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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 03:26 AM
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I see 3 major companys offering this....AEM, Injen, and Typhoon.

Yer thoughts on all 3?

I like the Injen and AEM because it has a nice polished look but they also seems to be the more expensive ones at $230.

Can someone explain the major differences in the brands. Like whats better about Injens then the AEM's and vice-versa?




Adding this make my exhaust sound better right?
Old Jan 5, 2005 | 04:02 AM
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you might wanna try searching in the power hungry section. theres been few mentions about diff. intakes.
Old Jan 12, 2005 | 11:16 PM
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i would narrow it down to the injen or typhoon leaning more toward the typhoon because i have one on my wrx, i wouldnt have an aem if my life depended on it.
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Injen.
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Injen does it for me too....
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Old Jan 13, 2005 | 02:35 PM
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K&N has one too
Old Jan 13, 2005 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by squirrel
Injen.
Werd. The Injen short ram is the schnitzzle.

It's $151.95 here: http://www.ptuning.com/html/Item-Des...l&ModelDesc=xB

Click here first to get a 5% Scion Life Discount:
http://www.ptuning.com/html/discount...id=ptscionlife

Then browse to the intake and it's final price is $144.35 with Free Shipping. They also have good deals on Springs, Strut Bars, etc.

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I had another intake first, but when I put the Injen SR on, believe it or not, I FELT a difference. Real throttle response, and good sound...

Once again, INJEN

Oh, and the box included a free "Injen xB" badge. Not a sticker(got those too) but a Badge! It looks cool... I put it where the RS.1 badge would be! :D

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I put my Injen xB badge under the hood where the front closes shut. I like the badge.

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AEM!! or Injen. It think the Injen looks better though. Wish I got that instead of the AEM but it's still good/
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If you are going to do mostly city driving, then the Injen short ram is what you want. If its freeway driving then the Injen cold air intake.

For some reason, I think the "water check valve" on the AEM cold air intake hurts the flow of the air thru the intake. The "valve" is a piece of foam. There has got to be some reducing of pressure thru that.
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Originally Posted by wyldkard
I put my Injen xB badge under the hood where the front closes shut. I like the badge.

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Doesn't matter what intake you have it's still good but go Injen!
Old Jan 14, 2005 | 02:11 AM
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buy the cheaper one between aem and injen. they're both good. ppl will continue to suggest to you one or the other, but most people cannot tell you why, and the ones who tell you why cannot prove their points.
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I like Injen cuz I have both, AND they are made in-house, saw them do it w/ my own two eyes. Plus I got to see some stuff before the public did.
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I just dig the sound of the AEM, and that's all. Dunno why. It's just a very cool sound.
Maybe if I was to race I would want something else, but this works for me.
Old Jan 14, 2005 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by squirrel
If you are going to do mostly city driving, then the Injen short ram is what you want. If its freeway driving then the Injen cold air intake.

For some reason, I think the "water check valve" on the AEM cold air intake hurts the flow of the air thru the intake. The "valve" is a piece of foam. There has got to be some reducing of pressure thru that.
the dealer aem intake is different than what you get from aem.

the non dealer one doesnt bend all around in a loop or have the water check valve
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Ah, didn't know that. I was just never a fan of AEM, and had always had good luck w/ Injen.
Old Jan 14, 2005 | 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by hotxb990
you might wanna try searching in the power hungry section. theres been few mentions about diff. intakes.
ok fine...i retract my first statment. so here's my 2cent,
INJEN 2105P :D :D



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