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For the people with generic cold air intakes on their 2002 civic ex coupe, Stick Shift only:

1. How is the intake after a year? and did it damage anything in or near the engine?

2. How is the hp gain? and where can you feel it, low or high end torque?

3. Any generic intake recommendations that you have been happy with or just solid good?

4. Where can i buy this generic intake? and for how much?

Thanks in advance to the people that help me out!

 
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1. works fine
2. i lost torque with my catback, gained it back with my cai, i definitely gained high end
3. it's all the same
4. ebay, cheap

just remember to clean and oil the filter when you get it

 
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1. works fine so far (not a year though)
2. lost low end. definitely. mid-high range breathes better but you can't feel 1-3 hp increase if there is even any.
3. well I'll recommend, if you're getting a CAI, get one from a seller that sells the transmission bracket... so it'll be easier to mount. otherwise, they're all the same really. dont get the CAI with the small skinny filter. thats really crap.
4. ebay, yo.

 
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seriously, i have an aem. it's all the same, if it's about the money. works just about the same. but i need quality goods, and coming from an engineering aspect... aem.

 
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50 bucks give or take $5

 
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But i reccomend getting a different filter...the kind with cone at the tip and the surround. ( A K&N filter)

 
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Mine works great to, its my generic strut bar thats messin **** up under the hood

 
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Doesn't matter in our cars.... the plastic intake manifold still blocks massive airflow.

What matters though is the filter brand...and generics are not K&N.

 
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Will that Racer design intake solve that plastic intake manifold problem?

 
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good question, will it?

 
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no, the IM is still there, so no matter what intake you use, your not goin to get a good hp gain from it, 1-3 is about it,

 
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generic??? wtf? generic is like iceman and stuff. not aem. aem and injen are top of the line.

 
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my generic ebay one is not really that good, the brakets that hold it on broke off and i can't find anybody that welds aluminum. so im just getting a ingen cold air intake... and my filter looks like crap...