AEM is cool and all but what you are really paying for is the name they say K&N is the way to go but really, you can get a cheap $70 cai and get the same results (considering that they are both in same good condition) and sometimes AEM or whoever you bought your cai from will probably give you the wrong one upon shipment, but anyway if you cai is setup right then it should not be throwing codes in the first place.

 

doesn't the car computer adjust or something to the part being installed?

 

yes, as long the air sensor is in the right place nothing is wrong

 

...and when you pay for the name youre paying for a quality product made by a company thats been doing what they do for a long time.


bill1986: here is a link concerning water sitting in the u-bend of a cold air intake, which is angled upwards slightly...though, the problem in this case is with an Injen cai, and the plaintiff wanted to switch to AEM for the better design, where the piping does not tilt upward to allow it to hold in water..

http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=44612.0

and the problem is with the sedan, not the hatchback, because of how the headlight is designed...water gets in and drips down on top of the filter. but all you need is a splash shield above the filter and youll be okay.

 

as long as the CAI is installed right, it should never throw a CEL code at you, you just have to make sure the MAF sensor is connected and is screwed down enough so as to not let air escape or come in thru the flange it sits on. yes when you buy AEM or K&N you are buying a name, but also a reputation of a quality product that will last. Personally i will go custom with my CAI, not a kit, and it can be done for less than $100. and by going custom you can make your own design to flow air at better rate with less bends in the pipe, the straighter the pipe, the more air can flow thru getting to the engine. of the three big k&n Injen or AEM, I would say that AEM and K&N have a better design as it has less bends than the Injen one

 

wow!, just got it in today, and i ordered it on sunday, thats strange it only took two days to get here on free shipping from California to New Hampshire, thats fast by my standards

 

cool, does it fit right? gotta pic?

 

i havn't put it in and not going to be able to till the weekend, i'll post pics then

 

cool cant wait, oh and where did you buy yours from again like from the site or something and how much?

 

purchased it from auto anything.com for like $217 and free shipping