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06-14-2003, 03:21 PM
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Ractive intake quality??
was wondering what everyone thinks about Ractive intakes? thinking about picking one up but i dont know how reputable the company is or the quality of their products. does anyone have experience with them especially with the 7th generation civic? not really looking for HP gain (however little) just want something that sounds awesome
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06-14-2003, 03:54 PM
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i think they make trash, but your obviously not worried about that so go ahead and get it. it's going to pretty much sound the same as anything else, the piping diameter would be the only difference with the sound, but it would be minimal.
i never understood the whole wanting a car to sound awesome even though it isn't fast. it's like having bad eyesight but wearing glasses that look good instead of helping your vision.
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06-14-2003, 04:37 PM
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"i never understood the whole wanting a car to sound awesome even though it isn't fast. it's like having bad eyesight but wearing glasses that look good instead of helping your vision."
lol, you dont know whats under my hood. i wouldnt go saying its slow any intake will certainly increase horsepower, its just such a small amount of HP its not very significant. if it sounds good and improves airflow, why not |
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06-14-2003, 08:39 PM
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eh ractive isnt known for quality parts...if I were you and goin for the whole show thing, you might as well sport the aem v2
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06-14-2003, 09:42 PM
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yea i started thinking the same way, either that or a nice DC CAI. chrome :P
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06-14-2003, 10:07 PM
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not sure about the quality but for the whole show thing, i'd just get anything that screams "look at me"
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06-14-2003, 10:23 PM
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If you know anything about cars I'd say just make your own...I've seemed to get the best numbers out of intakes that i made. It's a heck of a lot cheaper as well.
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06-14-2003, 11:21 PM
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heh the ractive intakes aren't even smog legal and you live in cali. we know how assed to cops are there. PM me
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06-14-2003, 11:51 PM
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Yep, AEM whore.
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06-16-2003, 05:09 PM
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Re: Ractive intake quality??
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I got one - its sick, plus the shield on the intake keeps stuff from hittin in when u open ur hood (like water). |
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06-17-2003, 02:01 PM
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^ you know water hitting your intake doesn't matter right?
for the poster... I'd recomend an iceman because you can switch between cai and short ram. I have one and I'm very happy with it.. course I got it because it's the only one that comes in black... it looks better (and more stock) than stock... but I think they make them in colors.
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06-17-2003, 03:00 PM
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iceman's are j u n k - get the AEM CAI - it is definately the best deal for you if you need a full intake. Why didnt i get one? Cause i am switchin my motor. |
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06-17-2003, 06:02 PM
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how are iceman intakes JUNK????
or did you just read that somewhere... Mine is great... I have NO complaints... aem is WAY overpriced and even if it is "better" that means a whole 1-2hp at best.
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06-17-2003, 07:31 PM
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1-2 hp on a civic is alot...
think of it this way... 2 horse power is a 2% gain on a d series...
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06-17-2003, 11:39 PM
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i would have to AGREE with Pdiggity and SohcVtec2Nr, and ToniTrussen, i say go AEM and i say For SHow and something that SOundS Great!!! and Give BEST HP.. i say go AEM V2...that thang is BAD ASS...
way better hp numbers than even the AEM CAI.. and again the SOund from it is Beautiful i am told.. Dan |
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06-18-2003, 12:09 PM
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just because it's slow to start doesn't mean you have to accept 100 dollar/hp pricing... get nitrous.. or a turbo... spending an extra 100-200 dollars for 2hp is just plain stupid... aem is a joke... paying for that thing just to say "I've got an aem intake" is about a stupid as you can get.. If you pick one up used for cheap then great... but buying it or the even gayer "v2" is just silly... that's just brand loyalty and trying to be a player... it's also pretty lame imo that you have to CUT the thing if you want to install THEIR bypass valve... great design... OH and for all those who did just that... A. the chances of you EVER hitting a puddle deep enough to necesitate the bypass valve are 1 in a million B. cutting the aem negates ALL the hp gain it has over most others... the reason aem gets better numbers SOMETIMES... is because it is one solid tube... ie not much turbulence... the iceman is in 2 sections... the place the two meet creates turbulence... The iceman intake is not junk... anyone who says it is has never had ANY experience with one and is talking out their butt.
