"Chris" <c_cornell60@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:xyjCb.1349$ea%.1086@news01.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com:

> Hey all, I wanna get an intake and exhaust for my brother for
> christmas. He says he wants an AEM cold air intake with bypass valve
> (so water wont get in the cylinders). Is there *really* a difference
> between the AEM ones and the other "no-name" ones? I figure I can
> afford to buy him more performance parts if I go with the cheaper
> ones. Also, my budge is around $500 USD, so what would be the best to
> get to increase HP and handling for his stock Acura Integra '97 LS?
> Thanks
>
> -Chris
>
>
>

My "Bomz" CAI cost $60 including shipping (Ebay),but came with no
instructions,just a bag of pipes,couplers,filter,and clamps.It took awhile
to piece it together,see how it's routed,and to figure out what intake
parts to remove,and how to do it.It also has no bypass valve,although I
suspect I could fit someone else's bypass to the system. The tubing is
polished aluminum with yellow couplers,although I believe they offer
colored anodized pipes,too.

I'm still very satisfied with it.

--
Jim Yanik,NRA member
jyanik-at-kua.net