Aem Cai

[PitchBlackSVT]

Hey everyone, i have a quick question. I am looking for a good intake for my SVTF. I know AEM has a cai out for us but i've heard quite a few people complain about it rubbing against something. Just wanted to get some feedback from people who have the AEM cai on their car.

I would also like about any other intake that's on the market right now for us. Thanks

[skatepunk]

I have heard good things and bad things about it until I read that after running the car on a track for about 30-45 minutes oil starts to drip out of the filter....

I will see if I can find the thread for it but that has made me second think that one due to the fact that I am going to be doing alot of on track stuff next year with our chapter

[skatepunk]

Found it...

AEM CAI Oil Leak (http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23780)

Just a heads up

[bubba]

I am not wasting my money on the AEM for the reasons that:
-it is overpriced
-will suck up water if you go in a deep puddle
-breather tube is far too low
-clutch cable rubs it (the fix is the little piece of tubing that comes with the AEM CAI. you just slice it lengthwise and put it on the clutch cable)
-and K&N is testing the prototype FIPK on a efw SVTF's.

I would consider buying one because:
-everyone says they sound really cool
-cool air in the summer, everyone says our engines hate the heat
-the blue matches my interior
-3hp across the board and about 5 at peak.

Skatepunk, the link you made doesn't work for me.

[breon]

not enough gain for the money

[skatepunk]

Originally posted by bubba

Skatepunk, the link you made doesn't work for me.

Opps... I'm an idiot... entered it wrong... I fixed the origanal post... sorry about that

:knock:

[Jonny Bolt]

Originally posted by breon
not enough gain for the money

The price is high is you dont look around. My local speed shop wanted 300 dollars for an AEM CAI. And I know these guys. I said f you.

I looked around for 7 days, and I got it for 200 bux (shipping included). Had to wait about 4/5 days I think, but I saved 100 dollars.

Although, 200 bux is still somewhat steep, it worth it as far as craftsmanship. The AEM is a well put together CAI, and I have no complaints other than that I do worry soemtimes about it getting wet. But it was MY choice to leave it on in the winter, cuz I'm too lazy to redo it I guess. I don't drive all day and night, and unless I drive into a tsunami, and completely submerge the front end of my car into the water, the CAI is not going to "suck up" water into the motor. The K&N filter does an excellent job of wicking water away from the inside of it, and that has been proven time and time again. That is what it is made for. I will undoubtedly clean my CAI sometime soon, and again in late Spring. That includes not only cleaning the filterand re-oiling it, but also removing the tubing and running a rag through the tubes a few times.

I think it is well worth the cash, considering the looks I get when I'm putting it in first with the clutch in and I rev it once. The sucking sound makes people think I have some sort of forced air under the hood. I mean, I guess thats what they think, but they ALWAYS look nonthelesss. And plus the roaring sound I get at the end of each gear and at WOT. There is definitely a performance gain also, but thats been shown.

As far as the oil leaking goes, thats the first I've heard of that.

AS much as I love my AEM CAI, honestly, I hope everyone DOESN'T get one. Just because I dont want everyone to have what I have. LOL. HAHA