installing cai on rsx-s=PAIN

[S14-84]

omg...my friend has rsx-s and he gotta aem aci so we decided to do it ourself but installing cai was pain....holy sh1t took us 5 hours but not only that he car is f*** up rit now somehow the pipe is touching the gears so he cant shift to 1,3,5......we were like wtf!! you have to move the washer bottle to other side, drill hole,and mounting....my brother only took 30min to do his cai(cord 98)..now i know y they charge extra for cai on rsx-shere some clue how they do ithttp://forums.clubrsx.com/show...47972

[AZhitman]

Ah - The "shift linkage". I see. BTW, that car in the pics is only a year old and already riced.

All that work and money for what? More engine wear and maybe 5 horsepower? Not worth it.

[S14-84]

yeah shfit linkage. no? i think you gain more then 5 for sure cause i seen the dyno chart..but tell you the truth its not worth going thur all that s***..

[AZhitman]

True, true. Looked like a HUGE job. Then putting it back to stock would suck. Well, at least now you can say you've done the install.

BTW, even though you see "charts" that show a HP increase, they aren't necessarily accurate. One of the biggest flaws in that testing is the fact that they test it on a dyno, without normal airflow over the front of the car. Believe it or not, the CAI can actually decrease HP in certain instances, if it is located in a low pressure area in the nose...

The factory intake is tested in a wind tunnel, where they can measure air pressure at certain parts of the nose of the car - I doubt AEM has done this.

Hope he doesn't drive through a deep puddle either.

[S14-84]

hmmm. ic thanks newaysHope he doesn't drive through a deep puddle either.lolz its not going to happen cause he lives in cali..

[MainEvent212]

fire hydrants burst...some ppl dont know how to wash cars properly lol

[Nathan]

My 90' camry had the intake in the inside of the wheelwell...that thing would ALWAYS screw up if you drive through at least 6 inch deep water at more than 20mph (hey, it's quite fun!) I always had to change the air filter out on that damn thing after big storms.

[SeVa-S13]

Dear Christ, what did you do to that poor valve cover?!It looks like it should say "CONSTRUCTION FOR NEXT 10 MILES" right in the middle.

*tries to stop his eyes from bleeding*

[[Zero-S]]

And it glows in blacklight too...

[corn322]

crappy 56k... I need broadband... and not just for pr0n

[S14-84]

Dear Christ, what did you do to that poor valve cover?!It looks like it should say "CONSTRUCTION FOR NEXT 10 MILES" right in the middle.

*tries to stop his eyes from bleeding*

not my car...for sure hahaha