I agree the 10-15hp they say will never happen. You may notice a little bit in acceleration but thats it. The intake is all about the sound! I have an intake and i makes my whole car sound much better!

 

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this is a perfect example of why you should research...don't think anybody on HAN woulda recommended u buy the resistor or has anything good to say about it...good thing u didnt' waste too much money...intake will gain u some top end, but lose u some low end and def not 10-15 hp...but cai>short ram

 

:werd: , Although if you get the bypass valve for the CAI I know that it does lose power, and I wonder if it then makes the CAI and SR close to equal...

You will notice more power, but not what those advertisements are saying. You'll need more mods than just an intake for the kind of boost. One thing I can say that are great about the SR Intakes is that they improve gas mileage a good deal unless you ride your RPMS high just to always hear the Intake's sound.

 

So what else should be done to gain extra HP besides the CAI? I'm a total newbie at this.

Mine is an '04 Accord Coupe EX V6 Coupe 6 Speed. Had it for all of 3 weeks.

 

what are your power goals for the car?

 

I'm thinking I might be able to get 300 HP?? I have a friend who has a Pontiac GTS and he's got a 240 stock that he's now getting 310 out of.

 

for a v6, u would be able to see 15hp. for a 4 cylinder maybe 5-7. one problem wit the american blocks is that they dont totally tune it for their full potential so hp is easy to gain, does ur friend has full exhaust?

get a full exhuadt with intake and u'll notice a power increase.

 

What's a Pontiac GTS?

You mean GTP? as in Grand Prix? I like those cars and was gonna buy one like four or five years ago.

 

yea definetly get the full exhaust and a high flow cat. Personally i like Magnaflow and have it on my integra(high flow cat + cat back system in magnaflow) and have a friend who also has a magnaflow canister muffler(dont know which one) and i only have great things to say. Adds great acceleration and some good top end.