Previously the car had an AEM CAI. It took me about 30 minutes to remove the CAI from my dad's car and then another 30 minutes to install the J's. Overall fit and finish is good but the thing I'm worried about is how it just SITS on the a/c lines. My AEM did not like that very much and I hope the J's can handle it. If it rubs a hole in the intake...
I got to drive it around today and the first impressions were not bad. It does seem to offer WAY more throttle response over the AEM CAI obviously but the disappointing thing is that I felt a LOSS of power in vtec. It does not get up there as fast as it used to. Sound wise it's much more quiet and deeper. Still screams but just not like how the AEM used to.
Overall, it's a great intake but it's not exactly made for power. The reason I got it for the car was because of the throttle response and I was tired of the AEM (not of the sound but the throttle response). I expected the J's to give good gains but I guess my butt and revs just don't like it as much as the CAI.
One last thing I would like to add is that the piping seems to get much hotter than the AEM CAI. Maybe the powdercoating of the AEM kept the piping cooler than the J's.

Some pics courtesy of WTDR:

Does rub the spoon bar but lots of layers of tape solved that.

JDM Box! J's racing....MOTORSPORT!

The mounting stuff

Coolio JDM papers

Close up of the pipe (throttle body side)

In its c/f glory

Mmm...JDM packing peanuts...

My dad has not driven the car yet so he cannot comment on it yet but I'm sure he'll like it but he digs the loud CAI sound more.

I would like to thank Leo @ http://www.jdmspecperf.com for hooking up a great deal.

Cliff Notes: Installed J's on my dad's car. Easy fast install. Loss of power felt in VTEC compared to the AEM CAI. Good overall intake. Recommend to those who crave throttle response over power. Ideal for road racing not drag.

J's Racing *****: /

 

good review

i'd take the ***** over the AEM anyday

 

im scared of you.

 

glad to see you finally got it installed dennis. you probably think you're not getting as much power from the J's than the AEM because the J's racing power is "always" there as apposed to the AEM kicking in fast and hard after around 4500-5000rpm. the dyno plot graphs, in my very uneducated opinions should look strait and all the way across for the J's. AEM should be very subtle and small at first than a huge increase after 5000rpm. overall i'm impressed and love my sausage, and would not mind having the AEM again as well. both are very good intake systems but as of now i like the J's.

 

True true...If I was a hardcore drag racing, the J's is definately not the way to go but with the direction I'm headed, the J's is better.

 

I have no clue where to mount this bracket. Anyone have any ideas where it can mount to and what it could attach to?

 

wtf? i never got that...

 

Thats the Extra JDM parts they give you. They love to give in JDM land. I have a couple brackets from my Mugen install that didnt fit right or I couldnt figure out where they went. So I just checked to make sure it was all good and tight.

 

haha

 

Seriously...the only thing my AEM came extra with was the stickers.

I wouldn't mind some J's stickers though.

 

isnt the throttle responce better just because it's a short ram... Shouldnt we be comparing short ram AEM to J's?

Not trying to start a war but it just makes sence to me.



[Modified by SystemGSR, 10:36 PM 10/6/2002]

 

Awesome, looks different then the other ones i saw on Flux's car and another one...

 

If you like throttle response, try running with no intake at all.

 

I really want to try slapping a filter on just the TB. I heard you get awesome throttle response

 

This is one possible reason. Another reason is that the cold air the aem was sucking in kept the tube that much cooler despite the fact that it too is surrounded by the hot air in the engine bay.

 

Hmm...maybe cause the AEM is a longer tube that is drawing in colder air...therefore cooling down the pipe AND providing colder air.

 

hahhahah

 

They give you extra parts from other parts they sell and then you buy that part and then you have extra parts for another part........ Its a vicious Cycle

PS JK

 

Maybe I can sell this "JDM" part on ebay...

" JDM Mounting Bracket J's Racing *****"

 

you listen to rammstein?

 

Nice pics and review

TypeR 599, you scare me....lol

 

And just about everything else out there From Tupac to Rammstein to Dave Mathews Band to 311 to just about anything else except Classical or anything before the late 60's

 

Yeah, thats nice im not the only one, In one day ill go from rap to rammstein and S.O.A.D, guess im not the only one. Maybe its a boston thing..

 

Could Be

 

Hahha, your avatar...it's classic!