I bought a aem v2 intake off a guy on craigslist for my 98 GS and it is about 1 inch from the ground. Seems like it fits ok but is really close to the ground. Is it the correct one? The filter itself is about three inches lower then the front lip.

Here are pics of it.

 

I just noticed the first pipe looks more like a non v2 aem. Here is a pic of it.

 

you intake doesnt look like right

 

yeah he sold sold you some ****.... that doesn't even look like the one for your car. the guy probably used it with a hybrid swap. try not to buy stuff if you don't know what your buying.

 

I just talked to the guy who sold it to me and now he says he has a b16 in his car. Wouldn't that almost be the same intake manifold posistion?

 

the intake manifold position should be the same as the ls engine too.

eh any-hoo i think the V2 intakes are over marketed garbage. 3 in tuned length intake with a k&n for me.

 

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eh any-hoo i think the V2 intakes are over marketed garbage. 3 in tuned length intake with a k&n for me. </TD></TR></TABLE>
I have the V2 for my gs-r and i love it, never thought twice about it...

 

aem v2 i have one for my ls. sound really nice when you open her up.

 

I just cut it and now its perfect, doesn't hang as low as the regular aem anymore either. Hell yeah. Worked out pefect.

 

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I used to think that way until I learned about pulse wave tuning.

An intake is a lot more than just a straw for the engine to suck air through a filter. Beyond simply tuning the length and diameter (which is critical, don't get me wrong. One inch length makes a big big difference) you also optimize the pulse waves so they hit the intake valves at a particular RPM usually at your peak hp. The AEM V2 is essentially two intakes in one. Instead of optimizing it for one particular RPM, they used two pipes overlapping and welded together. It's optimized for two RPM points. The effect on the dyno plot is that instead of a single peak, you're power band goes up and hangs there between the two points. Peak hp is about the same but a dyno comparison shows the V2 gives you a longer power band.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by baller status &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

I used to think that way until I learned about pulse wave tuning.

An intake is a lot more than just a straw for the engine to suck air through a filter. Beyond simply tuning the length and diameter (which is critical, don't get me wrong. One inch length makes a big big difference) you also optimize the pulse waves so they hit the intake valves at a particular RPM usually at your peak hp. The AEM V2 is essentially two intakes in one. Instead of optimizing it for one particular RPM, they used two pipes overlapping and welded together. It's optimized for two RPM points. The effect on the dyno plot is that instead of a single peak, you're power band goes up and hangs there between the two points. Peak hp is about the same but a dyno comparison shows the V2 gives you a longer power band.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i have yet to see dynos of that intake beating dyno proven intake designs. i mean i can go into the allmotor section and not see that intake being talked about.

 

Only thing that is weird about it now, is it sounds stock. OK with me. I also have a Apexi world sport 2 exhaust. So the car is not loud at all.

 

so everything's all good with the intake now, so that's all that should matter

i just installed an aem v2 in my gs-r a couple days ago, and i'm on the same page as DC2... i love it!