The idea of the ARC intake is good but the way they make it is quite dumb. The air chamber has too sharp edges which made a lot of turbulence. My friend has dyno his air box awhile and it made 2whp but with the air chamber, he lost 6whp from 6k-9k.

 

Hey thanks again guys I appreciate it a ton! I think I am off my idea of the ARC because of $$$$, I think I am going to go with the PRM jet-stream because of looks and its something different plus that is what I was going for with the ARC but now I can save mucho dinero.

 

If you want an intake that looks awesome with excellent throttle response that cures that dip in vtec go Arc, if you want to have a hydrolocked s2000 dead on the side of the road buy the P.O.S aem v2. Just washing your car that piece of crap will inhale water, worst intake i have ever had not to mention the customer service.

 

how much is the arc intake? 400-500?

 

Just the ARC box its 349. With the chamber its another 250 or so. I'm going for ARC myself, it rains too much and unpredictable here in Florida so I need a non CAI.

 

It's about $340 for the box and $300 for the chamber. I got mine from this place: http://www.rxecret7.com/hondaintake.html

They seem to have the cheapest price on it and they actually had both parts.

Don't forget the radiator cover for that extra bling

http://www.rxecret7.com/archondapanel.html

 

While I agree with you, its not THAT bad but yes I wouldnt even put on an AEM if it was free. They would have to pay me to run it.

On a scale of 1 to 10 I give ARC a 5.

 

I'm running an Injen intake on mine now and I have added the umbrella and plugged the drain hole on top of it for good measure. So far I have driven through the hardest downpoars this year (as the WTD05 guys can attest to) and have had no problems. Of course, I didn't cut out my fake vent or cut any more opening that might add to the hydrolock problem. I think if you look at the space that the filter is in, you'll realize that it's very hard for water to get in there unless you cut a vent hole or submerge the filter in water.

 

CAI should be fine with regards to hydolocking as long as it has a bypass valve. Plus you need to plug the hood drain.

John

 

From the pics, I can't tell from where the ARC draws its air. Anybody want to fill me in?

Thanks,
Rihard