Which one do you guys think is better, Injen or AEM, for cold air intakes. I currently have a DC Sports D.A.C, but I looking at getting a CAI..I heard good, from both Injen, and AEM.. What do you guys think.. Im leaning more for the Injen CAI, but if someone can talk-up AEM's CAI I might get that one.....

Cant deside.......Help!!

 

AEM - High temp ceramic coating - lowers intake temps!

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they both yield the same hp on a dyno. both have the same design and use k&n filters. (Injen was started up by an X-AEM employee, so....) AEM is cheaper, but they're both going to give you the same gains. I've got an Injen intake and I prefer it just because everyone and their mothers have aem intakes...

peace

 

not to be picky, but it's "decide" ... but AEM is the way to go ... from what i've heard, AEM gives the best gains ... and looks the coolest too (in my mind) ... if price is the same, go with AEM ... if AEM is more expensive, STILL GO WITH AEM!!! ... hehehe ... that would be my, as well as most eveyone else's opinion!!!

good luck (with the new AEM) buddy ...

 

I have the AEM and i personally like it very much, i have one on my Prelude Vtec and my civic ex, good gains..

ViZ

 

that ceramic coating will give insignificant gains. take an intake for what it is. if it has the same basic design with the same diamtered tubing and k&n filter. you will yield similar numbers.

however, since you already have the d.a.c., don't waste anymore money on an intake.

use that money elsewhere on other mods.

just build an extension for the d.a.c. intake and wrap the aluminum pipe if possible to protect against heat if that worries you.

you should be able to goto home depot and find what you need for $10 or less. will give you the same numbers as the $200 cai's.

again, this is all because you already have an intake. 1whp just isn't worth $200.

 

Any opinions on iceman?

 

Amen! I actually did exactly this with my DAC, the extension was like $10 at a hardware store.....my DAC is soon to become part of my intercooler piping though
Brian


[Modified by Firedrake, 8:33 PM 7/27/2002]

 

Any intake is ok as long as it has a k&n filter. never buy matrix intakes. I've seen the filerters fall apart.

 

I made my own intake for my hybrid with 3" mandrel bent exhaust piping from JC Whitney with a K&N filter on the end of it and I thermal wrapped the whole thing, battery relocation to the trunk, it only has 1 bend in it now, just into the fenderwell. Battery relocation and + home made intake = $120, thats about $100 cheaper than an AEM CAI isnt it?

 

I regards to Injen vs. AEM. Let's get some simple facts stated.
No employee at Injen Technology ever worked at AEM, not the owner, not the welder, not the shipper, nobody. That is the first time I have heard that one.
Second, the ceramic coating does nothing to the temperature. We have done extensive testing to prove otherwise, this is a misconception. We do not use K&N air filters. We do not have the same bends as AEM, and we do not get the same gains. We manufacture each part in collaboration with our dyno. We make many different bends and see what will produce the most power. Not all aluminum is the same, not all bends are the same, not all filters are the same. Some cars gain more HP in different variations. We use the the most power efficient part and release that into production. Please look at http://www.injen.com, you might be able to learn a little more.
My unbiased opinion is that Injen is excellent quality, and I am sure AEM and DC is as well. Please do some research first and you might be surprised from what you learn. Good Luck.


[Modified by ek_mr5, 11:56 AM 8/6/2002]

 

They probably got it confused with RS Akimoto.

 

AEM..... AEM.... did i mention AEM?

 

they both look nice. I dont have either but i think im going to go with the injens.

 

Are you going to drive your car far distances -- most likey yes! An Ingen intake pipe will heat up much more than an AEM pipe, therefore hotter intake temps. and engine temp.

So why does everyone and their grandmas have AEM over Ingen -- Duh, all those people can't be wrong.

 

in my mind, i don't view AEM's own line of filters as improvement...... i see it as cutting costs since it appears to be cheaper for them to make than to buy from K&N...
I still wish I had bought an Injen CAI, which is slightly larger than the AEM and a 2-piece design so I have the option of taking off the cold-air extension for winter rains.

 

i would never put anything that reflects sunlight into my engine bay...aem performs better also. its more like aem or comptech icebox...

but anyways, i had a 95civic short ram intake w/2 pieces off another intake and it worked fine. when i switched to the aem, i felt minor gains top end. of course it was just a lot better looking.


[Modified by accordonc2s, 9:57 AM 8/7/2002]

 

whats wrong w/ a reflective intake? If anything, the reflective coating will reflect sunlight and wont absorb the light energy like a colored intake.... not like it would really matter thou, the hood/car covers most of it.

 

I think it was an Injen distributor that told me about the x-aem employee, so dont think I made it up. Also, my Injen intake CAME with a K&N filter. So maybe they dont come with them now, but they did in the past. I know the newer ones say Injen on the end of the filter instead of K&N but I could only imagine that it was still a K&N, and they just wanted their name on it. As for getting the same gains, a guy on the board dynoed with both and he got the same gains...

ipeace

 

i have an 97+ AEM CAI for sale had it a week and i am going to build up for turbo so i dont need it.. let me know if anyone here is intersted... i can also get them new for decent prices from the shop....


mkteller8@aol.com

 

intakes are intakes.

exhausts are exhausts.

if they have the same basic design they will provide similar gains. the only differences are the filters, muffler types which will make the difference.

let's take these items for what they are.

just a small piece to a bigger puzzle.

 

http://www.aempower.com/new_product.htm

AEM Introduces Redesigned Filter
AEM has developed its own unique filter design for its Cold Air and Short Ram induction systems.
The new AEM filter features a redesigned air horn for improved airflow that delivers additional gains of 1-3 horsepower on the company’s intake systems. Once again, AEM has found a way to make the best intake systems on the market even better!

sounds like they are manufacturing their own instead of buying from K&N. and I bought my CAI about half a year ago, came w/ an AEM marked filter instead of K&N.


[Modified by TypeSH, 6:44 PM 8/7/2002]

 

a long time ago AEM had a nice little air horn that went with the filter, it proved gains by cutting down on turbulence, but they removed it and didnt lower there cost... who knows the whole story, but i use an AEM i like the construction and the fit, i have put tons of these on and they are a snap to install and i never hear complaints, the only intake i would use besides AEM is a comptech or mugen or maybe a custom fabricated airbox...

 

oh by the way RS AKIMOTO makes an airhorn like it but it can only be ran open with no filter... and to also the reason akimoto no longer uses K&N filters is because they didnt pay there bill very well and K&N cut them off... thats why they died off after being so popular then came back with there new crap filter made of a gauze like material...

 

K&N no longer makes the filters...