AEM SRI dyno
According to the Dyno posted for the 01+ EX A/T, the SRI gave a best gain of 6.6 HP @ 5,750 RPM. Since the engine & the SRI P/N is the same as the M/T I would expect similar gains.
http://www.aempower.com/pdf/dyno/22-...20AT%20SRS.pdf
http://www.aempower.com/pdf/dyno/22-...20AT%20SRS.pdf
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Originally Posted by Mirage
According to the Dyno posted for the 01+ EX A/T, the SRI gave a best gain of 6.6 HP @ 5,750 RPM. Since the engine & the SRI P/N is the same as the M/T I would expect similar gains.
http://www.aempower.com/pdf/dyno/22-...20AT%20SRS.pdf
http://www.aempower.com/pdf/dyno/22-...20AT%20SRS.pdf
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the 6 horsepower isnt even at 6100 rpm where the civic ex peaks at stock....i think it was around 4550 was +6 horsepower and at 6100 was like 3 horse. i never heard about that +16 horsepower that seems kind of high, but i wont argue wiht a dyno chart.
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Originally Posted by Mirage
According to the Dyno posted for the 01+ EX A/T, the SRI gave a best gain of 6.6 HP @ 5,750 RPM. Since the engine & the SRI P/N is the same as the M/T I would expect similar gains.
http://www.aempower.com/pdf/dyno/22-...20AT%20SRS.pdf
http://www.aempower.com/pdf/dyno/22-...20AT%20SRS.pdf
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Originally Posted by aznboysrfr
I wouldn't trust AEM's website too much ... they said the aem v2 gave a 16 hp gain on the 01+ dx :|
Originally Posted by bobsagator
I understand the idea of "similar gains" but since the torque curve of a A/T is different from a M/T then it really wouldn't be a true comparison, would it?
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Originally Posted by Mirage
evidence?
-resonator matches air charge with intake pulses
-stock airbox acts as a reservoir of air ensuring power on demand
(more torque)
-stock intake is designed to keep air moving fast
An aftermarket intake usually only meets one of these requirements, if any.
If the oem intake was flawed or in some way restrictive, you would be seeing alot more than 4whp gain at 6200rpm after swapping to an aftermarket K&N intake.
Originally Posted by gearbox
-piping the same size as the TB = best = stock
Originally Posted by gearbox
-resonator matches air charge with intake pulses
Originally Posted by gearbox
-stock airbox acts as a reservoir of air ensuring power on demand (more torque)
Originally Posted by gearbox
-stock intake is designed to keep air moving fast
Originally Posted by gearbox
An aftermarket intake usually only meets one of these requirements, if any.
Originally Posted by gearbox
If the oem intake was flawed or in some way restrictive, you would be seeing alot more than 4whp gain at 6200rpm after swapping to an aftermarket K&N intake.
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Rep Power: 811 Oh well I tried. To me anyway, the stock intake feels faster because I drive more in the lower rpms. I really couldn't tell any gains with the K&N to justify keeping it. Maybe look up the definition of resonator. It's more than just sound reduction.
Originally Posted by gearbox
Oh well I tried. To me anyway, the stock intake feels faster because I drive more in the lower rpms. I really couldn't tell any gains with the K&N to justify keeping it. Maybe look up the definition of resonator. It's more than just sound reduction.
Also, You have to be very careful about how a car feels after a change. The majority of people cant feel a 5 hp difference. I have dynoed & tuned many, many cars and I cant feel 5HP, I assume others can't as well. That is why I always want a true before & after dyno test before I judge if something is any good.
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Rep Power: 811 Yes which is why I'll be getting one more dyno done before I say anything about pullies and header. I hate to just guess at it. I can feel a difference with the intakes tho, not much but it's there. But on a D17, 5-10whp is alot if it's only starting with around 80.
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Rep Power: 330 i dunno, i have to agree with gearbox.. the resonator is acoustically designed...which deals heavily with how the air travels. Nothing will give you the same filtration as oem either.
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Rep Power: 811 You know, some service guy at the dealer was talking with me, and when I told him I put the stock back in, he seemed to know alot about why it's so much better. Seemed kinda odd because he was all into performance. He said on these cars tho, stock makes more power. I believe it.
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Rep Power: 0 so if stock makes more power why the hell are all of us sticking aftermarket intakes in our car just to reduce power. i dont understand how a bunch of heavy, black boxes with a tiny intlet tube is better then a wide, short aluminum tube with a big cone filter on the end that allows fast flow...
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Rep Power: 811 Beats me. I just know my car feels its fastest and best right now out of the three years I've had it. And that's with stock intake (I've tried K&N and AEM) and stock exhaust.
Originally Posted by gearbox
Beats me. I just know my car feels its fastest and best right now out of the three years I've had it. And that's with stock intake (I've tried K&N and AEM) and stock exhaust.
