torch1 wrote:Well fitted my lovely new V2 on Christmas day, yep it was feckin freezing but well worth it. Have to say I love it too bits, that noise is worth every single penny!! Seems more responsive during lower revs and v-tec engage seems stronger than before. One happy customer and glad I saved £££ and didn't bother with a Guppe M
Just a shame that I was my usual impatient self when it came to disconnecting the thermo valve, yank yank snap
Just read through most of this thread and thought I'd give my own opinion on the AEM kit
After buying my CTR back in February I already had an AEM short ram (not the one that sits in the wheel arch) ordered and sitting waiting for me picking the car up, the standard airbox remained on the car for 2 days before I got a chance to fit it.
Prior to fitting the AEM filter the vtec engagement point wasn't all that noticeable however the throttle did seem a bit more responsive at idle, however didn't really feel like it pulled that well at high revs (which lets face it is probably why most of us bought a Honda in the first place??)...
Once the AEM was fitted which practically fell into place, definitely one of the best fitting kits I've ever seen I immediately noticed that the throttle response wasn't quite as sharp at idle but however the vtec engagement was much more noticeable and pulled better and of course there is the 'noise' which is very pleasing when in 'the zone'
the power seemed to have shifted to the top end of the rev range (and this is a CTR which doesn't have much torque at any rate
I would say yes the AEM does make an improvement but for day to day driving in heavy traffic it isn't just as sharp....
ask yourself this though, if you're stuck in traffic how often do you ever get to 'race' off the lights anyway?? Almost never.
I can't say my 0-60 time has suffered all that much as I have had the car timed (although not professionally) and my personal best was 6.8 seconds from a standing start on a nice smooth strip of tarmac on a cold night with light rain) wheelspin was minimal (and I was running Potenza's at the time)
My verdict is, I love the AEM short ram, it has had very little adverse affects 'on my car', my car does not idle "all over the place" and still pulls away very well from a standing start once the engine has warmed up. I have noticed that the tract does get warm after a long run but overall have nothing bad to say about my kit. I would be interested in trying out the Hondata mod just to see if it really makes that much difference and see what all the fuss is about! But as it stands I prefer my AEM to the standard airbox, it wasn't that big a sacrifice to me, maybe its just down to everyones personal driving style, everyone is different....
Could someone point me in the direction of the Hondata mod so that I can try it out for myself??
If it makes a mega difference I might consider selling my AEM and keeping the stock airbox assembly.... if not then the AEM goes back on :thumbup: