Originally posted by vtecinside
Infiniti.
Welcome to the board. You'll really have a hard time ever keeping up with a G35 with the car you have for cheap.
Chips not worth it at this point for your car....save computer issues/fuel management for later when you have decided on your total mod plan.
Intake is a nice place to start. It may give you a lil bit more power, but will it really be noticeable, not likely. If you go this route, get a cold air intake for more power than a "short ram".
The cold air intake will situate your air filter in the wheelwell where there is more cold (read: power) air. There is a real, but small risk with this. Your motor could suck water in and kill itself if you drive through a large enuf puddle.
Expect to spend about $180 for an AEM CAI...if you have a flat screwdriver and about half to one hour you can do an intake
Most mods for you car will when combined will give you a tiny bit more zip and cost you $$$$. i've spent about $1000 bucks over the years for pullies, intake, headers and exhaust and can say that my 94 EX (similar motor/performance to yours) is more powerful than it was stock, but it isn't anything amazing.
Your car, like my own, is hobbled by its auto tranny so most power gains are not fully realized.
You could go nitrous and get a true 50 hp gain for around $600+ install, but you will in the long run and seriously compromise the life of your tranny (not very strong) and eventually your motor.
Recommendation: Spend more money on suspension, tires and brakes and then learn to drive to the point where you can extract 95-100% of the performance of your car. I think most of us don't know the true limits of our cars and how to drive at those limits without crossing over into the danger zzone.
I have put more money into my suspension and found better overall returns.
noel
Good points, almost everything she needed to know.
There is one misconception about the cold air intake. To install a Cold air intake in a 6Gen Accord (98-02 models) you'll have to take off your front bumper to install the intake. It took me roughly 2-3 hours to install my intake and it was a bitch to install. good luck to you though and welcome to the board.