Hi Guys,
Just wanted to share my experience installing the AEM V2 intake I recently got from Singapore.
The science behind air intakes:
1. For low-mid torque increase, you want a longer intake tube with smaller diameter.
2. For top end horsepower, you want a shorter tube with bigger piping diameter.
The AEM V2 intake gives the best of both world's with a dual sized pipe. The front end (air filter end) is larger in diameter for better air flow, while the tail end (throttle body end) is smaller in diameter and longer to provide more pressure.
Combining the 2, you have an intake that increases low-mid range torque, while giving maximum air-flow at the top end. :cool:
YouTube- AEM V2 Intake Review on Acura RSX Type-S
I bought mine used from Sillypore for SGD180 (~RM430). My buddy was traveling to Singapore over the weekend, so I got him to pick it up for me.
Package arrived in good condition on Sunday night. Seller was nice enough to pack it up in a box filled with newspaper so the intake wasn't damaged by our very own Air Asia luggage crew.
The only downside was that the seller forgot to include all the spacers and nuts needed to lock down the intake.
But no worries, from my experience in the US, we could always ghetto rig the damn thing to fit...
The air filter is an AEM Dryflow air filter that doesn't need oiling (easier to clean compared to K&N which needs the oiling kit after being washed).
Since mine was 2nd hand, it came rather dirty. So I did some research online and decided to wash it before installing.
AEM recommends to use their AEM Filter Cleaner kit, but from my readings, regular soap and water is good enough. So seeing as I've already burst my budget for the month... I filled a pail of water and dumped in some floor cleaning detergent and washed the heck out of the filter.
After a few washes all the gunk came off the filter... but it wasn't entirely clean.
NOTE: Will try the AEM cleaner kit for future washes.
These past few days its been quite gloomy, and since I'm at work the whole day I didn't want to leave the filter out in the sun in case it rained. The damn thing took more than 24 hours to dry.
I recommend doing the washing over the weekend so you can leave it out in the sun for it to dry.... If not... you can always use the oven to "bake" the filter at 150 degrees Fahrenheit for roughly 15 minutes and it'll dry right up. (Ghetto style from the US haha...
)
So after it dried up... I headed over to my friend "GHETTO CHEK's" place to get the damn thing rigged up at 10pm at night.
I read some comments online that the installation took 3-hours.
"Pfftttt... who the hell needs 3 hours to install a damn intake"...
OK...I admit...It took us 1.5 hours to get it installed when I thought 30 minutes was good enough...
We started at 10pm and got done at about 11.30pm...
The easy part was removing the stock airbox... but everything went downhill from there.
A few things to note when buying and installing the AEM V2:
1. Make sure you have all the spacers and nuts for the intake to lock onto the body. We had to use nuts and bolts of different sizes just to get a correct fit. And even then it wasn't perfect.
2. The hoses are a bitch to take off because they harden. So getting the nozzle out of the idle hose was one of the hardest parts. In the end we decided to cut an entirely new hose from one of my friend's old intakes.
3. Fitment is rather tricky because the AEM V2 sits DIRECTLY above the gearbox shift linkage. You don't want it touching that and causing problems in the future.
4. The AEM V2 is a tight fit (probably because of my alarm horn)..and everything has to line up perfectly in order for it to not touch anything.
5. Locking down the intake is a bitch with the stock No.10 nut. We dropped it a few times and lucky for us it didn't end up somewhere in the engine bay (fell straight onto the ground..phew).
So all in all...with teamwork, elbow grease and 20+ blisters...we got it installed.
The AEM V2 looks grrreat in the engine bay!
With its brushed metallic finish... it compliments the red of the Type R engine cover. Thinking of removing the fuel rail shield (the part with the I-vtec DOHC etched on it)
We needed to relocate my alarm horn because it was in the way... so we ghetto rigged that thing again.
Cable Ties are your best friend!
Initial feedback:
I could INSTANTLY feel a difference upon my first drive.
My friend lives in Cheras and I stay in section 17, PJ... so I had a good long pull on the Cheras highway and also on the federal.
The intake sound is AMAZING.... and EPIC in Vtec...
This is the first time I could feel a difference in power from just changing an intake.
In the past I've tried dozens of air filters (on other cars)... from Apex'i to K&N to HKS... but nothing compares to what I felt yesterday on the drive home...
I'm still shaking from the Vtec noise... and as I write this at work... I'm aching to take her out for a spin again tonight...
Hope this was entertaining... and I definitely recommend the AEM V2 intake to those of you looking for an upgrade!
"VTEC JUST KICKED IN YO!"
