Proof of Hp gain (Dyno) (SRI vs CAI)

xcellr8n · 05-14-2008, 10:42 PM

I will try and make this brief. I had a Ingen CAI on my car for awhile. Then I saw all the hype about the X intake and it made me wonder if I could get better gains from this intake. So I sold my Ingen and I made my own custom SRI with the maf mod and have been driving the car with this intake for about a month now. I thought the car felt better and had better throttle response and was happy. So I went and had the car dynoed because I was wondering what kind of HP I had. So then I had a friend give me his AEM CAI and I decided to put it on and could instantly tell the gain in midrange power so now I wanted to take it back to the dyno and see what I gained. Here are the results. As you can see I picked up 15 hp and tq at the wheels in the midrange. Sorry I did not get a A/F reading with the CAI dyno pulls. My mods consist of custom race header, magnaflow exhaust, Hondata reflash, and the CAI.

Tim

07sedan_man · 05-15-2008, 01:58 AM

which one did u gain from the X intake or the AEM CAI??

Tredd · 05-15-2008, 02:02 AM

is the dyno u posted either the AEM CAI or the X-intake? And which one did you gain the "15 hp" from? i confused

jdmcoupe · 05-15-2008, 02:03 AM

^^^ yeah that LOL

***Zeuceone*** · 05-15-2008, 02:09 AM

He said mods include CAI.

***Zeuceone*** · 05-15-2008, 02:10 AM

Think about it.

jdmcoupe · 05-15-2008, 02:13 AM

so the AEM worked out good

Nexx · 05-15-2008, 03:11 AM

Wah? You sold the Injen CAI (which probably makes more power than any other intake) to build your own intake (which if not sanded down properly will probably make only as much power as a stock housing)? Why didn't you just keep the Injen CAI in the first place?

therra978 · 05-15-2008, 07:27 AM

green line - xintake
blue- aem cai

honda_man12 · 05-15-2008, 09:14 AM

lol fail

xcellr8n · 05-15-2008, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by therra978

green line - xintake
blue- aem cai

The CAI pull was overlaid to the previous pull I made with the SRI. As he said. Green - SRI
Blue - CAI

phenominalee · 05-15-2008, 11:54 AM

Green = homemade Sri.

As stated above, if not made properly it will suck. I'm not sayin your homemade intake sucks but let's just say a homemade Sri will be suspect to more scrutiny/doubt than one such as X's.

So the AEM made 15 hp over the homemade Sri? Could say a lot about the Sri.

T.

Gr3y Goose · 05-15-2008, 12:09 PM

nice midrange improvement

***xrs54*** · 05-15-2008, 02:58 PM

aem isn't that good though

BTW nice gains

xcellr8n · 05-15-2008, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phenominalee

Green = homemade Sri.

As stated above, if not made properly it will suck. I'm not sayin your homemade intake sucks but let's just say a homemade Sri will be suspect to more scrutiny/doubt than one such as X's.

So the AEM made 15 hp over the homemade Sri? Could say a lot about the Sri.

T.

I feel what your saying but I thought the gains were pretty impressive just from an intake. I am still breaking 200 hp so both intakes do pretty well. The peak power remains about the same. I new CAI made more midrange. I just posted to show the difference.

Grizam303 · 05-15-2008, 05:44 PM

Can you take a pic of the vanes on your DIY intake? Dynos are kinda irrelevant without that.

Also, the biggest benefit of the x-intake design is to richen up the AFR, so AFR on CAI would have been good.

I know it's a stupid question to ask, but you used the same air filter (just different piping) on each of these runs, right?

slow4drsi · 05-15-2008, 06:00 PM

is this with just intake ?what are the other mods?

firstsi · 05-15-2008, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phenominalee

Green = homemade Sri.

As stated above, if not made properly it will suck. I'm not sayin your homemade intake sucks but let's just say a homemade Sri will be suspect to more scrutiny/doubt than one such as X's.

So the AEM made 15 hp over the homemade Sri? Could say a lot about the Sri.

T.

x's intake is a home made one though

nice #s excellr8n

SpeedworkS · 05-15-2008, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slow4drsi

is this with just intake ?what are the other mods?

mods were listed in thefirst post. Very nice post btw. think I gotta switch out the sri for the cai. does anyone have the aem v2 if so is there any great difference?

phenominalee · 05-15-2008, 08:40 PM

If you followed the x-intake threads at all you know he put a lot of time & effort int R&D. Hence the reason he got so much support & so many orderes he couldn't fulfill them all (I am in no way defending the situation as it is now). Yes his intake was home-made, no i don't think that if xceller8n started slanging his home-made intakes over 8th he'd get the same response x's did.

There's not even a before & after dyno w/the homemade intake. (not that dyno's >all).

Like I said, not disrespecting your intake xceller8n, just not enough information to make a judgement imho.

T.

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Grizam303 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 529 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Can you take a pic of the vanes on your DIY intake? Dynos are kinda irrelevant without that. Also, the biggest benefit of the x-intake design is to richen up the AFR, so AFR on CAI would have been good. I know it's a stupid question to ask, but you used the same air filter (just different piping) on each of these runs, right? Last edited by Grizam303; 05-15-2008 at 05:47 PM.

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jdmcoupe Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: With Your Mom Age: 23 Posts: 733 iTrader: 1 / 100%	^^^ yeah that LOL

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*Zeuceone* Kill Your Self Krew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Killa Cali. Posts: 44,789 iTrader: 19 / 100%	Think about it.

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jdmcoupe Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: With Your Mom Age: 23 Posts: 733 iTrader: 1 / 100%	so the AEM worked out good

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Nexx Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 212 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Wah? You sold the Injen CAI (which probably makes more power than any other intake) to build your own intake (which if not sanded down properly will probably make only as much power as a stock housing)? Why didn't you just keep the Injen CAI in the first place?

05-15-2008, 07:27 AM	#9 (permalink)
therra978 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lowell, MA Age: 22 Posts: 702 Soy Sauce! iTrader: 0 / 0%	green line - xintake blue- aem cai

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honda_man12 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toronto, ON Age: 21 Posts: 813 iTrader: 2 / 100%	lol fail

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phenominalee Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Ca Posts: 127 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Green = homemade Sri. As stated above, if not made properly it will suck. I'm not sayin your homemade intake sucks but let's just say a homemade Sri will be suspect to more scrutiny/doubt than one such as X's. So the AEM made 15 hp over the homemade Sri? Could say a lot about the Sri. T.

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Gr3y Goose Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The House that Ruth Built Age: 21 Posts: 2,497 Goose iTrader: 3 / 100%	nice midrange improvement

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slow4drsi Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: long island n.y. Posts: 770 iTrader: 5 / 100%	is this with just intake ?what are the other mods?

05-15-2008, 08:40 PM	#20 (permalink)
phenominalee Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Ca Posts: 127 iTrader: 0 / 0%	If you followed the x-intake threads at all you know he put a lot of time & effort int R&D. Hence the reason he got so much support & so many orderes he couldn't fulfill them all (I am in no way defending the situation as it is now). Yes his intake was home-made, no i don't think that if xceller8n started slanging his home-made intakes over 8th he'd get the same response x's did. There's not even a before & after dyno w/the homemade intake. (not that dyno's >all). Like I said, not disrespecting your intake xceller8n, just not enough information to make a judgement imho. T.