[neteng101]

Order showing as picked, so its obviously in stock, but given how far I am from CA, I'm not expecting to see it till next Monday probably. UPS ground, the rest of the shipping options cost way too much.

I'm sure the Injen is just as good if not better, but seeing how tight it is for that piping to fit and get down low, plus having the filter out of easy reach, this seems to be a much easier install and likely less problematic to maintain. Practicality wins out for me, I like being able to take it to a touchless car wash occasionally and hav it blast the underbody clean with water. I'd definitely think twice doing that with an exposed filter down low.

Ndm - just read your post... I haven't gotten an email, but I checked the order status on their site, says "Picked" which typically to me means they've picked the item off the shelf?

 

[RSX2Si]

Are is it good? .. and which one to buy?

- TM-1018P-R or
- TM-1018P-D ?

Should I wait and buy the Injen CAI?

you need to WAIT i would be willing to be if you did a before and after dyno with this intake you would be highly disappointed

 

[RSX2Si]

Order showing as picked, so its obviously in stock, but given how far I am from CA, I'm not expecting to see it till next Monday probably. UPS ground, the rest of the shipping options cost way too much.

I'm sure the Injen is just as good if not better, but seeing how tight it is for that piping to fit and get down low, plus having the filter out of easy reach, this seems to be a much easier install and likely less problematic to maintain. Practicality wins out for me, I like being able to take it to a touchless car wash occasionally and hav it blast the underbody clean with water. I'd definitely think twice doing that with an exposed filter down low.

Ndm - just read your post... I haven't gotten an email, but I checked the order status on their site, says "Picked" which typically to me means they've picked the item off the shelf?

easy fix dude just turn your car off during the car wash problem solved

 

[neteng101]

Ok - confirmed its not ready yet - 6-8 weeks.

RSX2Si... I wouldn't be so quick to judge. Plus I can't see how your custom Magnaflow is going to be nearly as worthwhile as a properly developed exhaust for the Si as far as gains go, so I'm not sure why you're even being so skeptical here. If you're so serious about the gains, then you'd have waited for a properly developed exhaust/CAI (seems like you hacked both together?!). Ever heard of the Comptech (company is now called CT Engineering) Icebox? Great gains in early TL/CLs... this design is similar to the icebox!

 

[RR'12SiCp]

This intake definitely is what I am looking for. You modding pro's what are your thoughts? I like this one because of the chances of hydralock are nonexistent. SRI's ingests hot air from under the hood, but is this an over-rated topic for SRI's?

 

[RSX2Si]

ok enjoy the stock life

 

[RSX2Si]

This intake definitely is what I am looking for. You modding pro's what are your thoughts? I like this one because of the chances of hydralock are nonexistent. SRI's ingests hot air from under the hood, but is this an over-rated topic for SRI's?

like i said before IMO this is not a CAI and IMO all this is a different airbox than stock. ya it has a smooth pipe from filter to throttle body and ya it has a cone filter but its still run like stock. very minimal gains IMO not worth $357 whatsoever. my SRI is a great sound and was a noticeable difference. But a true CAI would be better than an SRI

 

[Ndn_chick]

How can you argue this is not a true cai. Just because it gets air like your stock intake? *By the filter being in a box it prevents hot air and water from getting sucked up. The intake tube and filter then creates less resistance allowing your engine to suck up more air. Not only that but the fact that the system was tested by professionals means your engine isn't going to be running lean like it would with a homemade setup with any random filter. **

 

[RSX2Si]

How can you argue this is not a true cai. Just because it gets air like your stock intake? *By the filter being in a box it prevents hot air and water from getting sucked up. The intake tube and filter then creates less resistance allowing your engine to suck up more air. Not only that but the fact that the system was tested by professionals means your engine isn't going to be running lean like it would with a homemade setup with any random filter. **

hmm im going to say IMO it is more restrictive than a true CAI. you think that box isnt going to get hot? plus its not a smooth airflow its 2 seperate pipes that arent connected running in to one box just like stock. IMO (because i have to say that every sentence or people talk shit) more power comes from more air and smoother air (hence the throttle body spacer and other similar things) and IMO this intake will not give as much air or as smooth of air as a true CAI. which is why IMO it is not worth $357 and it is much more conventional to save money and still not have to worry about hydrolock by just getting a SRI...IMO

 

[Jhondas]

Does anyone notice that the dyno chart looks like it is on 1.8l 140hp engine.

 

[neteng101]

hmm im going to say IMO it is more restrictive than a true CAI. you think that box isnt going to get hot? plus its not a smooth airflow its 2 seperate pipes that arent connected running in to one box just like stock.

