Which intake? 07 si

[Mattzilla]

Wow lots of replies...thanks guys. Hopefully you understand my reasoning for not wanting to dig into this car too much. After modding the crap out of my last car, taking things apart etc. things didn't fit right and all the rattles and squeaks drove me insane. I really don't want to deal with that again so I'm pretty paranoid about removing stuff. Pathetic, I know..lol.

[Mattzilla]

Also, if I have to bring the car in for warranty work, I guess it would be wiser to get the SRI so I can swap it out with the stock intake without having to deal with bumper removal and whatnot...what do you guys think? Do you guys just leave your aftermarket stuff on when you take your car in? Thanks!

[kevzSi]

I have the K&N typhoon short ram intake. no regrets!!

I have no problems with it at all...sounds amazing! noticable gain. and comes with heatsheild so it sheilds the filter from the heat coming off the engine.

highly reccommend it!

[adamhoud]

I recommend the fujita sri, perfect fitment, awesome sound.

[TreeFrog]

Originally Posted by imtim25

combustion engines work like this:gases mixes with cold air to for a mixture(the fuel air mixture) that is ignited by the spark plug in the combustion chamber and it psuhes the pistons up and down which makes the car run. what the intake does is it pushes more cooler air into the combustion chamber.

if the intake, such as Injen's CAI, is installed and there is no CEL...how would you know if it is installed correctly or if it isnt if the flow sensor isnt turning the CEL on in any situation. that means i could just install the Injen CAI by just reading the instructions (hell that means i could even skip some steps) and end up thinking that i installed it correctly just because the CEL doesnt come up and my car is roaring.

i like the aem cai becuase if the CEL comes up, that means something is wrong and i installed it half-assed and i need to fix it to get reach maximum efficiency.

this is my 2 cents but i would just go with the AEM.

never the less, i recommend the K&N filter for any cai's.






FLAME ON!
(i know it coming)

stfu asshat!

its a damn intake, if you mess up install you're an idiot.

injen has better gains plain and simple look at the dynos! the injen CAI is 6" shorter than the AEM. this is more efficent. how many problems have people had with AEM? tons. has ANYONE complained about the Injen? NOPE!!

injen FTW.

stfu with this AEM bull****.

[RedSIinPA]

Originally Posted by TreeFrog

stfu asshat!

its a damn intake, if you mess up install you're an idiot.

injen has better gains plain and simple look at the dynos! the injen CAI is 6" shorter than the AEM. this is more efficent. how many problems have people had with AEM? tons. has ANYONE complained about the Injen? NOPE!!

injen FTW.

stfu with this AEM bull****.

take a xanax man.

[HoNdA06]

All this for a CAI. Wow. People can not voice thier opinions nowadays. I have a AEM and I have no problem with mines at all. I guess I am lucky. But based on what I heard Injen is better. So I'll give it a try. Hey at least I'll have both.

[TreeFrog]

Originally Posted by RedSIinPA

take a xanax man.

hehehehe yeah i know

[Excelerate]

I spoke to AEM at SEMA and they said that they had resolved the issue with their CAI for the 06+ Civic Si. They had re-designed it to make sure that a CEL doesn't pop up. Has anyone recently purchased and still had an issue, say within the last few months?

Also to anyone who needs an AEM or Injen or FUJITA CAI or SRI PM me.

[Yodums]

Originally Posted by Mattzilla

Also, if I have to bring the car in for warranty work, I guess it would be wiser to get the SRI so I can swap it out with the stock intake without having to deal with bumper removal and whatnot...what do you guys think? Do you guys just leave your aftermarket stuff on when you take your car in? Thanks!

If that's the case, then the short ram intake would be your best bet. The installation is quick and easy - remove the stock airbox and tubing that connects the airbox to the resonator box. You don't need to remove your bumper and you can put back together if you need to.

Personally, I leave my aftermarket stuff on. That's only because the stuff I come in for isn't related to my intake. If you're going for any major warranty work dealing with the powertrain, then it might be a good idea to put things back together stock.

