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[TRIZ]

Originally Posted by amaisine i love the sound of my short ram , if i was to switch to a CAI would i hear the sound and get the performance Yes!

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[Retell]

Everyone still agrees that wrapping an intake does little difference?

[TRIZ]

I never did a test or anything but I'm going to have to speculate that it wont do any good... air gets pulled through there so fast it doesnt really make a difference. If the pipe was longer and weaved all around the engine bay with no ventilation then it would be an issue, but its not.... not until someone can perform dyno tests in the same conditions on the same dyno, which nobody ever will.

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Follow up intake question

I got my intake used off eBay. It's a K&N Typhoon. Filter looks pretty beat up the outer plastic area looks like it got spraypainted and they hit some of the filter. You think it is worth investing in a another filter? I know Gearbox is anti K&N air filter and is pro AEM, what do you think?

[TRIZ]

AEM Dryflo all the way =)

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KK Thanks

[Amazing]

if you were me with a 1997 DX 1.5 ,thinking about doing b18 swap turbo
what intake would you choose and why

[Retell]

It makes little difference what your engine specs are. Short ram for lots of noise and hot air, Cold Air for better performance and less risk of drowning your engine, and multipart (where the intake goes down into your engine bay close to the ground for best performance but biggest chance to drown it)

[TRIZ]

Originally Posted by Amazing

if you were me with a 1997 DX 1.5 ,thinking about doing b18 swap turbo
what intake would you choose and why

I'd prob pick up a CAI because your bay will be getting pretty hot with the turbo. If you plan on running a different intake manifold or intercooler then you will prob have to go the custom route to make it fit. I'm not to famil with your engine but there may be some aftermarket turbo support out there for your boosted D series.

[Amazing]

what would you pic for a stock d15

[dads5150civic]

Originally Posted by 2005EM2

No. This shouldn't be a question, dude! Stickers for the win! Remember, more stickers, the more horse

Remember kids....stickers make you faster in a straight line, blue indicator bulbs make you turn faster!

Holy shit!! This thread had me laughing my ass off. My wife keeps peeking through the kitchen at me like I've gone totally mad!

BTW:
TRIZ: you're the man, man!!

[ProjectMayhemR]

Originally Posted by Amazing

what would you pic for a stock d15

Google it bud. I'm sure there is a debate on some forum. Maybe they make one of those carbon fiber whale penis intakes at password jdm for it. They use the Venturi effect to speed up air flow.

[zeusx99]

I'm working with an '08 civic, so looking for CAI's it seems like the choices are pretty much limited to Fujita, K&N as well as some Velocity and AFE models. I know it's been hammered upon over and over and over, but is there really any advantage of one of these makes over another? Seems like K&N is the other favorite aside from AEM and Weapon.

Thanks for the post Triz. Really helped out a n00b such as myself

[kingkongsmugen]

Quick question I bought an Injen Short RAM Intake and it comes with a 12" 8 mm vacuum hose. But the problem is the supplied vacuum hose is too big for than the stock vacuum hose. I am worried that if I connect the supplied vacuum hose, something will leak and cause bigger problems. Is it OK to replace my stock vacuum hose with it and just tighten the metal locks ( i dunno what it called, the thingie that locks those hoses )? Damn I just asked you a newbie question. Sorry about that I just need some answers. Thanks, tho.

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^ First off how much different is it? As long as it wont crease or fold when you tighten it down it should be fine. If it does, then you need to use a different hose. If you can use your stock on, use it. If you have to use the aftermarket one so that it fits on the intake, and the other end is way too big, try seeing if the stock one can fit inside the end thats too big, and snip it off. Get what I'm saying? Kind of a like a bushing/liner so that it mates up correctly.

zeusx99- Theres lots of companies that make intakes, I'm sure they make them for the 08 version. Off the top I think of AEM, fujita, weapon R and ARC to begin with. As for "Velocity and AFE models" I never heard of them. They sound like cheap knock offs. Brand doesnt have anything to do with performance- its how its built and the science behind it. Sure you can get an ebay inake thats bent to fit in your bay, but an AEM or ARC intake fits and has been proven to perform better then stock. From that, just look around and do your research. Whatever you do, end up with a AEM dryflow filter on your intake. Hands down thats all I'll ever run.