I guess this is not really a question but just a post to let you all know that I finnally ordered my Injen Cai. Yes, you heard correctly, I got the Injen.
Why?, you may ask. Well, just by the simple fact that they both almost give you the same performance and because of this:
http://performance.clubrsx.com/intaketest.html

Any thing I may have overlooked?

All comments welcome.

 

welcome to 2 years ago. jk.

that intake shoot out is not for the injen CAI and was done in 2001. are you sure you got the CAI? cause I didnt think it was out yet.

 

Injen Cold Air will be released soon w/ the windshield washer reservoir as well.

 

Lots. The biggest would be the fact that if you are going n/a with hondata the long tubing of the CAI is far superior to your short-ram intake. The short-rams for the RSX also see performance decline rapidly as the engine bay gets hotter.

 

yeah that test is mad old and inconclusive as the AEM comes out on top still, but the real CAI from Injen should be released eventually...hopefully... the Injen you ordered is still the short ram, I have it and wish to get rid of it... I could have sold it to you...

 

Inconclusive?

Looking at this "3rd run-High Operating Temp" Hp chart, I see a bit of an advantage.


Worst case scenario, I may have picked the least likely to give me top performance, but I was also concerned about the possibilities of Hydrolocking. I live here in the Central Coast of California and most winters are quite harsh.

I still have time to cancel the order and go with the AEM Cai, but unless someone here tells me that the chart above is hoax, I'm sticking with my initial purchase.

BTW, thanks for all the replies - very interesting views and informative material

 

I would go with AEM , because in this magazine, which i cant remember right now, i think it was Sport Compact Car gained like 21.2 hp !!????? that is insane, and no it wasnt a reprint

 

Yeah, because I don't remember hearing that Injen braught out the CIA for the RSX, so you might want to check again, or hey we might be a little behind on that, but I haven't looked into the CIA from Injen, for the RSX for a while, so it might of come out, and I might not know about it.

And if I'm not wrong, the Short Ram from Injen, has a Heat Shield opposed around it, or in some what ways like that, which kind of makes it a CIA, that is why the Injen Intake, makes as much power as the AEM CIA does, or I might be mistaking on this, so someone please do reply back if I am mistaking.


[Modified by sesk, 2:50 PM 1/22/2003]

 

looks like a real dyno to me.

Just in case you were wondering.


[Modified by goldbubblecar, 2:50 PM 1/22/2003]

 

Now that you mention it, it seems that I'll be getting the Non-Cai Injen even though I asked for the Cai to the salesman I talked to over the phone.

It should be here in a week.

BTW, is that picture the one of the Cai, or the one that I'm getting (is it called RAM?)

Anyone have this one installed in his/her car?

 

Thr pic above is the Cold Air. It will be available in Feb. It is not released yet.