I've had my aem in now for about a year and when i put my stock exhaust back on i notice that the intake is quieter compared to when i first installed it. I also notice that the transition into vtec is also quieter. My car sounds stock...does anybody else see this in their's.

 

I seriously doubt it is any quieter. I think you are just remembering how loud it seemed when you first installed it, and got used to it. Whenever I ride in a stock S2000, it soulds puney.

 

no i doubt i got used to it my car sounds like it's stock

 

I drove my 03 stock for a few weeks before i got my AEM cai. Once i put the cai on i noticed a BIG difference in sound. I doesnt sound stock to me at all.

OG

 

So, have you ridden in a stock S recently to compare?

 

yep like yesterday

 

maybe try cleaning the filter?

 

I did it like 1k miles ago with the k&n recharging kit

 

If you've found some way to make a tuba sound like a trumpet, please share.

 

I drove my '01 for about 8 months before the AEM CAI. Since installing the CAI, the car sounds better, has better response, and (this is no bull) recently got slightly over 30 MPG running 70-80MPH from Pittsburgh to Baltimore on Exxon gas.