price of installing intake
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price of installing intake i hate to start a whole thread on this, but i need an answer quick. i ordered a cold air intake and i am not familiar enough w/the engine parts to put it in myself (im sure i can, just not confident enough). and i called a performance shop and they said it would be $35 an hour, and it wouldnt take any longer than that to install it. is it worth it?? or should i just find someone who knows about an engine to do it? i dont want to mess up anything. or, should i go crazy and do it myself. ( i looked at the DIY and it was like looking at a foreign language)
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Rep Power: 0 well $35 for an intake is a little steep....but if you are uncomfortable doing it, then i guess take it thier or find someone to do it for you. personally, the honda motor is so easy to work on. the intake install is a simple bolts come off, stock air box comes out, new intake goes on, bolts go back on, your done. there is really nothing too it. just take your time and follow the steps and be proud u did it yourself, and a little wealthier also.
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it is a intak
just put it on your self
It is so easy
check the DIY
save 35 dollars and
have a great meal with the $35 and relise in your success
If you lake the tools for the job them have a shop do it for
Here is the diy, fyi I did it with less tools then this diy
http://www.7thgencivic.com/modules.p...howpage&pid=16
just put it on your self
It is so easy
check the DIY
save 35 dollars and
have a great meal with the $35 and relise in your success
If you lake the tools for the job them have a shop do it for
Here is the diy, fyi I did it with less tools then this diy
http://www.7thgencivic.com/modules.p...howpage&pid=16
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Rep Power: 0 my dad has more tools than he has hair on his head. and the whole "jack up the car" thing kinda gave me goosebumps. i will end up killing myself trying to do that, so i think i'll just find a friend to do it or something.
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Rep Power: 0 Find a friend to do it for you its not really that hard and the tools needed are minumal also its kinda fun because youll learn a little bit about your engine, but find someone who has an idea of how to do it or knows cars enough to unbolt some stuff and bolt some stuff back on its all pretty basic. but good luck and 35 dollars for an intake is alot, the shop around me will put full exhaust on for 50
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Rep Power: 360 I put my cold air intake on and did have to jake up the car.
If your Pops has a bunch of tools then he will be able to do it.
Bond with your Pops and do it together (you hang out while your dad does the work).
If your Pops has a bunch of tools then he will be able to do it.
Bond with your Pops and do it together (you hang out while your dad does the work).
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Rep Power: 0 lol. what do i do when i get a flat? i'd call someone. its yet to happen, knock on wood, but i dont know how to change a flat tire. i need to learn i know. and my dad is funny about modding my car, much less my engine. and he works until wednesday, and i dont want to wait that long. im not worried about the jack not holding the car, im worried about HOW to jack up the car. lol. i know, im an incompetent civic owner
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Rep Power: 0 and while we're on the subject, yall tell me the "good" things about cold air intake. not about the little bit of hp, and not about the sound. because i know my dad will ask and i dont wanna be like "SO IT CAN SOUND GOOD". so what are the good things i can tell him about what it does...
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Rep Power: 512 hmm.. good things about intakes... i heard one time it increases fuel economy... i dont know if its true or not, but with my intake i average 320-360 miles per tank.. driving it hard about 50% of the time..
Think I average about 340 on a tank running 89 octane. 
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Rep Power: 383 how did your intake increase gas milage, how hard do you drive your car, cause now i get about 260- 270 for 11 gallons or so when i fill up. o and i have a v2 intake?
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Rep Power: 0 No $hit she's a girl, but working on her car is still a passage into manhood. If she wants to stay a chick and pay others to work on her car, so be it. Want to be a gearhead, work on your car, make mistakes, learn from the mistakes and get better.
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Rep Power: 512 yep yep.. i told my dad that an intake increases gas mileage and thats what convinced him to let me get/install it... plus i can feel the gains in the upper region
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yep yep.. i told my dad that an intake increases gas mileage and thats what convinced him to let me get/install it... plus i can feel the gains in the upper region
yep yep.. i told my dad that an intake increases gas mileage and thats what convinced him to let me get/install it... plus i can feel the gains in the upper region
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it was pretty funny to see that car with a big *** intake in it....my dad is now a ricer...
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by jwalker87
be sure you're there with him; the only way to learn about your car is to be around it, and do stuff to it. Remember, there are no mistakes, just learning experiences.
be sure you're there with him; the only way to learn about your car is to be around it, and do stuff to it. Remember, there are no mistakes, just learning experiences.
