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Feb 19, 2009 | 07:11 AM

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devinramen

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Originally Posted by tack

i am still going back and forth between the sealed box aem and the injen. I prefer the look of the injen but if the aem trumps it in quality of performance then i would take it with no question. How does your car sound with the aem? Where i live they don't have emissions testing. People were passing it with lawnmowers and it made them realized their tests were worthless.

Feb 20, 2009 | 10:48 AM

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sohcpunk

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Is there a reason everyone is making short ram intakes for the X's I've never seen a true CAI where it pipes to the bottom of the bumper near the fog lights. That's where all the fresh air is coming in.

Feb 20, 2009 | 12:13 PM

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THEMEMPHISFORCE

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Originally Posted by tack

I am still going back and forth between the sealed box AEM and the Injen. I prefer the look of the Injen but if the AEM trumps it in quality of performance then I would take it with no question. How does your car sound with the AEM? Where I live they don't have emissions testing. People were passing it with lawnmowers and it made them realized their tests were worthless.

I have the AEM in my GSR and love it. I am glad I didn't go with anything else. The sound is night and day different. You can clearly hear the BOV with just the driver window cracked about an inch. That is the stock BOV too. At around 4k rpm, you can hear a hugh in rush of air going into the turbo thru the intake. I would recommend the AEM. The performance gains are going to be about the same across the board with every intake offered. I just like the stock look that the AEM gives and sounds really good.

There is a picture of the AEM in my GSR.

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Feb 20, 2009 | 12:32 PM

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junction

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I would either just get a drop in or save your money and get your car tuned. A tune deems the intake useless and your car will perform waaaaaaaaay better overall vs just giving you a few peak HP in addition to the bogging factory tune.

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Feb 20, 2009 | 01:00 PM

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THEMEMPHISFORCE

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A tune doesn't deem an aftermarket intake useless.

Feb 20, 2009 | 01:12 PM

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EndlessRed

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i wouldn't go with a CAI...my previous car hydrolocked before due to it. i swore to never get a CAI ever again.

that said, i'm running the ARC intake box right now. it probably works better than AEM's, but probably yield close, if not the same, gains.