does anyone else with an AEM CAI hear a whistle when you push gently on the gas?? I had an AEM CAI on my LS before and it did the same thing, but its twice as load on the R now, and i dunno what it is. i'm assuming its just whistling when it gets a certain amount of airflow and its just an annoying thing i have to deal with, but i thought i'd check to see if anyone had the same problem and fixed it

 

same problem, no fixie

 

My R does it and my friends Ls does it too. Yea my R whistle is louder than his so maybe its just how the intakes are made for our cars

 

they are all broken.........it just so happens i will take your broken AEM's at a reasonable (read: very cheap, like a dollar) price, and help you get rid of those annoying sounds. IM me for address.

 

If you use one of these : http://www.tornadofuelsaver.com/info/ you will have less sound

 

There is nothing WRONG with it. (i'm not going to explain why it happens if you can't figure it out.) I personally like the whistle. Turn up the radio and open the windows if you don't like it.

I'm with tran. I'll take all your broken cai's for VERY cheap.


[Modified by 1107, 11:00 AM 8/27/2002]

 

My comptech icebox does it as well, just not as loud as AEM.

 

That’s air flow...What makes you think that this is a "problem"?

Think of it like this:
What makes a whistle sound? Air traveling at the proper velocity, right? In the same case, when you hit a certain "air flow velocity" you will get a whistle from the air filter that your using (K&N - which Injen and AEM uses are more noticeable). When you throttle hard on your car, the sound will disappear because (unlike a whistle that restricts velocity) your engine is pulling more air. I hope this makes sense and isn't too cheesy of an analogy.

Your CAI is fine, and working properly if you hear a whistle. Trust me...

Brandon

 

My ITR whistles no matter what intake I put on it. Even with the stock air box, it whistles just not as notice-able.

I sure would like a cheap AEM CAI.

 

I second that. Ive had the AEM and now the Icebox, both whistle at lower rpm's so its just an ITR thing i guess. Even the stock box makes a very faint whistle.

 

bad choice of wording...it doesn't really bother me all that much, but if there was something i could do for free that would fix it, i would...but its nothing i would go way out of my way to fix


thats what i assumed...i just made the post to see if there was something simple i was overlooking or if there was a quick way to fix it...i'm bored at work with nothing else to do, so i figured i'd ask

personally i think it sounds like a small turbo spooling up, now all i need is to make a recording of a blow off valve and put a speaker under my hood, so when i shift it'll make the sound....that way i can be ricer #1 around my neighborhood

 

I love my AEM whistle

 

aem whistle oWnZ!

 

Most people DO like the AEM sound...

 

same here, AEM did it on my old LS, and also does it now on my R. I had actually kind of forgotten about it...

[edit] interestingly enough - i've never heard my roommates AEM-equipped Si make the whistle. the AEM engineers must have made it a special "gift" for us Integra owners. [/edit]

-Ben, who is going to leave work now and go listen to his AEM whistle.



[Modified by uncleben, 6:52 PM 8/27/2002]

 

The wistle is turbulence when air flows over the butterfly plate. happens no matter what intake you have on there... some just allow you to hear it more.

D

 

I can play Mary Had a Little Lamb on my AEM.

 

my blitz SuS filter whistles away from 2000-4000rpm in all gears, i love the sound as i've never heard any other make of car with a short ram intake/CAI whistle. I would be very angry if someone fixed mine so that it didnt whistle

 

Yeah when i start getting the whistle i try to play tunes with it

Annoys the hell outta my passengers

 

yep i get the whistle on my dc sports DAC, i usually just turn up the tunes!!

 

My ARC intake does the same thing

 

My AEM CAI on my GSR does it as well. I thought it was because the intake wasn't in far enough or something but I guess not.

 

Cool...I was worried w/the same noise cuz thought i was the only one....

 

It's not really twice as loud in the R, just less insulation between you and the engine bay.

 

Yep