Re: Difference between brand name intakes and "cheaper" intakes
"EPSYCHOBOB" <BILLTHEBUM2001@VERIZON.NET> wrote in message
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> "Stephen Bigelow" <sbigelowPOV@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> > "Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
> > news:Xns94507C4B38DAEjyanikkuanet@204.117.192.21.. .
> > > "M.C. Tee" <tedwards@NOSPAM.roadrunner.nf.net> wrote in
> > > news:bre665$liq$1@nntp-stjh-01-01.rogers.nf.net:
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> > > > bullshit, the v2 will not get you 25 hp, maybe an extra .5 hp, and a
> > > > normal intake will get you about 2 hp, so thats 2.5 hp, intakes do
not
> > > > make that large of a difference unless your boosted. As for quality,
a
> > > > pipe is a pipe, get a no name intake *as long as its mandrel bent*
and
> > > > get a good filter, aem filters are made by k&n, as good as you'll
> > > > probably find, then buy a bypass valve seperate. Save money and get
> > > > the same results. If he's that concerned about brandname, go get the
> > > > AEM intake for him, but the only difference is the sticker and the
> > > > couplers are black with AEM written on them.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Actually,for the RSX-S,an AEM CAI produced 20 extra HP,per Honda
Tuning
> > > Magazine's dyno test.The issue was last year,around Apr or May.They
did
> > > flow bench and dyno tests on several short rams ,the two CAIs,and the
> K&N
> > > filter.They had a lot of nice graphs,too.
> >
> > Yep. I believe they tested the RSX because it must have had an atrocious
> > stock intake tract, resulting in big gains from an aftermarket one.
> >
> > How many other cars will see those kinds of gains, I wonder?
> >
> >
> DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT OTHER CARS ARE CAPABLE OF GETTING THAT KIND OF
> POWER MOST HONDA'S AND ACURA'S AND IMPORT CARS THAT HAVE A HIGH RPM
REDLINE
> . THE V6 HONDA ACCORD GOT 18.7HP @6500 RPM,A 94-01 INTEGRA LS/GS/RS
> NON-VTECH GOT 9.1HP@4250RPM (STICK SHIFT),HONDA S200 GOT 9.5HP@8500RPM,IF
As I suspected. One.
Thanks!
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