The AEM short ram intake is out officially as of a week or two ago. It gave the Redline an increase in horsepower of 6.7 hp. The K&N typhoon CAI gave only 7. Is the K&N really worth it??...especially considering around a $60-$40 price difference?
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Jim Lewis said:I have the AEM - love it - easy to install, especially since my original airbox and piping in the fender were already removed. Sounds AWESOME.
You Da Man Z!!zfactor said:spoke to aem and they are not doing a cold air at all because after extensive testing they saw no increase at all due to the supercharger. they say the k&n will not do any more than thiers will. i believe them. i own the k&n and the aem, and i am waiting for the weapon r and the injen. i have swapped back and forth a few times between the aem and k&n and i do not feel any difference at all. what does concern me is the placement of the filter with the short ram on our car. it is not likely to get water in there but the short ram does place the filter in a much more likely place for water to get in there. the k&n mounts up so high in the fender well it cant really be said that the filter is in a bad place. you would have to be in water up to the top of the tire before you get water in with the k&n. the only difference from what i could feel was the k&n fealt somewhat more ... refined i guess is what i want to say. the motor fealt smoother in a way. rpms seemed to rise more easily and smoothly. it seemed to feel like maybe it had a wider powerband. i cant confirm this yet of course this is just from driving experience i have. i have major seat time in cars and on bikes. the motor fealt i guess larger with the k&n than the aem in a way. i didnt really feel a real power difference upon acceleration with either one though just the overall smoothness of the k&n. once i get the others in i will be using our dynojet to do a comparison once and for all. with a baseline run and all of the intakes side by side. just waiting on injen now as they are behind slightly on the release date and asked me to wait till i get thiers as they are very interested in the results. i will keep everyone posted here. but this is my experience with both of these.
It sounds the same as with an open element air cleaner, just a little louder and more metallic, I'm sure because of the metal piping versus that ribbed OEM plastic stuff.xtremesc2 said:jim, does it sound any different than when just the airbox was removed with a k&n filter before putting the aem in? thats a big question......not that it matters, just curious, really.
Chazb, it's going to be MUCH easier to put the aem intake in than the k&n, but you should still remove the airbox and piping, which is going to be just as hard with either of the intakes. once those are removed, the aem is going to be easier to put in, from what i can see of the k&n install guide anyway. i havent done either, yet, but from previous car experience, thats how it looks to me.
Can't see really well, but I hope these will work for you.Chazb said:Is it easier than the K&N any worry about water getting into the filter?I cant find instructions online and can a novice do it.Yes I will admit it I am a novice at this sort of thing.Any pictures?
zfactor said:i have swapped back and forth a few times between the aem and k&n and i do not feel any difference at all.