What performs better the CAI or the Spoon filter and flex pipe? Does the flex pipe help or is it just for looks i think the CAI system is 200 and the spoon is 340.

 

AEM CAI hands down.

 

intakes dont matter

 

Intakes don't matter what are you an idiot.

 

no honestly they dont. cheap ebay or made by a U-bend is just the same. ive seen stock ITR outperform J's, and AEM cai on the syno, search posts made by SGT and youll see it too. a long time ago

 

Nope. I properly designed intake will make more power than just anyhting. Yes a copy of a intake will work also, but than you are working with parts from China.

 

if you want to argue that 150$ more is worth 1hp you go ahead.

 

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agreed, if you have money to spend on a dope intake then i think its straight but if you're building a motor or trying to get some serious gains, that money should be saved for more serious mods, infact for 300 bucks you could prob get your head ported and polished which would definitly net you more hp then an intake

 

I didn't mean that post like that. The Chinese intakes are just knock offs of the intake they are trying to copy. You will essentially get the same intake, but the build quality and parts they use will be different. Intakes do make a difference. My friends all motor car running in NHRA. He dynoed his car in at 240 which was his weak motor had just a 3" tube running to the front end. Through just the intake I designed for him we were able to pick up an additional 10 horsepower on his car. Not changing anything other than the intake.

 

im proud of you. but 97% of honda NA owners dont have 240hp. and how was your 'design' different from anything other companies have made already?

 

Different lengths and diameters. You would be suprised how much a difference where a bend is placed. The radius of the bend. Length and diameter of the tube is to making power. Even something as little as 5 inches will move your power band around. Of course I have full access to a dyno which I can test all different sorts of things on until I develop an intake that makes the best power.

 

ok so whats your design?''''

 

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While its true in the large scheme of things the intake is a small player, it can have a drastic effect on your engines powerband.

Ever notice that most AEM cold air intakes have a hump of power from 4-5k rpm? Often dubbed "The AEM Hump". That is due to peak volumetric efficiency, in result of the diameter and length of the intake.

By altering length and diameter, you can achieve the peak volumetric efficiency later, and in your powerband.

Not to mention that going too small on an intake pipe can be disaster for high end power gains.

 

It all depends on what you have in your motor. Comp. Disp. cams. Manifold. everything comes into play. When I make a intake they are pretty much custom for every application, but what I have found is the AEM CAI will 75% of the time get the power.

 

my money is on the AEM cai but thats just my 2cents

 

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and thats what it is worth, thank you