iksosiris89

hey. I am a relatively new civic owner. I have a 2005 honda civic lx coupe and i have been considering putting and intake on it recently. Im pretty sure i have come to the decision of getting a ram air intake because from my understanding from some forums that I have read, they take in less water and have a less chance of vaporlocking the engine but have a warmer air delivery to the engine(decreasing hp boost). And me living in new hampshire(lots of snow and a good amount of rain) this is what I have chosen. I am open to suggestions however.

Also i have read that an ebay intake and a brand name intake (such as k and n or AEM) would not make a difference in performance in my car whichever one i get and I was wondering for peoples opinions on this.

I am just interested in getting the intake for my car that will make it sound the best and give it the biggest hp boost

Any input is helpful

Thank you

03civiclxcoupe

i have AEM short ram intake....when i installed mine i can feel just a little hp and it sounds great! for some people they dont notice a difference....it'll good.

Mavrick272

I went with the AEM short ram on my '98 LX. Installs easy, gave me a little power increase and cool sound, not to mention AEM supposedly has some of the best filters.

cloud2987

Same here.. AEM Short Ram air intake.. Be sure to buy the dry flow air filter too. It doesn't require re-oiling and way less amount on cleaning/drying time.. definitely recommended.

Here's mine.
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LT2004ever

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So to sum it all up, a SRI is just there for looks, sound, and throttle response on your year civic. You aren't gonna feel anything unless you go with a CAI. Your SRI will heatsoak, and thus decrease performance. SRI isn't bad in the winter but when its hot outside forget about it.

Lurk and search around on CRSX, your engine is the same as the rsx base pretty much.

lowlife9

get a ebay pipe and use a AEM filter.

cloud2987

mm The 2005 LX coupe doesn't come with the K20 engine.. it comes with the D17a1 unless he swapped it.. anyways, I live in Michigan and yea the SRI does bring warm air during hot days, but since you live in New Hampshire we'll be having much more cooler days over all.. as far as if the ebay ones are better or not I think it depends on opinion.. but you should buy the dryflow filter for whatever one you choose.

LT2004ever

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CRAP!!!! Reading >>>> ME

i thought it said 2006 lol!!!

batman900

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K&N typhoon SRI on mine, sounds good, looks good. And when its spotless clean I can feel a little tiny bit of pickup from it.

gearbox

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2whp to be exact. i had it dynoed when i was using that intake lol.

iksosiris89

i dont know what kind of engine I have..its not a v-tech i can tell u that right now.

cloud2987

yeah the lx n dx didn't get the vtec engines for the 05.. So what ram did u or are u going to choose?

m3gach33zy

AEM short ram ftw

DanielsSTEK

AEM short ram... sounds sweet and I picked it up at advanced auto for 100... I felt a difference when I installed mine but I also upgraded my intake mani at the same time which I'm sure is what made any difference

DTF_Merek

i too have a 2005 Honda Civic with an Automatic Transmission and have been thinking about getting a Cold Air Intake. I already have a magnaflow muffler with stock exhaust pipe and stock headers. I have read on some forums that it isnt worth it to tune the D17A1 engine unless it is with a turbo kit, i was wondering if this is true and if it is even worth it to invest into a cold air intake. I want something that isnt too loud but would give me the HP gain. Thank you

batman900

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Really gear? haha holy crap that actually makes me happy, I didnt think it was maybe even half that much :P

sl33pyriceboi

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unless ur live in CA where law requires u to have a CARB sticker.....jsut get an ebay SIR and pair it with a AEM filter so u get decent filtration.

otherwise, SRI wont do really jack **** for our cars......thats the truth...


but ur butt dyno will probably tell u otherwise when u hit VTACK!!!!

sl33pyriceboi

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the comparasion with the +2whp gain is only valid if u did the dyno on the same day with the same dyno (stock vs SIR intake)

if u do it on diff days, the humitity changes, temp changes, if diff dyno then we shouldnt even consider it.

but yea, thats pretty amazing u had a 2whp gain. maybe ur old stock air intake was dirty and new new one was clean. makes a difference =]

gearbox

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its the same dyno shop, same temps, both clean filters, different day but really all the conditions were the same, it was just done a week later. this was on an auto too. manual trans prolly gets more like 4whp. it was on a hot summer day too like 95F.

kingkongsmugen

Injen SRI is the way to go. You can feel the difference. I got it online.