[Yodums]

Originally Posted by Excelerate

I spoke to AEM at SEMA and they said that they had resolved the issue with their CAI for the 06+ Civic Si. They had re-designed it to make sure that a CEL doesn't pop up. Has anyone recently purchased and still had an issue, say within the last few months?

Also to anyone who needs an AEM or Injen or FUJITA CAI or SRI PM me.

Did the rep mention specifically the Si? I never thought the CEL pertained to the Si. Everyone who seemed to have the problem installed it on the R18. That's not to say it was still a poorly designed intake - both parties mentioned hesitation problems and the what not.

[Civic06SiR]

I went with the AEM CAI, didn't have to remove any peice of fender or anything nor did I have to remove the bumper. Did get a CEL but that was from the race headers I installed.

[Mattzilla]

I'm thinking I might just avoid this whole AEM vs. Injen thing and go with a Fujita SRI

[...WillSI07...]

Go with a injen sri for the loudest vtec your ears will witness i cant keep my foot off the gas after the install.

[Z1 Performance]

I've had my AEM CAI installed in our SI for over 9 months and have driven in hot/cold weather for long and short trips...

I've never once gotten a CEL and fitment was 100% perfect.

[00_buckshot]

You could wait for the Comptech Ice Box. It should be hitting the scene very soon (hopefully). It would give you the best of both worlds. You would get colder air draw but the filter would be just as accessable as your stock filter (ie; you wouldn't have to remove the bumper cover to service the filter).

[tmac1221]

Originally Posted by Yodums

If that's the case, then the short ram intake would be your best bet. The installation is quick and easy - remove the stock airbox and tubing that connects the airbox to the resonator box. You don't need to remove your bumper and you can put back together if you need to.

Personally, I leave my aftermarket stuff on. That's only because the stuff I come in for isn't related to my intake. If you're going for any major warranty work dealing with the powertrain, then it might be a good idea to put things back together stock.

When I went in to get the Honda reflash for the "rev-hang" a couple months ago, of course it took a while for them to get what I was talking about as we all know, but after they did it the service guy was like "Yeah, the tech thinks it might have something to do with the air intake you got on there." I just looked at him and said, " No.....no it's not that." So I don't think they care about the aftermarket stuff, unless like yodums said, it is DIRECTLY related to that part of your car. Mod on boys (and girls) !!!

[qwerty :)]

but that is not to say that they might do all they can to link the mod to the problem.. i think that the only way a cai would void a warrenty would be from hydrolocking..

[Mattzilla]

Question for those of you with CAIs - if I get a CAI and don't cut, will it rub and cause increased vibrations? Or is the cutting only done for easier install? Injen would be my choice...thanks.

[aki]

I'm sure most of you have seen but I had Weapon R intake installed on my car recently: New Weapon R SRI Installed

I'm a skeptic on intakes, but it does sound better. They said on dyno it increased something like 3-12 HP depending on range. Wish I saw dyno graph but didn't.

As for the AEM vs. Injen debate/flamewar going on, they're all filters-on-a-stick, so it's not like one brand is going to be dramatically different--provided they get the MAF stuff right. Both use gauze filters, similar diameter piping, etc.

They key factors for good intake performance are the following:

1) Piping curvature: Are there sharp angles that will reduce the air flow into the intake manifold?
2) Location: Are they placed in an area in the engine bay where there's good air flow? This is the main strength of a CAI over a SRI.
3) Filter: Does the filter provide good protection as well as good air flow? Oiled foam filters such as my Weapon R provide better air flow--but some have questioned its long term durability.
4) Heat shielding: Does the intake absorb a lot of heat from the engine bay? In spite of the touted benefits of CAI, I think the chief strength of them as opposed to the SRI is that they don't have the heat bog that cause sluggish launches. Once the car's moving at 40mph, the engine bay doesn't have enough time to really heat the air.

Unless people have done comparisons with the diff brands, it's all hearsay and preference at this point. "No no Injen is teh best!!" comments don't have much backing if they're not based on dynos or from using multiple intakes.