Cold Air Intake Help
bboy Wesley West
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From: six-five-o
well, this is what i would do...
id get a short ram and when it is time for the factory check-up, id slap in the oem intake so that they wont give you any bullshit.
the short ram should be pretty easy to install and you dont have to worry about hydrolocking the engine.
spark plugs wont void the warranty, but are changed on the basic tune-up.
but if you are going to upgrade the sparkplugs, just make sure you have them for the right year and model.
id get a short ram and when it is time for the factory check-up, id slap in the oem intake so that they wont give you any bullshit.
the short ram should be pretty easy to install and you dont have to worry about hydrolocking the engine.
spark plugs wont void the warranty, but are changed on the basic tune-up.
but if you are going to upgrade the sparkplugs, just make sure you have them for the right year and model.
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From: Atlanta Area, GA
I have an AEM CAI on my 95 Accord and I've never had any troubles with water intake, ever.
The whole purpose behind a CAI to bring COLD AIR (or cooler air) into the engine. Imagine that?!
If you're just bringing air in off the top of the engine instead of further away, you really are not receiving the full benefits the system was intended for. Make sense?
The whole purpose behind a CAI to bring COLD AIR (or cooler air) into the engine. Imagine that?!
If you're just bringing air in off the top of the engine instead of further away, you really are not receiving the full benefits the system was intended for. Make sense?
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From: Bergen Cnty, NJ
To sum up a few things:
The basic theory of acheiving more HP is simple. The more air you can get into and out of the car, the better. An aftermarket intake is larger and less restrictive than a stock one. So more air will be taken in. Because more air is taken in, more fuel will be added for the proper mixture. So yes, an aftermarket Intake will increase your power. By how much? hard to say. It normally varies from 3-7hp depending upon the set up. (SRI/CAI)
My main problem is the price difference between intakes. A lot of people get AEM or INJEN intakes ($150 or more) which is good, but I don't see a problem with purchasing a $50 Ebay intake and swaping in a K&N filter. Which is what I've done.
As far as getting a SRI or CAI, it's up to the person. If you get a CAI, just be carefull in deep puddles. But regardless, you should always be careful in deep puddles. My judgement of a deep puddle is water deep enough to cover a stock tire and touch the rim.
A SRI is pretty good also, as long as it's away from any type of direct heat. As long as it's away from the Header (headers for you V6 guys) and radiator fans your should be ok
Personally, what I did was purchase a SRI intake (for $40) and put on a K&N filter. It's perfect cause on the 6th gen 4cyl, the filter is right on the side between the battery and the fender. Then for the summer I purchased a 90 degree Greddy turbo pipe and when the summertime comes around, I connect that pipe to my intake pipe and connect the filter to the end, and now I have a CAI. When it gets gold, I remove the secondary turbo pipe and go back to my SRI setup. In case you're wondering why a turbo pipe, they repel heat the best.
Here's my SRI setup
And here's my CAI setup
Of course this pic is before I got my new Valve cover
The basic theory of acheiving more HP is simple. The more air you can get into and out of the car, the better. An aftermarket intake is larger and less restrictive than a stock one. So more air will be taken in. Because more air is taken in, more fuel will be added for the proper mixture. So yes, an aftermarket Intake will increase your power. By how much? hard to say. It normally varies from 3-7hp depending upon the set up. (SRI/CAI)
My main problem is the price difference between intakes. A lot of people get AEM or INJEN intakes ($150 or more) which is good, but I don't see a problem with purchasing a $50 Ebay intake and swaping in a K&N filter. Which is what I've done.
As far as getting a SRI or CAI, it's up to the person. If you get a CAI, just be carefull in deep puddles. But regardless, you should always be careful in deep puddles. My judgement of a deep puddle is water deep enough to cover a stock tire and touch the rim.
A SRI is pretty good also, as long as it's away from any type of direct heat. As long as it's away from the Header (headers for you V6 guys) and radiator fans your should be ok
Personally, what I did was purchase a SRI intake (for $40) and put on a K&N filter. It's perfect cause on the 6th gen 4cyl, the filter is right on the side between the battery and the fender. Then for the summer I purchased a 90 degree Greddy turbo pipe and when the summertime comes around, I connect that pipe to my intake pipe and connect the filter to the end, and now I have a CAI. When it gets gold, I remove the secondary turbo pipe and go back to my SRI setup. In case you're wondering why a turbo pipe, they repel heat the best.
Here's my SRI setup
And here's my CAI setup
Of course this pic is before I got my new Valve cover
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7th Gen Coupe V6
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From: The Sin City
Originally Posted by 98CoupeV6
And I had the same exact question when I was looking to buy spark plugs and saw the Bosh 4's, so I did a ton of research on an engineering database and read a lot of technical papers 
My biggest concern was the warranty problem but I guess I will keep the stock one handy if I need it.
I have also seen some people with a long pipe with 2 filters, 1 in the bottom like CAI and other in the middle like SRI, any info about that? Thanks
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From: Bergen Cnty, NJ
I don't think the warranty will be voided. Especially if one has nothing to do with the other. For example. if you get an intake, they can't void your warranty for the engine, or suspension or something.
But, just to be safe, keep the stock system. You'll never know. Someone might need to purchase it on another board.
As far as that other intake system you've seen...with two filters. I've never...never seen a set up like that.
Are you talking about a intake system on a turboed car?
They would have a filter a the end (Normally the turbo is right before the filter) and you may mistaken the 2nd intake (on the long pipe from the throttle body) for the B.O.V.
Something like this setup
But, just to be safe, keep the stock system. You'll never know. Someone might need to purchase it on another board.
As far as that other intake system you've seen...with two filters. I've never...never seen a set up like that.
Are you talking about a intake system on a turboed car?
They would have a filter a the end (Normally the turbo is right before the filter) and you may mistaken the 2nd intake (on the long pipe from the throttle body) for the B.O.V.
Something like this setup
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7th Gen Coupe V6
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From: The Sin City
No it wasnt like this, I personaly saw it on a 98 Civic, this guy had a very long pipe going to the bottom of the body with a filter at the end like in CAI and he attached another filter in the middle of the same pipe, he probably just did a hole on the pipe to add another filter. That was the only car I have ever seen with setup like that.
I just wonder would it better sucking air from 2 filters instead of one, or is it just imagination. Iam not planning to do anything like this but just wanted to ask.
Thanks again.
I just wonder would it better sucking air from 2 filters instead of one, or is it just imagination. Iam not planning to do anything like this but just wanted to ask.
Thanks again.