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Hey ,
I have a 04 civic Vp, i dont want a CAI would it be worth getting a short ram intake? Dont ask why i dont want a CAI =). If it would be worth getting short ram how much of a gain would i Notice if any at all? also what brand would be worth looking into for this gen civic?

Thanks for the help

 
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sweet mother lord jesus... search man. theirs A LOT intake info on these forums. theirs a lot a parts review section

short ram intake = very minimal gain. from nothing to 1hp. you lose low end power but have a chance to increase your high end power. makes nice noise overall.

popular and quality brands:
AEM
Injen
DC Sports?
K&N

 
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i would say cold air all the way
you will gain very little if any power at all like ^ said

 
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best SRI to get is either the iceman intake or the K&n FIPK. ask czechcivic about the iceman. lots of people and threads on here talk about the FIPK. just search.

 
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i have a 04 and i have a sra and i noticed a diff i could fell it

 
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I put a K&N short ram air intake in mine, and that one is very loud, for an intake, but you can feel a big difference in throttle response.

 
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K&N FIPK II and AEM v2 dyno at 4.8 hp.

 
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waste of money... not that a short ram isn't, but if you're gonna blow money, you might as well blow a little than a lot.

 
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(digged)

how come short ram only 1 hp?

K&N typhoon said they got 5 from it? lol....is there something wrong?

anyone know why FIPK II is better (more expensive) compared to typhoon? lol

 
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^they advertise for market sells like AEM for example. they claim a 5hp increase and that 5hp increase is really only for like .2 of a second at a certain rpm range. if u look closely on the charts dyno graphs (assuming their legit and true), you can see how their intakes can downgrade u in certain rpms. its like you win some, you lose some.

1hp is because our d17 motors dont respond well to bolted on mods (i/h/e/cat/etc) compared to other motors like the b series or k series. our d17 motors are tuned to spec and i believe the performance out of it is already maxed out (idk how to rephrase it in a technically way heh).

FIRK II and typhoon.... i remember reading around here the typhoon is K&N's lower model line of products. so no review on that. but everyone loved their FIRK II K&N intakes as the heat shield that comes with it actually works.

 
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roflmao. i got the idea where our car dont respond well to bolted stuff quite a while ago....which is the sole reason why i never mod my engine..

however........k&N fipk or typhoon is quite interesting...lol

 
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The iceman will give you more low end then the v2 but not sure about fipk

 
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typhoon has more technology put into it, and it dynoed more than fipk and cai. I'm gonna try it out and write a review. I've tried aem sri (garbage), and fipk (no loss, some upper rpm gain, more throttle response).

 
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whats a civic vp?

 
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the "value package"

lol its like a dx with a/c and a cd player