Just wanted to share my experience installing the AEM V2 intake I recently got from Singapore.
The science behind air intakes:
1. For low-mid torque increase, you want a longer intake tube with smaller diameter.
2. For top end horsepower, you want a shorter tube with bigger piping diameter.
The AEM V2 intake gives the best of both world's with a dual sized pipe. The front end (air filter end) is larger in diameter for better air flow, while the tail end (throttle body end) is smaller in diameter and longer to provide more pressure.
Combining the 2, you have an intake that increases low-mid range torque, while giving maximum air-flow at the top end. :cool:
YouTube- AEM V2 Intake Review on Acura RSX Type-S
I bought mine used from Sillypore for SGD180 (~RM430). My buddy was traveling to Singapore over the weekend, so I got him to pick it up for me.
Package arrived in good condition on Sunday night. Seller was nice enough to pack it up in a box filled with newspaper so the intake wasn't damaged by our very own Air Asia luggage crew.
The only downside was that the seller forgot to include all the spacers and nuts needed to lock down the intake.
But no worries, from my experience in the US, we could always ghetto rig the damn thing to fit...
The air filter is an AEM Dryflow air filter that doesn't need oiling (easier to clean compared to K&N which needs the oiling kit after being washed).
Since mine was 2nd hand, it came rather dirty. So I did some research online and decided to wash it before installing.
AEM recommends to use their AEM Filter Cleaner kit, but from my readings, regular soap and water is good enough. So seeing as I've already burst my budget for the month... I filled a pail of water and dumped in some floor cleaning detergent and washed the heck out of the filter.
After a few washes all the gunk came off the filter... but it wasn't entirely clean.
NOTE: Will try the AEM cleaner kit for future washes.
These past few days its been quite gloomy, and since I'm at work the whole day I didn't want to leave the filter out in the sun in case it rained. The damn thing took more than 24 hours to dry.
I recommend doing the washing over the weekend so you can leave it out in the sun for it to dry.... If not... you can always use the oven to "bake" the filter at 150 degrees Fahrenheit for roughly 15 minutes and it'll dry right up. (Ghetto style from the US haha...
)
So after it dried up... I headed over to my friend "GHETTO CHEK's" place to get the damn thing rigged up at 10pm at night.
I read some comments online that the installation took 3-hours.
"Pfftttt... who the hell needs 3 hours to install a damn intake"...
OK...I admit...It took us 1.5 hours to get it installed when I thought 30 minutes was good enough...
We started at 10pm and got done at about 11.30pm...
The easy part was removing the stock airbox... but everything went downhill from there.
A few things to note when buying and installing the AEM V2:
1. Make sure you have all the spacers and nuts for the intake to lock onto the body. We had to use nuts and bolts of different sizes just to get a correct fit. And even then it wasn't perfect.
2. The hoses are a bitch to take off because they harden. So getting the nozzle out of the idle hose was one of the hardest parts. In the end we decided to cut an entirely new hose from one of my friend's old intakes.
3. Fitment is rather tricky because the AEM V2 sits DIRECTLY above the gearbox shift linkage. You don't want it touching that and causing problems in the future.
4. The AEM V2 is a tight fit (probably because of my alarm horn)..and everything has to line up perfectly in order for it to not touch anything.
5. Locking down the intake is a bitch with the stock No.10 nut. We dropped it a few times and lucky for us it didn't end up somewhere in the engine bay (fell straight onto the ground..phew).
So all in all...with teamwork, elbow grease and 20+ blisters...we got it installed.
The AEM V2 looks grrreat in the engine bay!
With its brushed metallic finish... it compliments the red of the Type R engine cover. Thinking of removing the fuel rail shield (the part with the I-vtec DOHC etched on it)
We needed to relocate my alarm horn because it was in the way... so we ghetto rigged that thing again.
Cable Ties are your best friend!
Initial feedback:
I could INSTANTLY feel a difference upon my first drive.
My friend lives in Cheras and I stay in section 17, PJ... so I had a good long pull on the Cheras highway and also on the federal.
The intake sound is AMAZING.... and EPIC in Vtec...
This is the first time I could feel a difference in power from just changing an intake.
In the past I've tried dozens of air filters (on other cars)... from Apex'i to K&N to HKS... but nothing compares to what I felt yesterday on the drive home...
I'm still shaking from the Vtec noise... and as I write this at work... I'm aching to take her out for a spin again tonight...
Hope this was entertaining... and I definitely recommend the AEM V2 intake to those of you looking for an upgrade!
"VTEC JUST KICKED IN YO!"
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