I can't say for absolutely sure that pulling them gained me any extra power. I had a '92 CX with a '95 B18C1 motor and my CX never had A/C or PS so I never dyno'd the motor with them. I may have just had a strong engine to begin with, but all I had was the AEM CAI, Tanabe Racing Medallion and the stock exhuast manifold and cat. I had new plugs and a fresh fuel filter but no other aftermarket modifications (even stock Civic radiator and clutch/flywheel at the time).

That said, it was fun being faster, and I could totally live wihtout PS but I'm not sure I'd want to do without both on a daily driver. I have a '98 Civic EX I drive everyday so they hybrid was a weekend car but was driven a lot and was my daily driver when the '98 was in the shop for a few months. You get bigger biceps from pulling that wheel around when parking.