Looking at the Injen photos, they had to do a bunch of pretty severe bends just to make the CAI piping clear... it could end up rubbing against the radiator hose or something else. Air is constantly moving, the vacuum created will ensure fresh cold air is constantly drawn into the box, and air flow past the filter smoothens everything out anyhow. Yeah I can see why you consider the setup more restrictive, but in the end vacuum, suction, shape of the box, etc all plays a part in the overall airflow. Notice they didn't come up with just any old square box and stuck a cone filter on the end of a tube into it... you get what you pay for. The icebox is a well proven setup/design.

Nothing against the Injen setup, just isn't what some of us are looking for. And some of us can afford to pay for properly engineered products, sure you can get gains on a cheaper budget, but you end up with stuff like a fart can exhaust sound as a result too. I'd rather pay for a product that is well built... and would have considered an SRI too, but this setup goes one step beyond the SRI.

Don't know if you should be mad with Jhondas - KITT is actually a cool car, I watched every single episode I could back in the day!

 

[Jonnyspeed]

From their website:

"Uses Factory Air Scoop:
Features a one-piece rotomolded air box that incorporates the factory front air scoop that captures cold air from the front of the vehicle."

Sounds like a CAI to me. These guys are new to me, but they seem to have some happy customers with their other products. I would like to see and hear this on a customer car. I am considering this one.

 

[neteng101]

Nah - I'm willing to try out the intake and report back so others can find out if its any good. Sometimes it takes experimentation, as products are all still new. And based on the icebox, the design idea is not new at all... this has as much a chance of success as the Injen CAI does... not putting down either product.

 

[lilwade3005]

ooooooooookk back on topic here...

can someone clarify the differences between a dry filter and an oiled filter?

 

[bamathrasher]

ooooooooookk back on topic here...

can someone clarify the differences between a dry filter and an oiled filter?

:shrug:
Dirt probably sticks better to the oiled filter?

Few points here, gonna hit the highlights:
Nothing wrong with a stock car especially a 2012, nothing wrong with sharing your opinion, certainly nothing wrong with an icebox style intake it actually offers several advantages for old guys like me.... 1 being NOISE REDUCTION.

:beer:

 

[Tran]

heard a lot of bad things about this intake. I heard most of their products actually lost power, but who knows. They look good tho.

 

[lilwade3005]

:shrug:
Dirt probably sticks better to the oiled filter?

Few points here, gonna hit the highlights:
Nothing wrong with a stock car especially a 2012, nothing wrong with sharing your opinion, certainly nothing wrong with an icebox style intake it actually offers several advantages for old guys like me.... 1 being NOISE REDUCTION.

:beer:

personally i thought when i drove the car off the lot the first day that the intake was already loud as hell. Then i put in the K&N drop in filter and that sort of un muffled the motor sound, if you will. It sounds GREAT the way it is now I think. I'm a young guy saying that too lol. I don't really care about noise too much. I mean as long as it's not obnoxious, then im fine. This is why i refuse to buy an exhaust system without a resonator so i don't hear the constant droning on my commute every day.

 

[bamathrasher]

personally i thought when i drove the car off the lot the first day that the intake was already loud as hell. Then i put in the K&N drop in filter and that sort of un muffled the motor sound, if you will. It sounds GREAT the way it is now I think. I'm a young guy saying that too lol. I don't really care about noise too much. I mean as long as it's not obnoxious, then im fine. This is why i refuse to buy an exhaust system without a resonator so i don't hear the constant droning on my commute every day.

I'm completely satisfied with the way my car sounds as is, if I put the windows down it can get pretty loud. This is of course post hondata reflash which imo changed the tone of the motor completely. Im in no hurry to modify any of that.. if I change the intake/exhaust it will be snail shaped and triple digit gains... :Banane08:

Possibly a mugen twin loop if they ever grace our market with their presence. Something that makes more power without the BAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH effect.

 

[lilwade3005]

heard a lot of bad things about this intake. I heard most of their products actually lost power, but who knows. They look good tho.

my issue with this intake is that it says it uses the factory ram air chute that is already on there...but it doesnt actually fit to the factory chute, so i'm assuming the air will kinda funnel up towards this ice box? that seems fine on paper but i'm skeptical of it actually producing good results without a single route to the motor. and the routes aren't in a vaccuum since they aren't sealed together so it seems like it would lose suction...but i dunno, someones gotta test it

 

[RR'12SiCp]

heard a lot of bad things about this intake. I heard most of their products actually lost power, but who knows. They look good tho.

Tran,

Which intake are you talking about that lost power?
The Icebox?
The new Takeda? (by the way, the new Takeda is a once piece system. All of it is tied together from the stock pipe to the intake manifold. At least that's how I read it.)
The InJen CAI