Disappointed with AEM short ram

rugster555 · Post by **rugster555** » Thu May 09, 2013 5:58 pm

So I ordered my AEM short ram last week, been really excited about getting it fitted and hearing some grunt

Installed it today and tbh I'm a bit disappointed with it. Doesn't really sound as good as I was expecting!! Looks brilliant in the bay mind. I've got the mugen twinloop already so thinking maybe they don't really compliment each other?

andypont · Post by **andypont** » Thu May 09, 2013 7:41 pm

I'm surprised by that. I have an AEM on my cold air intake and can certainly hear the difference between that and the standard air box.
Its quieter than the cheapo ebay filter - but then the AEM probably does some filtering of the air!

rugster555 · Post by **rugster555** » Thu May 09, 2013 7:49 pm

Yeh I can notice its there and it does sound good on vtec, guess I was just expecting it to sound angrier?! Ah well still looks epic

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Thu May 09, 2013 8:33 pm

the quieter your engine on WOT with an induction the smoother it is running. Stands to reason. cant be a bad thing imo.

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Thu May 09, 2013 9:08 pm

Ditch it and put the OEM Type S one back in. Much better.

Post by **Pushki** » Thu May 09, 2013 9:11 pm

RattyMcClelland wrote:Ditch it and put the OEM Type S one back in. Much better.

Or if it's noise you're after instead of power, get an eBay one.

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Thu May 09, 2013 10:39 pm

OEM type S with resonator removed is the best H22 sound. imho

rugster555 · Post by **rugster555** » Fri May 10, 2013 10:53 am

This may sound stupid but what's the resonator and where's it located?

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Fri May 10, 2013 11:19 am

It's on the end of the intake. You can't see it, it's located inside the front arch under where the battery is.

To access it you remove the inner arch liner (or at least drop down the front - you can leave it attached at the back of the arch, so no mudguard off etc.)
You then need to remove/plug a couple of the vacuum pipes once you remove it.
Pretty straight forward, less than an hours job.

There was a thread about a week ago that described what you need to do with the vacuum pipes, should be able to find that if you try a search.

EDIT: Didn't answer what it is

It's basically a plastic box with a flap that opens/closes at different engine loads.
It's designed to quieten the intake when the engine is under load, that's all.
Think of it like an exhaust silencer, that's on the inlet instead and is variable.

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Fri May 10, 2013 11:30 am

If it's noise you're after, rip out the sound deadening from under the bonnet!
I remember when we used to drill holes in our air boxes for more noise (I'm talking about the late 1990's)