AEM and the RX-8
08-12-2005, 11:06 AM
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update on the cai
A rep over at AEM that i spoke with last week concerning my cai just called me today to let me know that they were going to be shipping my intake either today or monday. (no you cannot call aem directly and order the intake from them, i ordered mine through my supplier, and asked that it be drop shipped to my location.) This means I (hopefully)should have it next week sometime. I will also try to get my car dyno'd this weekend so we can see baseline vs cai results. I will be also making several runs using hymee's scanalyser to see what changes this makes to a/f ratios and air flow, etc. 
08-12-2005, 12:53 PM
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One problem with this AEM setup is that every time you want to clean the filter, you have to take the bumper off again. It's an annoyance plus the more you take the bumper off the more you are stressing those fasteners...
However, one plus is that you can inspect the filter's cleanliness with a flashlight... that's good.
However, one plus is that you can inspect the filter's cleanliness with a flashlight... that's good.
08-12-2005, 01:04 PM
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well, i have owned 3 civics, where the filter is much lower to the ground, and drove for over 2 years on one with no appreciable loss due to a dirty filter, so you can probably estimate max once a year cleaning the filter if you are **** about that sort of thing. it has been shown that a k&n filter can accumulate approximately 1/4 of dirt and debris before any noticable loss of air flow.
08-16-2005, 08:35 PM
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update: received an update from aem, i received a tracking number, they shipped my intake today. i should have my intake monday. hooooray
08-22-2005, 06:23 PM
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well, fed ex just delivered a package to my grubby little hands 15 minutes ago, and lo and behold, its the aem cai for the rx-8, in blue to match my car of course, and from what i have seen so far it is a pretty close match, but i have to hold it up the car in sunlight to see. :D
any way, ill try to get some pics of it tonight or tomorrow so everyone can see what it comes with. it wont be going in till this sat at the earliest as i need to redo my base line dyno before i install it. hopefully i will get it in and dyno'd sat night.
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any way, ill try to get some pics of it tonight or tomorrow so everyone can see what it comes with. it wont be going in till this sat at the earliest as i need to redo my base line dyno before i install it. hopefully i will get it in and dyno'd sat night.
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08-22-2005, 06:45 PM
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man, i dont know if i can wait til sat. my hands are already twitching whenever i get near a screwdriver or socket set.................
08-22-2005, 09:14 PM
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pic of box contents, looks well designed (same as any other aem i have ever seen), instructions very comprehensive, covering removal of old intake, and all steps necessary to install new one.
color is a pretty close match to my winning blue, but havent had a chance to compare in the daylight.
color is a pretty close match to my winning blue, but havent had a chance to compare in the daylight.
08-23-2005, 09:56 PM
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well, coulndt do it tonight anyway, got home late......oh well, i guess i can wait til sat night. gonna have that itch all week though. but i will perservere, for the good of all my fellow 8 owners.
08-24-2005, 01:30 PM
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:D :o haaaa... dude... i think you mount that shiet wrong... there's no way in hell an intake would be that exposed like that.... i think it should run how ssr's intake run... behind the bumper ! 
08-27-2005, 09:51 PM
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well, i went and installed my aem cai today. i feel (according to the butt dyno) that it added a little more power. the sound is definately different, especially when the tertiary ports open. like whoa. a buddy of mine said it almost sounds like a ferrari. loud.....very loud :D
08-28-2005, 12:28 AM
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Anyone know where to get this cheaply/reliably yet? I know you can get it straight from AEM or AEM dealers, but most of them are asking a lot. I see the ones are ebay are really cheap, are those reliable for shipment yet?
08-28-2005, 09:06 AM
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you cannot purchase the intake directly from aem. i know this because i am an authorized aem dealer, and i had to order it from my distributor. you can find them on ebay for around 300ish, just make sure you choose a seller with a good feedback rating.
08-30-2005, 07:31 AM
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a short sound clip of the aem revving to about 9k
right click and save to hear short sound clip for the ame
and 2 scanalyser graphs overlaid to show difference in airflow, stock vs aem cai. its not perfect, but you can see that the aem gives a noticable increase in airflow over stock
solid line is stock, broken line is with the aem
right click and save to hear short sound clip for the ame
and 2 scanalyser graphs overlaid to show difference in airflow, stock vs aem cai. its not perfect, but you can see that the aem gives a noticable increase in airflow over stock
solid line is stock, broken line is with the aem