What combination yields the most WHP? I am currently considering the AEM CAI and Spugen dual exhaust, but I defer to all of your experiences. Please advise.

Thanks!

 

I'd say Injen with amuse dual

~Andrew

 

Is the Amuse loud? How much is it?

What's better about Injen vs. AEM.

Thanks!

 

Not much. Injen (I think) is still a single pipe, AEM is two-piece. Gains are the same, sound is the same, but I've heard getting the single piece Injen in can be a beatch...

I have the AEM and am considering the Spugen dual as well. FYI, Amuse is around $1500...

 

Thanks Zonie. Can you notice a significant increase with the CAI from stock?

 

Never dyno'd myself and the gains are SO SLIGHT that I'm hard pressed to notice gains by the 'seat of my pants' method. I absolutely LOVE the sound at WOT, really tough. And quite honestly the RPMs SEEM to spin up faster than stock setup, which is logical as I think the stock airbox is somewhat restrictive (for noise reduciton). But that may be my imagination...

The torque curves I've seen show a nice little *bump* at around 4K. Heck, for $150-200 you can't go wrong, eh?

 

Before my CAI, I was neck and neck with some of the local S2000's. After my CAI, I can pull on the MY2002's. I have a MY2001 and I thought that it made a very noticable difference on my car. I have a 4IGS2000 CAI and I love it.

 

sorry im new so there might be a well known answer, but mugen doesnt make the best parts?

 

Mugen makes very nice parts. I don't happen to subscribe to the Mugen/Spoon stuff myself. The quality is among the very best. In my opinion, they are very high priced and I will spend my hard earned money elsewhere, thanks. This is why it's nice to have a choice.

I have never been one to buy something just because it has a certain brand. Before I buy something, it has to prove itself to me first. The brand isn't what I buy. I buy the product, and quality doesn't have to cost a fortune. I have an inexpensive exhaust system to install that is of very good quality and I like the sound better than Spoon or Mugen. Fortunately, I'm not hung up on brand names.

 

I will be installing my Spugen dual ovals on the 5th of October ( very excited) then I will be looking for a CAI also, we have alot of flash floods here, and need a good CAI that I wont risk getting hydrolocked, then I could give you some feedback.

Tenblade2001 has a good combo and is very knowledgable, you could PM him and ask his opinion. I wanna say he has an PRM CAI and a Speed? single exhaust.