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Old Apr 7, 2004 | 06:32 PM
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Default AEM or Injen or comptech icebox?

out of those 3 which one is the best and has a reasonable price. i having trouble deciding which one to get so i need your opinions. which one gives more hp and sound very nice? and please tell me the site where i can get it.

Thanks Everyone for your opinion
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Old Apr 7, 2004 | 07:18 PM
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IMO injen is the best CAI on the market.
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 10:49 AM
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Default Re: AEM or Injen or comptech icebox? (dc5r4515)

CAI's are basically CAIs. There's basically no difference between them. Just brand name. Comptech's Icebox is a little different... nothing huge.
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 08:53 PM
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Injen.
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 06:12 AM
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intake is intake, they all serve the same purpose. but if you want to upgrade hotwires...until msd comes out with replacement coil packs, nology is the only one that offers a coil-on-plug conversion, which you will have to remove the stock airbox anyway. IMO just get rid of the box and have a simple pipe. less hassle to change filter, and frees up more space. its up to you though.
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Old Apr 14, 2004 | 08:42 AM
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well the icebox produces good power out of the three...but if u want a loud intake u do not want the icebox...it has a stock sound to it, but produces good power without sucking up water...i am saving for one rite now... u need the comptech intake arm, filter which is $200 and then the icebox is i think around $170 and u can get them at comptechusa.com...........comptech
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Old Apr 14, 2004 | 09:37 AM
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get the injen, mainly because the install on the aem is 10X harder that for the injen... you have been warned
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Old Apr 14, 2004 | 03:04 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fireDC5 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">get the injen, mainly because the install on the aem is 10X harder that for the injen... you have been warned</TD></TR></TABLE>

Or the DC-Sports....they are easy to install....may I also recommend the Hondata intake manifold gasket at the same time

I waited on the IM gasket and had to remove the intake again to get the IM to clear the studs

But I am very happy with both.
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Old Apr 14, 2004 | 10:16 PM
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DC CAI
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Old Apr 15, 2004 | 09:31 AM
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"get the injen, mainly because the install on the aem is 10X harder that for the injen... you have been warned"

man I have an aem and it wasn't that hard to install, the only problem I had was actually fitting it where it was suppose to go, tight squeeze. 45 min mod
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Old Apr 15, 2004 | 09:54 AM
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I have the ice box, and i'm very happy with it. It's quiet though, not like the AEM ones where you actually can hear the sucking of the air...
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Old Apr 15, 2004 | 11:06 AM
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The icebox is basically the same deal nothing special about it besides the fact that its purpose is to hide the noise the other two make which makes it one of the most sought after mods for cai. Then again the price for the intake and ice box don't merrit it as many customers as they would like.

- Concept is nice but the price is not.

. The aem is an ok model thats what I have now, Its pretty annoying especially since I dont have any fender lining so the filter is usually soaking wet after driving in the rain, I cant go any faster than 40 mph anywhere w/o the fear of hydrolocking my new motor. The breather filter thing they made for it (bypass valve) Is a pretty ingenious device, just sucks that is breaks and will fly into the intake manifold if possibly sucked in under hard conditions.

- Price is good on this item and is almost always avail for 40 bucks in classified adds.

- The injen is nice, fully polished, carb legal just like the above two but also has a shield on one side of the filter either for heat or debris or whatever its for would be more logical to have on my car being I dont use a bypass valve. However I am just going to shoot the loot for an icebox.

- Great intake over the regular aem.

- AEM V2, dont know a lot of people with it, I know its loud and produces good power but you have to use a custom engine mount from aem to put it on your car.

-WTF!!!
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Old Apr 15, 2004 | 11:14 AM
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Been using the Comptech Icebox for about two months now, pretty happy with it. No empricial data, but midrange feels nice, throttle response is quick. In the midrange, the vtec switchover dip is virtually eliminated, which is what I'm most impressed by I guess.
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Old Apr 15, 2004 | 08:00 PM
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i think i saw a dyno graph where the icebox out performed the aem
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