Damname

Hey all, first post.

I bought a 97 last night and its in rough shape. Kicking myself in the head for looking at a car in the middle of the night but oh well........its runs like a firecracker. I will need lots of help with this so expect many posts

First issue i want to address is the air intake. Its missing the hose that i guess goes from the airbox on the carbs to the front of the car? No local scrap yards have ANY civics at all. So i figured why not just replace it all with a cold air intake?

I have never put one of these on and dunno what to expect. It looks like theres some sensors that plug into the air box. Dunno what to do with those.

Has anyone ever bought a CAI for their riceburner? Can you tell me what i can expect upon install and any tricks involved?

thanks

MelJ

There are numerous threads on cold air intakes you can find by using the search feature. Welcome to the site. As for those hose or whatever, I think I have an idea of what you're talking about, but not fully off the top of my head.

Damname

i figure if i have to go to a dealer might as well jus go head and throw a cold air on..prolly cheaper anyway.

Kennykid2002

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Probably,

I would get a Short Ram Intake though, Saves you a lot of work, and potential hydrolock

Damname

any specific brand i could look at? personally the cheaper the better due to the amount of money i need to dump into this car. im seeing several on ebay thats 25 to 55 bucks and then theres a price leap that goes upwards of 100 bucks.

Kennykid2002

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Performance brands?
AEM
K&N
Weapon R

Honestly, get a cheap ebay short ram for around $20, throw away the filter and buy a nice filter for $40

danwat12345

You could redneck a tube from the airbox. I believe the point of the tube is for the engine to get colder air than from on top of the engine.

It's not that important right now until you figure out why the engine is running crappy.


-Did you get the maintenance record of the car?
Fuel filter, air filter might be clogged up. Have fun with your new car!

--Oh wait, there are some sensors disconnected from the airbox?? That could be your problem. There's a sensor in there that senses vacuum, I believe.

Damname

ok kewl starting to understand.

one last question. could you link me a cheap cold air intake like the one you mentioned? im having trouble finding the short ram air for less than 99 now.

thanks

Kennykid2002

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Sorry, cheapest one i found is $40
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/96-97...Q5fAccessories

In all honesty, you can build one out of PVC, and put a filter on it
thats what one person on this forum did, works fine.

Damname

ok bought it. you say i need a better filter or will this one be ok for a while?

Kennykid2002

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Those generic filters are crappy

I say whenever you get your hands on a good filter, just swap it soon
It'll work as a temp

Damname

thanks bro. part ordered and itching lol

ckeboss

I know this is kinda old, but was wondering what happened. I too was also looking to put a cold air intake on my 97 civic