[MordeKyle]

I installed an AEM Cold Air Intake about two weeks ago, ill put some pics up later. I got the intake from an amazing web page that has tons of stuff for the 2006 civics. http://www.autocityimports.com the intake cost about $250(U.S.).

The intake made an incredible sound difference and the engine has more power to back up the sound. You can actually hear the engine pulling in air. The install was a breeze, that is if you dont count the removal of the stock parts as part of the install. It took me 5 1/2 hours to remove all of the stock air system. It took me only about an hour to install the intake itself. Make sure you have a variety of different length extensions on your socket set before taking this project on.

If anyone has any questions about the intake or what it took to install the intake just let me know. I wish i would have know what i was getting into before i went to install the intake, there was a lot of head scrathcing involved in the removal of the stock system.

The instructions were very detailed on how to remove the old system and on installing the new system, but im sure when aem put the intake in for the instuckion manual, they had every tool under the sun, it was kinda tricky at times.

[WLH]

Cool. I bought the same intake in the powder silver color to match my car. It's been sitting in my living room for a week now. Read the instructions and knew it would be a bit of a job removing the stock air system. (especially since I want to keep it intake for possible re-install at a later date....cold air and slushy winters are not a good combo) I got mine for $279 CDN at Mopac Performance in Langley, BC. Will post an update when I get mine done.

[Hilorains]

If you have warranty work, are you going to put back the OEM system?

[kero]

I this a short intake?

[WLH]

Depends on the warranty work I suppose. It's a long intake that goes behind the bumper. Would be easy to re-install.

[MordeKyle]

the box says that the intake will not void warrenty...but dont know if it will or not, my brother in law is the assistant new car manager at my local dealer, ill have a talk with him

[kero]

Eventhough I know the longer intakes are easier, are not the short intakes easier to install? I know the air they take in is warmer but they still give a little extra kick don't they.

[GoneIn60]

They are easier in the respect that you dont have to run it all the way down behind the bumper other than that they are pretty similar in the way you install them

[WLH]

The longer "cold air" intakes increase the horsepower by providing fresh cool air to the engine. Also, they are less restrictive then the stock air cleaner box. Better performance and economy. The "short ram" intakes do not pull air from a cooler source (like under the bumper) but pull air from the engine compartment. They have the potential to produce more power. However, if the engine compartment temptures are too high, the power gains may be lost.

[Hilorains]

Seen the debate about Warm Air Intakes (WAI) v. Cold Air Intakes (CAI) in other forums. I tried both in my Altima. Not having access to a Dyno to get actual HP measurements, I really couldn't sense a difference. However, the big issue about a CAI is water ingestion. I know AEM sells a bypass valve and I assume it did not come with kit.

[Shishpanik]

Cold air intakes themselves barely do anything for performance. In combination with race header, and low restriction exhaust they tend to do more. However, if drivin economically it should give you 1-2 mpg more and keep relatively quiet, however if you push it it gets loud and sounds really good .

[MordeKyle]

no, the bypass does not come with the kit, it is an optional part

[HondaLuke]

I'll be purchasing an '07 civic when it comes into the dealership in several weeks. I would like to do a few things to not only increase performance, but, in turn, increase gas mileage. I would prefer to have very little aesthetic or audible characteristics to indicate that I have done anything (ie. i don't want a loud exhaust, decals, a rear wing, etc.) I know helping the engine breath a little will increase low-end grunt (something that would benefit the civic significantly) I have read the thread on the AEM intake systems and have a few questions about that and performance enhanscements in general.

1. Will those systems that indicate they are designe for "'06 Civic (DX, LX, EX) manual" work for my '07 EX Auto?

2. If I am able to get an intake that works and it is a "long" air intake (as opposed to short ram) do I need that bypass valve? How important is that?

3. Are there exhaust systems that free up the engine's exhalation, but don't give me the loud tuner sound (I used to love it, but not really anymore)

4. Another performance mod that would help gas mileage: lighter pulleys for the main belt(s). That would seem to be a rather simple swap and would decrease load on the engine = increased performance and gas mileage.

[phantom-civic]

1) Most of the time, but not all, the parts designed for the engine bay vary from auto to stick, b/c of the transmissions there often isn't enough room in auto's.
2) If you get a c.a.i. and its long (as all all) you only have to worry about hydrolocking your car if ur in water up to your foglights, which you shouldn't be driving in anyway!! its very rare that u'll lock it just from going through a puddle or driving in heavy rain, but you can try and pick up a bypass valve.
3) Most after market exhuasts are louder than your stock, but u might want to tryo just increasing your pipes, that might work (i dunno) if not there are some low grunting ones (i have a magnaflow and itsn't noticeable unless u listen for it at low idles, only when u push the car does it make noise)
4)my logic says that anything that makes the car 'lighter' should increase performance/gas mileage....so remove those rear seats!!!lol

-i have heard however on some other forums that after people installed a c.a.i. their c.e.l. went on and have not figured out how to get it off (AEM says they're working on it) also; i know on some stick shifters (haven't heard auto's) that the c.a.i. is causing them to stall at low rpm (ie. at lights, or turning from a stop) i was all ready to install one, but i heard this and was afraid so i'm waiting. Let me know if anyone has installed their AEM cai and are haing problems...i'll be looking into s.r.i.'s and heatboxes

[HondaLuke]

Thanks, phantom

The automatic is a new compact transmission. Which would make me think it is smaller than normal automatics.

Regardless, does anyone know if there is a CAI that fits the 8th gen Civic EX AT? I'm going to try and contact AEM.

Does anyone know my question about the belt pulleys? I figure that could reduce significant load if pulleys were lighter given the centrifugal force involved.