AAM Competition S-LINE/R-LINE Intakes... teaser :D
 

Just to get you guys excited, official release will be in the next few days :D

The magic piece that will set our intakes apart from the rest of the competitors
(Don't spill the beans for those who have already been leaked the inside information!!)

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-l...0/IMG_4472.png

and installed;
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2...0/IMG_4555.png

some sort of velocity stack?

Will there be an option to use Dry filters vs K&N oiled ones?


And for those of you who wanna know what the secret is, I know, and I'll tell... :stirthepot:

Nice!

Dyno? Available in black?

hmmn, what could it be? oooooh ooooooh mr kott ter... (welcome back ______).

Looks like a restrictor to funnel air down to the MAF's standard diameter to make the factory tune work.

The NISMO R spec intakes have those as well, tho made out of plastic.

I dunno, if you look at the second picture, the MAF piping diameter is the same before and after, unless it is all necked down from the filter back.

The 'Magic Part' that he's talking about is an insert that slides in right before the MAF. See there's a coupler there?

You just take the coupler off, slide that into the tube with the maf hanging down in the slot cut in the 'Magic Part' and then put the coupler back on.

I don't really know why they'd call this a magic part, it's just a bandaid fix to get around requiring a tune with the intakes.

^ Ahh....I see that now. I guess that makes sense now. Speaking in terms of flexibility, I suppose that is kinda useful if you decide to get them before Uprev, and then decide to tune the car later.

Band-aid fix sounds extremely back-yard ghetto rigged. This piece is cnc'd and milled precisely to 1) fit inside the intake, both easily slid in and out 2) be of precise ID to not trip the MAF on a stock tune

And yes, the beauty is exactly that Alstann, the intake is full 2.75" from beginning to end, and with the MAF insert you can run it on the stock tune, or if you are getting an UpRev tune, you can take advantage of the larger diameter via a tune

What if you already have HFCs and exhaust will it still not require a tune ?

Interesting, I'm in for the dyno results and pricing. Hopefully the dyno is with the bumper on. ;)

With the MAF insert in, you will not require a tune. Will you benefit from a tune, well of course, and from which you would remove the insert and rescale a few tables to recalibrate the MAF

haha we dyno'd it with the bumper off and cold air blowing directly into the filters :) jk

I've got to run back to the dyno to pull the charts, but on an 7AT I believe it picked up 11hp and 7tq, I'll have to confirm that

Do you need to cut anything for the intake to fit?

yes, you will have to enlarge the intake duct/radiator support piece to fit the coupler through there. When the intakes are officially release, we have installation pictures for your diy'ers

It really isn't a big deal, easier than taking the bumper off IMO.

Will it work with a stillen G3?

You're asking if their CAI system, a product intended to compete with the Stillen Gen 3 intakes will work WITH the Stillen Gen 3 intakes?

I think he means the insert.

I hope he means that. :confused:

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Probably, but that doesn't make any sense either, since the insert is only needed because the AAM intakes are over the stock MAF diameter, where the Gen 3 isn't.

Exactly,


Stillen Gen 3's are sized appropriately to work with the stock tune/MAF calibrations, ours is oversized that's why the insert is needed, or if you intend to get a tune, do not use the insert and the oversized inner diameter will go in your favor

Will there be a group buy for this ??

with the amount of interest this thread is getting, probably not

Any word on pricing?

MSRP $549

Forum member sale price $499

Ouch, someone sounds bitter... :stirthepot:

Yet another fine piece from AAM! Looks good guys! I would be interested to see a dyno with all your bolt on products, say the new intake test pipes the new mid pipe and short tails?

haha not bitter at all, I am 100% for group buys to get cheaper rates for everyone but that requires a lot of people to commit, then they have to wait, then if we don't make certain amounts, then the discounts aren't worth the wait, etc etc

we tuned a 7AT to 317/266 on our dyno, that was with AAM intakes, AAM HFC, AAM True Dual, M370, and uprev tune

nismo cai intakes have these pieces in them but they are plastic.thats why you can run with out tune and you get c.a.r.b. sticker

Just received these pipe-babies today. Hopefully I'll be able to install the soon and will update the post with pictures.
Thanks to Khoi and his awesome customer support.

