Some please tell me if the AEM cold air intake is safe to use on a WRX
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Originally posted by Mister 2
I think its safe. Almost no performance gains but nice sounds and much easier to change half your spark plugs
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I think its safe. Almost no performance gains but nice sounds and much easier to change half your spark plugs
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how long have you had it and what other mods do you have?
Originally posted by Mister 2
I think its safe. Almost no performance gains but nice sounds and much easier to change half your spark plugs.
I think its safe. Almost no performance gains but nice sounds and much easier to change half your spark plugs
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you can get nice sounds witht the silencer removed. go to www.scoobymods.com. ban suvs we need to make this a sticky and we also need an exhaust thread sticky, which i PMed all hte ej20 forum moderators about
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Originally posted by Steppin Razor
you think it's safe?!?!
how long have you had it and what other mods do you have?
you think it's safe?!?!
how long have you had it and what other mods do you have?
Do you have any first hand evidence that it will cause a car to run lean? And if so how much? What A/F ratios are you seeing (both closed and open loop)?
My AEM CAI has been on the car for a couple months now and the only other mods are just a catback exhaust for now. No cels or any other problems. It did drop 0.1 sec off my quater mile time with no other mods (before I installed the cat back). And I would not have purchased it for any significant amount of money (I paid $80 used).
P.S. If Cta0784 asked if an AEM CAI (or any CAI for that matter) is worth it my answer is probably the same as yours. NO. But in response to his question, I think its safe.
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Mister2,
Yeah I've been able to see in my UTEC logs how it leans out my mixture. Much the same as how the atmo BOV richens up the mixture a little right after a shift. I guess somebody could use the two to even each other out, but since their effects are in different places in your powerband, I doubt it.
Yeah I've been able to see in my UTEC logs how it leans out my mixture. Much the same as how the atmo BOV richens up the mixture a little right after a shift. I guess somebody could use the two to even each other out, but since their effects are in different places in your powerband, I doubt it.
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Oh, to answer the original question, if your engine is stock (stage 0 or 1), you should be rich enough that adding the CAI shouldn't make you lean enough to detonate.
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i've had mine on since the beginning of summer...no problems at all...i thought it cause a cel once, but it was because of the downpipe...to me, the only way to find out the truth is try it for yourself...i myself havn't had any problems so far so i'm leavin it on...just my 2 cents