Looks like a bargain at $59.00 ! I say jump on it...

 

Bought one, put it on two days ago. Seems to be the Bomz to me...same connectors/pipe/mounts and all. No instructions and no nuts to attatch the rubber shock-mounts to: Need to make a quick hardware run for those. HINT: Rubber mount goes to coil-pack screw, and lower radiator support, left hole. (You'll see what I mean. Sorry, no pics)

 

thats exactly the same one i have, except the tubing and rubber connectors are in blue. it's definitely a bomz cai.

 

thats great, a AEM intake for 1/5 the price, AWESOME....gotta love ebay, if i was NA i would definetly scoop that up, hell, you cant even ghetto rig a CAI with hoses and filter for less then that, i have no idea how these guys are making money

 

like hell you cant Naz! ive done it!

 

Hey Seawolf and Chris, How does it seem to perform?

 

Originally posted by greystealth:
Hey Seawolf and Chris, How does it seem to perform?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">hits real hard at low-end, and in the top end it is more linear and smoothed out.

 

what do you mean by "hits real hard" is that good or bad?

 

Originally posted by greystealth:
what do you mean by "hits real hard" is that good or bad?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">that's good. as soon as i get some more cash flow, i'm going to pick up one of these because my short-ram sucks.

 

I just got one!

 

Looks like I got the last one!

 

The suction sound as you blip the throttle always brings a smile to my face

Low end torque not affected much; much smoother acceleration past 5,000RPM's. On a side note, the engine does not heat up to the degree it used to, here in the winter, which says to me its working (sucking only cold air). No CEL problems. Filter ducks completely into front bumper/can't see any filter sticking down.
A on fit and materials
B+ on finish
D on accessories (no manual at all, no nuts to hold the rubber mounts, cheeper imitation K&N filter)

 

any noticable performance gain other than "smoother" acceleration? i ask because it does say 8-12 hp increase / 12 ft/lb torque increase? wouldn't that mean better performance?

if there is, i'm down for one (if he puts more up for sale!) much better than my current setup, consisting of my *stock* airbox!

 

DOes anyone know if it will fit an automatic car? I know there were issues with the AEM fitting. Thanks!

 

Originally posted by gtpzx3:
DOes anyone know if it will fit an automatic car? I know there were issues with the AEM fitting. Thanks!

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">It should be able to fit automatics, because it is now a two-piece intake.

The current AEM CAI design also has two pieces, which is ATX-friendly.

AEM's first design of their CAI was just one piece and that one could only fit on MTX's.

 

Personally, I don't like to BS my HP figures based on my butt-dyno. If someone wants to dyno this intake on a lightly modded Zetec, then great. Does it pull hard? Yes. Is it 12Hp worth of pull? I can't say. I will say that as the engine heats up, I usually experienced a small decrease in Torque as the ECU got out of 'cold-loop' mode. Now, the car pulls just as hard at temp as it does when it's still warming up. Does that help?

 

thanks for the info

 

GET AN AEM BYPASS VALVE, they are on ebay for 35-40 bucks, and sometimes you can find them, with those fake AEM CAI's in a complete package for 85 bucks on ebay, its worth it, you dont want ur intake sucking up water especially if you live in the North East like me.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33621&item=2400062478

[ 01-13-2003, 10:54 PM: Message edited by: 03zx3 ]

 

Well i just received it in the mail. This sucker looks nice. Very good quality. I don't see why someone would pay 300 dollars for an AEM, and it looks just the same. The finish is perfect and the welding on the brackets and the MAF sensor area look great. Now we'll have to see how it performs. I'll put it on later this afternoon, and i'll post some pics and let you guys know how it turned out. later...

 

I've got an AEM Short Ram, and I had the CEL come on. Is it possible that this is because the air temp coming thru the Shorty is too hot? Have other people had problems with the CEL on their short ram?

Mike

 

I've had an AEM short ram on my car for about 15000 miles and never had a problem. I doubt your having problems because of the hot air.

 

You have to make sure you didn't plug the rebreather. {That little tube from the valve cover that spews oil into your intake}

 

Nope, the rebreather is fine. The car is in the shop (with the stock airbox) right now. I should get it back tomorrow. The funny thing is, the CEL went off a few days after I reinstalled the airbox.....go figure. If I remember, I'll post what the Dealer says tripped the CEL.

mike

 

miketrombone are you really from honolulu?

 

About those nuts that don't come with the kit, what size and how many would I need? Do I need bolts and nuts?