AEM Intake System - SEMA 2012 Coverage
 

The intake looks quite similar to airaid intake

just dont expect to perform like one:laughabove:

^^haha good one

Judging the length of the inlet, I presume the stock snorkel is required, else will turn out like 2forme has tested on airaid , suck in hot air

It's a shame that I probably wont be able to use it. PA uses CA emissions standards....I think.

Intake looks the same as all the other bolt in boxes. Bleh.

Off topic, what are the tubes on top of the strut bars in the first picture?

Seems like an Airaid Intake to me.

Exhaust is like Perrins.

Not that they are copying but I do wonder if thats really the only few ways to do it.

Suspension external reservoir

"Huge power gains" but no dynos to back it up? C'mon, AEM.

Even if they post dynos, doesn't mean they actually resemble real world performance. Especially with intakes.

True, still, I would expect a company of AEM's stature to provide them. Meh, oh well.

Depends on if they've visited these forums LOL

That's not even the real AEM, AEM only owns the electronics side, K&N owns the filter side.

Is anyone shocked by the lack of a cold air inlet?

That makes sense. It really does look like the FIPK kits from K&N.

AEM is in no rush to get these products out and is doing plenty of R&D on these items. We are sure that they will publish data on these systems when they are ready. After speaking with George, they are well aware of issues other companies are having with intakes and are making sure they can deliver a product they can stand behind.

We look forward to bringing you some independent dyno testing, as well. I am just excited to see all the support and options that are going to be available for the car in the coming months!

read the op got excited....saw the pic got sad...

You know if you need other third party testing, I'm your man :)

Intakes for the sake of intakes continue to be just that.

@2forme: The intake whisperer.

I think I have it down to a science now HAHA.

i just can't believe the number of intake and dyno people are doing, i mean overall we are looking at a 3-5whp difference between each kit.

Any car i use to own never had that much dyno testing done. I mean people are even asking Dyno for some lightweight pulley, from perrin to compare with grimmspeed and other one out there.

It just blow my mind, from where i come, we finished the engine build and then you put it on the dyno, that's how you see if you did the right choice for your parts.

Do you know if they plan on getting it CARBlegal eventually? PA is one of the states who follow the CARB requirements.

AEM makes nice stuff ! Never had any problems w/ any product of theirs!

dont worry, they used my BRZ back in earily June during the inital testing for 2 weeks. and this is the first thing they notice that many many of the other brand were running thier baseline with the hood open. which is the cause of their higher performance gain.

they run all their dyno with the hood down.

I too am interested in these "Huge gains" they speak of.

Can someone at SEMA tell AEM that the cover for that airbox is hideous?

perhaps the reason why the cover for the airbox shape that way is to help sheild the heat from the exahust headders from entering into the intake compartment.

I see the MAF is in the right place, my biggest question is if they put air straighteners around the MAF or not? Enquiring minds want to know......
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is it sad im more interested in the rear diffuser than the intake/exhaust?

any pics of the eneos FRS

Had AEM CAI on my Corolla and Celica. Worked as advertised.

Is only natural I look forward for AEM intake on my GT86!

From what the guy at the booth said, was that yes they would be pursuing carb legality, typically most AEM intakes are carb legal

I had an AEM CAI on my Mazdaspeed6. No complaints. I'll definitely be looking at this intake as i think it's the best configuration of the bunch.

- Clean stock looking heat shield unlike the air raid.
- No ugly, turbulence causing, sound tube opening to have to plug like the Greddy/AFE/Takeda.
- Has a proper seal to the factory intake snorkel unlike the Injen.
- Easier to install than the Perrin unit.
- MAF sensor flange is tucked away from the elements inside the heat shield.
- The filter itself is much larger than the AFE variants.
- AEM dry filter is very convenient. No oiling.
- MAF sensor looks like it's got some engineering behind it's configuration and associated air fins.

Very clean looking unit that answered all my gripes about the other units on the market now. Having said that, i'll still wait for some independent dyno testing to pull the trigger.

P.S. The exhaust looks like it should be a winner as well. It's using the same configuration as the Perrin, Isis, magnaflow, and TRD... the first three which showed gains across the entire rev range in Dsports exhaust shoot out (TRD was not part of the shootout).

so whens this thing coming out already

i want that tribar. hopefully their intake proves well, had one on my last car and it was perfection.

I think what it all come's down to, is what company you want to support.

Up to 10 hp *estimated*
Up to 8 lb-ft *estimated*

May have been tested on a *similar* vehicle.

Seems totally legit. :iono:

It's legalese. All the bigger companies will have disclaimers like that. I'll continue to contend that intakes make little power - none safely without a tune.