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Review on πŸ”₯ Highly Efficient AEM S.R.S.Cvc 01-05 Ex by Sri Mims

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Nice shot, no noise and no gain.

I bought this air intake for my wife's 2001 Civic lx 4 door. Fit and finish was excellent, as usual for AEM products; However, it didn't work with my front strut mount and low-rpm power dropped very noticeably. Being an automatic, I wasn't looking for big gains or anything, more like gas mileage as warmer air seems to deliver more MPG, and I also liked the easy cleaning of the dry filter. It was worth a try to at least rate the product well, but my spacer bar rubbed a hole in the tube within a few days and the performance and mileage gains were negligible. The normal suction noise of a cone filter was not even audible in my specific application. I've had AEM air intakes on two other cars, a 99 XJ Cherokee and a 96 Accord EX five-speed, and have been very impressed with them on those applications, but as the 1.7-litre automatic saves fuel it was better with the factory airbox .

Pros
  • Easy install with common hand tools
Cons
  • I vaguely remember