Will someone please tell me what is so special about AEM that they can charge $200+ for their CAI? Obviously I don't have one and I'm a stinkin' newb to boot, but enlighten me.

ps- I know the last post was mine, I promise I'm not post-whoring.

 

aem spends a lot of money and time researching how to make the best intake. Many people all intakes are the same except for the filter, but aem makes good piping which helps to increase horsepower. Also look on ebay and you should be able to find one for around $150.

 

As always i say that you should just custom ur cai. As state above most intake are just the same even a custom cai will perform the like a brand name one. Just buy sum piping and buy a k&n filter.

 

I think he meant to say "Many people THINK all intakes are the same.".............From my perspective you can count on AEM to make a very very good intake that will last forever. Notice not all intakes are the same. Example.......my friend has the same car as me and hes got an ebay intake and i have an AEM intake........Mine is 1 single piece of piping and his is multiple pieces........mine most likely performs better because.......(as said above) AEM spends a lot of money on research.....they determine which degree of bending and etc will perform best on each individual application. If u get an ebay intake ull most lilkely end up getting an AEM later down the line........aem makes good stuff......as anyone who owns and theyll tell u the same...........it is money well spent.

 

In my opinion, if you aren't planning on doing a whole lot to your car besides intake (just small other things) then the difference between an AEM intake and an ebay one is very small. The difference comes the more you modify the engine, thats when there may a larger difference between them. AEM also ceramic coats the tubing they sell which helps a good deal with heat dissapation...and with that I will end with a question. Does anyone know where to buy a ceramic based paint that one could use to coat an ebay intake with? I can't seem to find any...havent bought an intake yet, but if I could find some ceramic based paint that would probably sway my decision a good deal

 

AEM is THE BEST company when it comes to intake systems. They put time and research into each one... perfect angles, perfect sizes, even distances and angles of the MAF sensor. Not to mention that they are street legal... unlike about 95% of Ebay intakes.

 

the AEM CAI is the best intake for the Honda Civic. hands down. its been dyno proven

 

The V2 version from AEM is pretty awesome from what I hear... never hear anything negtive about it.

 

the AEM CAI V2 is just the original AEM CAI but its designed a little differently and does perform better.

 

lol the price is negitiave enough for me to just keep my standard AEM cai. lol