AEM CAI for NC
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 1:43 pm
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Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 4:14 pm
Is it just me, or does that look a little like the front of a RAV4 
And why did they use all that plastic under the bonnet?? Twin cam heads were meant to be seen!
Nice intake though!
And why did they use all that plastic under the bonnet?? Twin cam heads were meant to be seen!Nice intake though!
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 10:19 am
Riddle me this .. now you've pulled one apart, is there any reason the intake pipe couldn't do this
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 12:50 pm
Looks decent...but like Okibi suggested...that is a lot of piping
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 10:39 am
So presuming the fitment is complete now, how does it sound / go? A bit optimistic perhaps but does it sound as good as a Mania through the firewall CAI?
TK
TK
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 10:44 am
Na, that's not his car, it's a car from the US, or another country with left side drive.tk421 wrote:So presuming the fitment is complete now, how does it sound / go? A bit optimistic perhaps but does it sound as good as a Mania through the firewall CAI?
TK
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 10:56 am
Bevan wrote:Na, that's not his car, it's a car from the US, or another country with left side drive.tk421 wrote:So presuming the fitment is complete now, how does it sound / go? A bit optimistic perhaps but does it sound as good as a Mania through the firewall CAI?
TK
Nicely spotted Bev, how can u tell its lhd??
Just borrowed it from the echo forum, an American member who had one fitted.... To show AEM has a CAI kit for the NC
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 11:00 am
The engine bay is really busy around the intake which would be at least a power steering pump. The other side looks to be almost empty.EGG80X wrote:Nicely spotted Bev, how can u tell its lhd??
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 11:13 am
[/quote]Na, that's not his car, it's a car from the US, or another country with left side drive.[/quote]
As my mother still says from time to time \"use your eyes and look\"
. Guess we will have to wait for Mania to start selling something similar before these questions are answered...
TK
As my mother still says from time to time \"use your eyes and look\"
. Guess we will have to wait for Mania to start selling something similar before these questions are answered...TK
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 11:17 am
You could imitate that setup very easily with some PVC plumbing pipes. If someone was willing to do it to their NC, they'd have the exact same benefit as the bling one above. It just won't look as good, that's all.tk421 wrote:Guess we will have to wait for Mania to start selling something similar before these questions are answered...
I'd do it to my NC... if I had one...
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 11:26 am
Bevan wrote:You could imitate that setup very easily with some PVC plumbing pipes. If someone was willing to do it to their NC, they'd have the exact same benefit as the bling one above. It just won't look as good, that's all.tk421 wrote:Guess we will have to wait for Mania to start selling something similar before these questions are answered...
I'd do it to my NC... if I had one...
Pretty moot point when it' completely hidden anyway.
It baffles me why noone has shown flow test results for the OEM intake though. It's pretty pointless to replace something that works well already.
As for the LHD debate:
wiper positions
lack of RHD brake booster
Rhino Ramps (extremely rare in Aus, common in US)
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 11:49 am
Matty wrote:It baffles me why noone has shown flow test results for the OEM intake though. It's pretty pointless to replace something that works well already
Why spend money testing when it's cheaper to sell a bling intake that people automatically assumes going to be better.
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 11:56 am
you could almost guarantee the filter would never get cleaned too. Who would want to dismantle the whole front of their car to do that each service? 
Not sure the NC doesn't look better without the nosecone though Perhaps someone could do a 'Baja' kit - cut away the guards and put big Sunrasia wheels and off road tyres on it
Not sure the NC doesn't look better without the nosecone though
Perhaps someone could do a 'Baja' kit - cut away the guards and put big Sunrasia wheels and off road tyres on it Re:
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 12:05 pm
bigdog wrote:Not sure the NC doesn't look better without the nosecone though
You torment you!
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 5:18 pm
Craig wrote:Matty wrote:It baffles me why noone has shown flow test results for the OEM intake though. It's pretty pointless to replace something that works well already
Why spend money testing when it's cheaper to sell a bling intake that people automatically assumes going to be better.
just went & checked out the standard setup........without pulling the front of the car to pieces like that idiot
...........there is a pipe (about the same diameter as the bling job) that runs from the airbox, along the front of the car & finishes beside the drivers side headlight in front of everything else where it would be sucking in the same nice cool air as the "pull the whole nosecone off to clean or replace the aftermarket crap" intake........it amuses me that some ppl think they know better than the manufacturer..............i think i'll be leaving well enough alone oh........& at least i'll feel secure enuff if i ever go thru any deep puddles with ours........that bling jobbie is sitting awfully low to the ground