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06-18-2003, 07:53 PM
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i would still rather have AEM CAI than any other brand. call it Brank Loyalty but hey when the best works best WHY not stick with it???
and guess what, i have had that 1 in 1,000,000 happen several times. i live in VA and in case most of u dont know it rained here 45 of the last 60 days. and i have on several occasions driven through what i DIDNT know was a 1 1/2 foot puddel going around a curve, And where i live whenever it rains one curve floods almost 2 feet deep, and if a car is coming GUess what. U r gonna hit that damn puddle. Best Story. my friend was driving off of a cutover road from RT 50 in Fairfax VA, saw a Civic with an AEM License plate frame driving down the road. saw him HIt a Huge puddle of water, SHoot out huge puff of white smoke, and then the guy pulled over and had the Hood up looking at his NON BY PASSED AEM CAI lose the 1-2 hp with the by pass or not, i KNOW i need it. and i am Damn glad i have it. if i lived in AZ sure i wouldnt need it *bypass valve* but i live in VA so i DO |
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06-18-2003, 11:03 PM
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hmm... i'm probably going to get laughed at, but i'm quite happy with my injen rd cai... it looks and sounds nice... i don't have any numbers to show how much hp i've gained, but i'd like to think i got a little.
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06-19-2003, 12:47 PM
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I live in CT not AZ... it's been raining here too..
I've driven THROUGH a 1.5 ft puddle NO problems... the puddle has to be VERY deep... and usually it stalls the car.. if not you can also just shut it off if you're heading into a huge puddle like that... the kind of depth I'm talking about is NOT passable at speed...and if it were it would plow the water away from the bumper and intake preventing the water from being able to completely surround the inlet pipe. Sure it's POSSIBLE to hit a puddle like that but regardless of what intake or what do-hickey is on it ... I'm CERTAINLY not going to plow through a 2+ foot puddle no matter what... I'll stop and turn around first... what proof do you have that aem is the "best"... besides that's what other honda dorks say... I haven't seen a SINGLE dyno that proves it's better than ANY other intake.
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06-19-2003, 04:01 PM
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if you are going to spend the $$ on an intake make it worth your wile and be somethign that will be functional as well as look good...I'm also a AEM fan as well DC Sports and Injen. The majority of peopel out here have those intakes. SO for products that have been known to perform and give you and increase you can't go wrong w/ purchasing them...
As for hydrolock you would have to keep the intake submerged in the 1.5ft of water long enough for it to fully engourge the intake/tb and engine to mess it up. So you can get the Bypass valve and eleviate that. also w/ the AEM you can take off the CAI extension and just make it a short ram in teh Winter if you wanted but w/ the V2 new AEM you can't do that,if I'm right.... Hope this might help a bit mroe for you... PS If you would liek to see some dyno charts I'll pull the ones thathave been up on the web for the last couple of yrs w/ the comparisons on the Dyno and the output HP #'s from AEM,Comptech,Injen...and if you really want to get technical the comptech produces the most HP then AEM and injen... |
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06-21-2003, 05:31 PM
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They are plastic - just kiddin. I always was under the impression they wern't as good: 2 reasons. Metal is a superior material (stronger, more durable). Metal intakes do not get as hot as plastic ones do. just for the record, i feel all intakes are over - rated although they do make a small/relitively insignificant increase in power. |
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06-21-2003, 08:59 PM
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...iceman intakes arent junk...
want to know what Im sportin? I have an rs akimoto sri and then a dryer vent pipe (flex aluminum) for a cold air extension...and it works just great. after putting on the extension (total cost of parts was $15) I noticed a bit more power with my ass-dyno. Not as responsive as before...but better overall |
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06-21-2003, 09:08 PM
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... the ass dyno... i see
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06-21-2003, 10:32 PM
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lol NEVER question the reliability of the ass-dyno
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06-21-2003, 10:42 PM
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i wasn't questioning... i was.. er... revelling in it's wonder
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06-21-2003, 11:10 PM
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oh yes...behold its wonderous glory...
the next time you bolt on a new part you should test it with your own ass-dyno |
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06-21-2003, 11:53 PM
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The iceman intake is made of "plastic" BECAUSE it doesn't absorb or transfer as much heat as a metal one would... hence the name "ICE" man... metal is NOT superior to plastic at all.. at least not as a tubing material... A. Plastic doesn't bend or kink (like if you drop it or it gets something dropped on it.) B. Plastic doesn't rust C. Plastics are MUCH better insulators than metal.. (how many thermos' do you see made of metal? IE keeps cold things cold and warm things warm.) D. As it is molded in the shape instead of bent into shape it is more rigid and structurally sound. Intakes aren't over-rated (unless you think they give you 20hp or something rediculous)... they increase performance economy and drivability DRAMATICALLY... try driving a stock civic and then yours and see the difference... the stockers don't rev HALF as easialy as one with i.h.e.
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06-22-2003, 09:32 PM
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i dont know if any of you saw my post, but i now have the stuff to bend,shape,weld and cut metal.. along with Exzost < (hahah thanks racing rice, i am going to spell it like that if i go big!) systems i am thinking of makeing c.a.i systmz too.. man this is going to be soo kinkin...
 but i need to find a place that i can find demensions for the bends, and stuff like that for all diffrent kinds of hondas...Last edited by pimpinprelude : 06-23-2003 at 08:28 PM. |
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