielded it wont be subjected to heat soak like the ARC box or a pod on the end of a pipe, no matter what its brand. If theres no heat soak,temp is kept down, if temp is kept low then the ECU is kept happy and ignition wont be retarded. This will equal higher and constant HP. These intakes not only make power (how ever little it may be) they also preserve power.

The mugen intake does not require the mugen hood or bumper to work well.

 

The best intake is boost IMO.

 

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to add to this.... the aem and injen also need some modifications to fit.... the fender liner must be cut for the placement of the piping and filter.....

for further elaborate.... hydro lock isn't a big issue if the right percautions are taken.... there is a hole on the fender/engine bay that need to be covered and you should not have any issues with hydrolock.....(speaking of which i need to take a picture of the hole for someone......)

 

Nice work... I did some research too and to add to your point...

The Spoon 'snorkel' or replica is difficult to dyno test since it's more a 'ram' air system quick requires the vehicle to be moving and chassis dynos are static (of course).

I've seen a couple of reviews of the K&N Intake system producing great results with dyno plots to back it up. The draw back is it doesn't looks so pretty

Personally, I'm thinking about just going with the Snorkel Spoon replica and be done with it.

Keith

 

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Also both being CF and shielded it wont be subjected to heat soak like the ARC box or a pod on the end of a pipe, no matter what its brand. If theres no heat soak,temp is kept down, if temp is kept low then the ECU is kept happy and ignition wont be retarded. This will equal higher and constant HP. These intakes not only make power (how ever little it may be) they also preserve power.

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I have a couple questions about the J's piece since you seem to know a little bit about it. This is a rather simple question, but I have looked at the J's quite and I'm still unsure about where/how hte intake filter sits. I'm assumring the intake filter sits in the same location where the AEM intakes sits, would I be right on this? Also, if it is in the same location, is it covered much like the comptech box to prevent from any hydro locking issues? Lastly, on the topic of cutting the hood, how much does the hood need to be modified for the intake to fit? Does this cutting hurt the actual resale value of the vehicle? Is it even that noticable? I would just like to know a lot more about the cutting of the hood, before I would purcahse such an expensive piece. Everyone states that the cutting isn't bad, but in reality that doesn't give me any insight on the actual cutting. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

Circled area is where filter is located.

As for hood cutting, if you dont want to cut into oem...... I recommend getting a OEM CF hood. Theyre only like $300 bucks...

 

Does the snake looking thing then just have an opening at the bottom?

 

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yes, it's opening is larger than the spoon intake and it's thicker over the radiator support than the spoon intake