Comptech Ice Box vs. AEM CAI

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Jul 29, 2002 | 08:17 PM

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Comptech Ice Box vs. AEM CAI

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Ice Box:

This intake design from Comptech is a hybrid short ram and cold air intake system. The design was slightly copied from the Mugen CAI however with the Icebox you get to keep your air conditioning (hehe how nice of them). The Icebox utilizes the efficiency of a short ram intake and puts cold air in it. The air filter is sealed in a larger unrestrictive airbox which is directed downward to suck air in from near the turn signal, allowing cold air to come through it's short ram intake. This design is probably the best you can do without chopping off one of your hi-beams and sucking in air from the headlight opening. Peak HP gains compared with the traditional cold air will be negligible however the midrange will be much improved.

HP Increase: 5-10 (peak HP less affected than low to midrange power)

Advantages:

-High efficiency, cold air intake design gives good power gains throughout the RPM spectrum rather than only at peak. -Decreased risk of water ingestion.

Disadvantages:

-Peak HP will not be as high as with regular cold air intakes. -Might not be as loud as you like your intakes to be.

I always thought that a longer tube intake will give better low-mid power because of the better velocity but less volume, whereas a short ram style with larger tubing should decrease the velocity and increase the air volume, thus providing better high-end power, but sacrificing the low-mid end.

Now the questions is, why does the AEM CAI provide better high-end power whereas the Comptech Icebox provides better low-mid and lack top? I'm taking consideration that the Icebox is like a short ram with a shielded box and a tube which provides cold air, but the velocity of the air should be slower than that in the AEM.

To read the whole intake review, please refer to http://www.teamhagokspeed.150m.com/index11.html

[Modified by Project X, 12:18 AM 7/30/2002]

Jul 30, 2002 | 05:21 PM

StorminMatt

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Re: Comptech Ice Box vs. AEM CAI (Project X)

Have you seen actual dyno results for the Comptech Ice Box? Do you know for a fact that these are the kinds of gains you will see? I personally have seen NO independent tests for the Ice Box but tons for the AEM. And personally, I wouldn't believe a thing that a manufacturer says about their products.

Jul 30, 2002 | 06:17 PM

diabolik_Projekts_93

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Re: Comptech Ice Box vs. AEM CAI (StorminMatt)

the filters could have something to do with it comptech uses a foam style filter and AEM uses a K&N filter. i went with comptech because harder to hydro lock and i got it for 150 bucks can't beat that

Aug 9, 2002 | 02:05 AM

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Re: Comptech Ice Box vs. AEM CAI (diabolik_Projekts_93)

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I always thought the foam filter is more free flow and the K&N provides better filtration. That means the foam filter should allow more air to enter into the enter, thus helping the top-end especially.