AEM intake
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AEM intake
i was wondering if anyone has tried the AEM intake http://www.aemintakes.com/search/pro...?Prod=41-1405C
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Datswhtshsed is kinda right. You aren't going to get anywhere close to 12-15hp. Anyone that expects that kind of HP out of just an intake is getting their hopes up.
My Takeda was supposed to give me 11hp/11tq...does my butt dyno register that?...hell no. I do agree there is a slight improvement in throttle response and passing power at higher speeds/RPMs...but for all intensive purposes, small gains from intakes/exhausts.
My Takeda was supposed to give me 11hp/11tq...does my butt dyno register that?...hell no. I do agree there is a slight improvement in throttle response and passing power at higher speeds/RPMs...but for all intensive purposes, small gains from intakes/exhausts.
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My information is based off of real world dyno results. What is your information based off of?
http://www.importtuner.com/powerpage...5/viewall.html
http://www.importtuner.com/powerpage...5/viewall.html
Dyno 2
AEM Cold-Air Induction System
Peak HP: 134.4 / Peak TQ: 138.6
Horsepower Gain
* 4,000 to 5,500 HP range: 5.5 to 10.8
* 5,500 to redline HP range: 6.9 to 12.0
Torque Gain
* 4,000 to 5,500 TQ range: 4.3 to 14.8
* 5,500 to redline TQ range: 5.7 to 11.2
AEM Cold-Air Induction System
Peak HP: 134.4 / Peak TQ: 138.6
Horsepower Gain
* 4,000 to 5,500 HP range: 5.5 to 10.8
* 5,500 to redline HP range: 6.9 to 12.0
Torque Gain
* 4,000 to 5,500 TQ range: 4.3 to 14.8
* 5,500 to redline TQ range: 5.7 to 11.2
Lol its funny how putting a car on rollers and blowing a fan at it is "real world" to you.
The real world is what you feel when you drive your car...in the real world. And in that real world, gains are minimal.
Don't get me wrong, I spent the money on an intake and exhaust. I am just smart enough to know what to expect and what not to expect.
The real world is what you feel when you drive your car...in the real world. And in that real world, gains are minimal.
Don't get me wrong, I spent the money on an intake and exhaust. I am just smart enough to know what to expect and what not to expect.
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Facts are facts bud. Now your probably going to go knit pick the numbers, yes I know everyone will have slightly different results depending on many things such as temp and elevation. But, here is the test, here are the facts, and here is what you can expect to see +/- some.. Funny how your trying to agrue when it's right there in front of you 
Nobody here cares about your "butt dyno", sorry.
Nobody here cares about your "butt dyno", sorry.
I really wish you were right. I really do.
Fact is you can ask anyone here in the tC2 forum who has these mods installed. Their butt dynos will yeild the same results.
You can have a computer tell you that your car has 50 more HP, but if it doesn't feel like it when you are driving your car in the real world, who cares? With that being said...everyone should care about the butt dyno.
Fact is you can ask anyone here in the tC2 forum who has these mods installed. Their butt dynos will yeild the same results.
You can have a computer tell you that your car has 50 more HP, but if it doesn't feel like it when you are driving your car in the real world, who cares? With that being said...everyone should care about the butt dyno.
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CAI on new cars will barely give u anything but style points and sound because of how smart the ECU is configured.
if u want real gain from an intake...put it in a care that is like 1980's or older
if u want real gain from an intake...put it in a care that is like 1980's or older
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hahaha "butt dyno" gonna have to agree with biglilsteve on this one though, if you feel the difference from a part you put on your car I say success, thats what its all about right? If you put any performance part on your car and don't feel the difference its kind of a let down, who cares what it says on paper!
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I really wish you were right. I really do.
Fact is you can ask anyone here in the tC2 forum who has these mods installed. Their butt dynos will yeild the same results.
You can have a computer tell you that your car has 50 more HP, but if it doesn't feel like it when you are driving your car in the real world, who cares? With that being said...everyone should care about the butt dyno.
Fact is you can ask anyone here in the tC2 forum who has these mods installed. Their butt dynos will yeild the same results.
You can have a computer tell you that your car has 50 more HP, but if it doesn't feel like it when you are driving your car in the real world, who cares? With that being said...everyone should care about the butt dyno.
5HP on a 3000 lbs car will not be noticeable to the seat of the pants, however 50 HP on the same car will be a substantial increase, dyno butt or real world.
The dyno it's a great tuning tool universally used and accepted for every single tuner 9myself included) and it can't be ignored.
Seats of the pants is a cheap way to try to quantify a gain, from there to say that 3-4-5- HP is worthless, it's on the eye of the beholder, because those3-4-5 HP could be a necessary part of the combo.
Don't read too far into it. At the end of the day, the same fact will hold true:
An intake bolted to this car will not yeild noticeable results. Furthermore, it isn't going to be a necessary part of any combo, because the only combo that will yeild noticeable results will include a turbo. An intake cannot be a part of that combo.
Therefore, an intake isn't going to really get you anywhere as far as performance goes. At least not on this car. If you want to talk about older or larger displacement engines, that's a different story.
An intake bolted to this car will not yeild noticeable results. Furthermore, it isn't going to be a necessary part of any combo, because the only combo that will yeild noticeable results will include a turbo. An intake cannot be a part of that combo.
Therefore, an intake isn't going to really get you anywhere as far as performance goes. At least not on this car. If you want to talk about older or larger displacement engines, that's a different story.
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Don't read too far into it. At the end of the day, the same fact will hold true:
An intake bolted to this car will not yeild noticeable results. Furthermore, it isn't going to be a necessary part of any combo, because the only combo that will yeild noticeable results will include a turbo. An intake cannot be a part of that combo.
Therefore, an intake isn't going to really get you anywhere as far as performance goes. At least not on this car. If you want to talk about older or larger displacement engines, that's a different story.
An intake bolted to this car will not yeild noticeable results. Furthermore, it isn't going to be a necessary part of any combo, because the only combo that will yeild noticeable results will include a turbo. An intake cannot be a part of that combo.
Therefore, an intake isn't going to really get you anywhere as far as performance goes. At least not on this car. If you want to talk about older or larger displacement engines, that's a different story.
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