Any word on HP gains?

We tested it on a 7AT and it made about 11-12 whp peak, let me see if I can pull that dyno chart. We do want to test the intakes again for a local customer :)

As I promised, here's an update/impressions on these CAIs, after having driven for few weeks with them installed.

First thing first, :pics:
http://i.imgur.com/78IWG49l.jpg

They look very good in the engine bay :tup:

Here are my impressions overall

Installation time: took me a while, mostly because of the air duct cutting... yeah I know it should be easy and quick, but I wanted to do a good job so I first cut them and then started enlarging the holes until the rubber hose was comfortably fitting with no restrictions.

2013 Bumper removal: this was quite a PITA. Having DRLs made this a challenge for someone who's never removed a bumper... I had to get the wheels and the front fenders off to easy access the DRLs, unbolt them, wrap them in bubbly plastic and tape them to the brakes. Then I could easily remove the bumper.

Feeling: these CAIs are a great choice for a DD. I currently have them on stock engine, stock exhaust and no tune (S-Line mode). They are quiet on low RPMs, but they start coming alive around 3000rpm and open up at >3500rpm. Performance wise I can only speak about butt-dyno, as I am waiting on my full exhaust+tune to actually get a new dyno, but the engine definitely feels more responsive on mid-RPMs. Of course, I've never expected miracles from a stock car with CAI, neither should you :)

Pros:

• Big, these pipes are big! It's pretty awesome that they come in S-Line (no tune needed) and R-Line (tune necessary) with a max of 2.75" tubing diameter. Air Flow FTW!!
• Rubber hoses go through the cut air ducts, this way it's easier to adjust the fitting and, guess what, you have rubber over A/C lines! This comes with a price though, and you have to enlarge the holes a lot!
• You can butt-feel the gains.
• AAM offers an awesome customer support, Khoi@AAM is very active on the forum and always offering help and support (also with my ranting about G3 Vs AAM), sorry about that Khoi :rofl2:

Cons:

• Installation instructions. Available at their website, instructions are not very descriptive and IMHO skip a lot of steps, some of which important like cutting the air ducts on the driver's side, which is a slightly different approach because of the infamous A/C lines, removing the crash bar, dealing with the cable running in front of the bumper. I *HIGHLY* recommend to follow and integrate those with ak370z's DIY on Stillen G3's installation here: http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...de-ak370z.html
• Clearance. Were you seriously expecting 2.75'' pipes to have good clearance? C'mon... - On the passanger's side there is 1/4 inch between the main pipe and the crash bar. On the front, there's a metal bar on which a cable is running along where the bumper gets clipped to that has 3 bolts; the central one will go back in, the 2 bolts on the side will not fit anymore because they are too long, so I had to ziptie instead. I also had to wrap some rubber on the final metal pipe to avoid rattles against some metal supports. (did anybody actually understand any of this?...). Anyway, here's a picture of the cutting done on the driver's side
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  http://i.imgur.com/sVTEfs4l.jpg
• If I have to be extremely picky (did anyone say freak?), the kit came with a wrong smaller metal clamp that wasn't fitting. Not really a big deal as I re-used the ones from the stock intakes... but still... :rolleyes:

Overall, I like these and I feel to highly suggest them as a perfect alternative to the pricey and obvious and hyper-branded Stillen G3s. :driving:

Thanks for the honest review!! By metal ties do you mean one of the clamps? If so I'll be sending you a new one along with a T-shirt for your review!

Yes, that's what I meant, English technical terms... I'm still getting there. I updated the review ;)
Did you say t-shirt??? :excited: M would be the size :tup:

Btw, I will consider moving this review to its own thread, as it will be easier to search. I think you guys deserve to have more visibility and gain popularity vs the G3s

Khoi if something can be worked I would love to rock your R-line pipes over my GENIII'S.
Hmmmm?