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Old 01-14-2013, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by unsungfate
i have my AEM in, long story short, it's great and does not disappoint. with that said, i only wish it looked flashier in the engine bay.. i hope pwjdm decides to make the "whale *****" intake for the tc2.., i'd get it in a heartbeat!
at first i thought u were trying to be funny, so i looked it up and yea i see why it has that name hahahahha
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Old 01-14-2013, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Jebus_777
at first i thought u were trying to be funny, so i looked it up and yea i see why it has that name hahahahha
I was curious too. I sort of lost my appetite. Does it mean Cold Air Intake? I dont want to Google that at work...
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Old 01-14-2013, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by StatuSCheckA
I was curious too. I sort of lost my appetite. Does it mean Cold Air Intake? I dont want to Google that at work...
i googled it at work, IMMEDIATE close button just to be safe lol or go

Incognito lol
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it's called, the power chamber effect, and it's has proven effective on some systems.. it's is essentially a ridiculousy over sized intake piping that bulges in one area then smoothly returns to throttle body size.. something about ramming the air.. it looks awesome. password jdm AKA PWJDM made one for the tc1, not as nice looking as my civics power chamber intake, but definitely looks good

if you haven't guessed, whale *****, is just a nickname for the power chamber intake because it looks like...., well a whale's *****..
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Old 01-15-2013, 01:23 AM
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The only thing I personally do not like about the Injen CAI is the placement of the MAF sensor. It is in the same location as the factory unit, but you're adding extra bends in the system which circulates the air differently through the MAF thus reading different. AEM's intake places the MAF down low to prevent this and the ETI chip corrects the readings to be correct. I have an AEM and have no complaints about it. Install was easy, functions well, overall good buy.
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I know it was an intake, but when i searched up the name for tc2s it should penises hahaha
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Old 01-15-2013, 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted by russiankid
The only thing I personally do not like about the Injen CAI is the placement of the MAF sensor. It is in the same location as the factory unit, but you're adding extra bends in the system which circulates the air differently through the MAF thus reading different. AEM's intake places the MAF down low to prevent this and the ETI chip corrects the readings to be correct. I have an AEM and have no complaints about it. Install was easy, functions well, overall good buy.
I don't disagree. Any analog intake will have some method to change airflow to a MAF.
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Originally Posted by Jebus_777
I know it was an intake, but when i searched up the name for tc2s it should penises hahaha
priceless..
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Old 01-15-2013, 03:20 AM
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Originally Posted by StatuSCheckA
I don't disagree. Any analog intake will have some method to change airflow to a MAF.
Air flow to the MAF plays a big part in performance. But we're dealing with a car that is not for performance, all we really get is a cool sound and a very minimal improvement in the torque curve. As long as there is no CEL, you should be good to go.
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Originally Posted by russiankid
Air flow to the MAF plays a big part in performance. But we're dealing with a car that is not for performance, all we really get is a cool sound and a very minimal improvement in the torque curve. As long as there is no CEL, you should be good to go.
Thanks man!
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No problem.
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I bought the takeda CAI and i can feel the difference is a great CAI
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Go TRD. A sealed box under the hood is always better than the filter out front. Think of it like a fail safe. Your lungs aren't in your mouth for a reason
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