AEM intake gain from 16 to 30whp gain?
May 13, 2009, 11:12 PM
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AEM intake gain from 16 to 30whp gain?
I was planning to purchase the Aem intake for the X, but I was told by a tune shop that they have a hard time tuning the car with the AEM intake, and recommended me to get another intake. To be fair I don't want to mention the shops name I just want to know if this is the case, seeking the truth. Thanks!
May 14, 2009, 12:21 AM
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I am a little confused by your post. Are you asking whether or not an intake will net you 16-30whp, or if an AEM intake in tunable?
To answer both:
The AEM intake is fine. Not sure why their tuner is having trouble.
16-30whp? Yes and no, depending on what dyno you use and who tunes it. Generally people see a whole AFR leaner which is where people are making the most gain from these intakes on X's.
To answer both:
The AEM intake is fine. Not sure why their tuner is having trouble.
16-30whp? Yes and no, depending on what dyno you use and who tunes it. Generally people see a whole AFR leaner which is where people are making the most gain from these intakes on X's.
May 14, 2009, 05:40 AM
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with a tune the amount of hp you get out of an intake decreases substantially. The stock evo runs very rich and new intakes help to lean out the a/f producing great gains. The tuner will be adjusting a/f to be safe & optimal so the gains are some what negated. I would recommend replacing the stock filter witha drop in or an intake though do the the restrictive nature of the stock filter.
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May 15, 2009, 05:14 AM
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He can't be bad, at least he alerted his customer that he was not safe tuning his car with that Intake instead of a possible error occurring.
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i am a little confused by your post. Are you asking whether or not an intake will net you 16-30whp, or if an aem intake in tunable?
To answer both:
The aem intake is fine. Not sure why their tuner is having trouble.
16-30whp? Yes and no, depending on what dyno you use and who tunes it. Generally people see a whole afr leaner which is where people are making the most gain from these intakes on x's.
To answer both:
The aem intake is fine. Not sure why their tuner is having trouble.
16-30whp? Yes and no, depending on what dyno you use and who tunes it. Generally people see a whole afr leaner which is where people are making the most gain from these intakes on x's.
The aem is fine and they are not expensive
May 15, 2009, 09:04 PM
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On this subject, has anyone done a before and after dyno with boost logs? From what I have read so far is that some of the gains on the AEM intake are from the boost getting raised a little bit due to the AEM having one line to each wg solonoid compared to a stock intake having one line in a T configuration.
May 15, 2009, 09:11 PM
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On this subject, has anyone done a before and after dyno with boost logs? From what I have read so far is that some of the gains on the AEM intake are from the boost getting raised a little bit due to the AEM having one line to each wg solonoid compared to a stock intake having one line in a T configuration.
It will throw off the duty cycles of the boost control solenoids also.
May 15, 2009, 09:16 PM
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That is where I got the information from but I have yet to see a before/after log or dyno. Maybe I should search harder but I have yet to find proof.
