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I am thinking of buying and AEM Cold Air Intake but im sure if thas the best one for the buck. Could u guys give me your coments of the AEM Cold Air Intake and how hard is it to install. I am also thinking of gettin some coilovers. Could i get your opinion on those and some good brands. Thanks.

 
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i have aem sri and its alright didnt really give lowend power mostly top and didnt really do much except make it loud if u really want good gains save for someother things cai might do a little more injen is okay pretty much all the same my friend has injen and its not as loud

 
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Aight thanks, do you know of anything i can get that will give me a little bit better performance and a better sound. I also am trying to get my car to ride smoother and get some better handling. Any suggestions there?

 
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most intakes will rob low end torque and horsies. Do you have a LX/DX or EX? It would be a good idea to search and post in the right forum.
LX/DX: AEM V2
EX: K&N FIPK 2
those seem to be the most popular ones now.... if $$ is not a problem

 
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Yea i got an LX.

 
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I don't like AEM. I had their shortie intake and lost power. Also the K&N filters that all AEM intakes use is not as good as paper for filtering. You're gonna let alot more dirt in the engine, especially when the filter is a few feet from the ground. Have fun ruining your car. If you absolutely have to have an intake, I recommend the K&N fipk short ram. You can always get a cone paper filter for it as well. But it's really the best intake for our cars. Other metal intakes have a tendency to get hotter anyway...

 
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Aight, how much will that K&N run me and what are the pros and cons of it?

 
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New will be around $215 shipped after discount from robearracing.com. It's worth it, and you don't lose low end like the other intakes. Definately better than stock, and it's made of hard plastic. After trying both with my setup, I won't be using the stock airbox anymore. Only negative--K&N filter isn't very good at trapping small particles, but you can always get a paper one for like $14 like I did.

 
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How is the plastic diff from the metal ones.

 
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Plastic won't heat up as much or as fast as metal. If you hold a metal intake, it might burn you. And you always want cooler air entering the engine. cooler air=higher O2 density=more power. Not much, but worth getting.

 
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so the plastic k&n short ram is kind of like putting it up agains an aem cold air?

 
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i have an AEM CAI on a 2001 LX manual for trade for an AEM or Injen SRI

 
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why u tradin?

 
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All the cold air intakes by AEM, Ingen, etc make only 1-2hp if you're lucky. The K&N is dyno proven to give up to 5whp in the higher rpms.

 
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Your talkin about teh K&N Short ram right?

 
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I have the injen cold air and I like it.

 
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Can you tell a difference in power?

 
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[QUOTE] I recommend the K&N fipk short ram. You can always get a cone paper filter for it as well. But it's really the best intake for our cars. Other metal intakes have a tendency to get hotter anyway...

 
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cool

 
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yeah he right best to go wit k@n

 
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Well, it's really up to you. Some ppl like the AEM short ram, some dislike it. Whatever intake you get, you wont be "feeling it" too too much.... unless you plan to go on track and .001 second is important.