ATLredbullet

I just put on my new AEM V2 CAI, and all i have got to say is...WOWWWWWW. Anybody who doesnt have one of these should get one unless they have another intake. I couldnt tell a huge difference, but it seemed to help the low end torque before the VTEC kicks in. and the sound, OH MY GOD it sounds BADDDD as crap.

JP_Silver_S2K

im waiting for the 04 version to come out. can't wait!

teezboo

I thought the 04 was already out.....it just isn't C.A.R.B. exempt yet.

Does the V2 have the bypass?

ATLredbullet

i dont think so....i dont know. but this version is frieking bad. it sounds INCREDIBLE and i believe it throws out a little more torque low end wise

Hockey

We just installed a V2 on an '04 last weekend.

Installed great, no CEL (did a reset anyway) and the owner (robs04s2k) had a huge grin on his face after the test drive.

Haven't heard from him since! I think he is still driving!!!!


No, not C.A.R.B. legal yet. When it is, they will send you the sticker with proof of purchase.

I'm gonna get one now.

Russ

There is a slight diameter increase in the piping with the V2 compared to the previous AEM and a modification of how the intake reacts to the created resonance. According to AEM, the new intake makes a bit more horsepower (1-2hp) at peak and a smidgen more torque down low. Having owned both intakes, I found my VTEC transition was literally massaged away with the V2 while the original intake actually made it more pronounced. I felt no difference in how the car accelerated either up top or down low which makes sense considering the minute increases claimed in both torque and horsepower. One main difference between the two is how the pipe rests
just aft of the filter itself. From what I've seen (my intakes were proof) the newer intake "could" be more prone to hydrolock because the pipe directly behind the filter is more apt to gather water due to it being angled downward.
The earlier version has more of a leveled plane aft of the filter.
Aside from that point (instances of S2000 hydrolock are greatly exaggerated) either one is a great buy.
I've driven both intakes through torrential downpours with nary a problem. It's when the car SITS in those torrential downpours for hours/day, etc that create
the potential for hydrolock, especially if you haven't plugged the holes in the engine bay which direct water right onto the filter.
Something else I discovered with my vented carbon fiber hood. It actually PREVENTS water from reaching that area of the engine bay where the AEM filter sits because most of the rain, as a result of the vent, is trapped and disgarded there instead of traveling all the way down to the end of the hood where it can drip down into the filter area.