I have a '98 DX coupe. I was thinking of getting a cold air intake. I installed one on my brothers car, and his had a cut out just under the intake box that I noticed mine does not have. I was just wondering if anyone here has a DX coupe that they have put a cold air intake on and if theirs has a cut out for it. If not, how does it work?

 

on my 99 dx I had to cut a big ass hole for mine. same for my boys 98 lude. gotta do it. everybody does. try to pick up a used Iceman...hell I got a 94 accord iceman on mine

 

What should I use to cut the whole? I'm kind of lacking in the way of tools right now.

 

You could buy a complete Dremel kit for under $30 if you want to make it really finished and perfect. Heck, Harborfreight.com sells them for $6, but you get what you pay for.

Also you could use a drill to make relief holes, and then tin snips to cut between them. File your edges when you're done, and paint never hurt anyone. I reccommend you paint any exposed metal because it WILL rust.

 

you could just not waste your time.. (not talking shit) but a whole hell of a lot of work for minimal to no gains...

maybe just go with "short ram"

 

short ram has even less gains than cold air.

 

And besides, I don't mind doing a little work on my car, I think it's actually quite fun, but that's just me.

 

CAI = waste of money. But if you wanna waste monet then go agead. I'd spend the $ on a lip or something.

 

That's strange? How come there's no hole ? Don't most Civic's come with those huge resonator air boxes in the lower fender?

 

Not the dx model. I don't know why it's different but it is. And ummmm, why do you think a CAI wouldn't be worth the money? I think a lip would be more useless. It's just for looks unless I'm going to be racing. Which I'm not.