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AEM CAI! IS it worth it

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Old 11-21-2001, 10:20 AM
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I was wondering if any S2000 owners who got the AEM CAI could give me some feedback. I am interested in it, but could not find if there was a particular homepage for the product. Also, how is the boost in power, and how good does it sound? Is it a pain to install on your own........

Also, is it a permanent mod. I would like the option of being able to keep everything stock if I went to sell it.
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I just installed it over the weekend. My thoughts:

- Wasnt too hard to install, but I had another person helping
- I love the sound at low rpm
- Gets very loud in vtec
- looks great in the engine bay
- buttdyno says there is a little more punch

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Forgot to add: How much should I expect to pay for it? Shipping to NC.
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I have had the AEM for over a month.

Low rpm WOT sounds fantastic.
VTEC WOT throttle sounds even better.

I swear that there is more torque at low rpms and a bigger VTEC kick, but that doesn't mean that there really is a big difference. Overall, I think it is easily worth the $245.

I wish someone who had done a dyno stock would do a dyno with the AEM so that we could compare. The only dynos I have seen showed big gains, but that car had a header and exhaust (both with stock airbox and with AEM).
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I`d get it. Makes power and is reasonably priced.
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Is it lighter than the OEM airbox setup?


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I got mine from a guy who sells them on Ebay for $200 without any issues. And yes its lighter than the stock airbox.
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Originally posted by spider
Is it lighter than the OEM airbox setup?


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We estimate that it is about 10 lbs lighter than stock. But it certainly is lighter - you would have known if you were with us at Dana's installing Ben's ...
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It's worth every penny. Before the AEM I raced a gsr hatch. Beat it by 1/2 car. After the AEM (and he installed one on his car too) I gave the gsr hatch a 1/2 car head start and I cleared it by 2 1/2 cars. Not saying that the AEM made that big of a difference, it was cooler out too, but definitel soem of that was from the AEM.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by s2ktaxi
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We estimate that it is about 10 lbs lighter than stock.


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