Weird sound with AEM CAI, on 6th gen

[llavalle]

I've got a 99 accord coupe....

4cyl...

I installed a Aem CAI...

from 2000rpm to 2500 rpm... when I push on the throttle juste a little(20%), a weird osund comes from it....

It's not like the std CAI sound... it's much more acuter!!!...

any ideas???

note : I'll be posting a picture of it in about 2 hours....(my digital camera's battery are charging up!)

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

Lol, everyone is having "sound issues" with their CAIs. Is it sort of a whistle? Just check to make sure you have no air leaks, and you'll be fine.

[llavalle]

yeah it's a whistle....


I cannot find any leaks....

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

Whistle is perfectly normal. :)

[ebpda9]

take the filter towards the end of the pipe. it should take care of it.

[SilverCoupe2K1]

With a CAI, when u turn ur car off...the sound that you hear, is that the excess air being released? Sounds a bit like a vaccuum winding down...

[llavalle]

here's the pic

[llavalle]

another shot


I'll try to put the filter more at the end of the tube....

[accordboy00]

BTW, I will be getting a AEM CAI for my 6gen sedan pretty soon. How do you like it? How's the sound? Can you feel the difference in hp?

[ebpda9]

on mine the noise is not the loud even at WOT, but you can really feel a difference in the hot days, and just a bit at night when it's colder.

[spoogenet]

I, too, am about to get one.

Just what sounds should one expect to hear from the intake?

I'm accustomed to the short ram sound, never heard of whistles and rattles and the likes....

Did you mean to tape the filter where it connect to the intake?

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[llavalle]

The sound is quite cool....

It's less acute than most sounds you'll hear...

Nicier... and when you cross a police... you can stop the noise(unlike a Cat-back!)

[SilverCoupe2K1]

Anyone know exactly what the sound when u turn ur car off is? Sounds like it's winding down...

[Wren57]

Yeah that sound bothers me too.. I have a custom ram air intake on my Highlander and it sounds almost as if something is scraping when I shut it down while the oil is still cool.. doesnt do this with warm oil... didnt make this noise before the intake... any ideas of why it makes this noise?

[ebpda9]

because the stock intake had a resonator to prevent the noise. now that the resonator is gone, it will make the noise. it's more like a vacuum beinng released. and when the oil is cool doesn't the car have higher idle rpms ?

[Maxvla]

i love the suction sound on my intake when i pump the gas.

slow cars can have fun too! :wave:

[Wren57]

Originally posted by hondaman-iac
because the stock intake had a resonator to prevent the noise. now that the resonator is gone, it will make the noise. it's more like a vacuum beinng released. and when the oil is cool doesn't the car have higher idle rpms ?

Ah... clouds part, angels sing... thanks, it all makes sense now!:yes:

[ebpda9]

Originally posted by Maxvla
i love the suction sound on my intake when i pump the gas.

slow cars can have fun too! :wave:

what have you done to it ?

[Maxvla]

Originally posted by hondaman-iac


what have you done to it ?

NOTHING! haha!

just the intake.