air intake

[quangsta]

i was thinking about getting a new air intake system.....was thinking about getting an arc airbox or a mugen air intake system...was wondering what would give more power...
cheers

[Lepperfish]

Mugen is the best but the most expensive..

Worth it in my opinion

[|N|]

the cheapest way is DIY yo..
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17513

[itr025]

I've heard from strong advocates of both. I personally believe both give good gains and you can't really go wrong.

Just in case you don't know, tanghy is selling his arc air chamber in the for sale section.

[quangsta]

yerr thats wat i was looking at his arc box buh i dont know whether i would get decent gains or it would be more worth getting a cold air intake system or doin a DIY CAI...

[thanh]

Injen!
1. looks awsome
2. value for $$
3. sounds like a F1
4. 10kws gain

[LAGOOT]

yeah Injen and Mugen have proven gains..
i'll be getting my Injen soon :D

[quangsta]

but you know wif the arc airbox...?? is that like a short ram system coz i only see inlet pipe for the intake arm....?? or am i blind

[thanh]

yeah Injen and Mugen have proven gains..

i'll be getting my Injen soon :D

well before getting it, gotto tell you the disadvanstage of it.

It is WATER my friend!!!

[|N|]

well before getting it, gotto tell you the disadvanstage of it.

It is WATER my friend!!!

water???

[thanh]

the air filter has no box and it sits behind the front bar, therefore when you wash your car or driving in wet wheather, its a risk to your engine. Unlike the other brand such as mugen, arc and icebox (think its called that) has a box and its under your hood.

[joneblaze]

As Thanh said, Mugen, COmptech, ARC, etc have systems in place to prevent hydrolock. Alot of CAI setups like AEM etc also have optional valves/relocation kits for the rainy winter months.

ARC, AFAIK is dead set expensive and doesn't yield a sufficient Return On Investment.

Check out the Mugen Airbox as mentioned (Justinfox on these forums is selling one in FS forum. Or PM EG5 or z10 for a new one), the replica Comptech Icebox is also something to look at for a lower price (it's smaller in size I believe. Contact Hondar for pricing). Besides that, there's a normal pod-on-a-stick exposed SRI setup, or even something like an extended CAI... AEM is a pretty good US brand with proven gains.

Good luck.

[thanh]

Yes all those big brand names give you better protection. There are also good points about the Injen cold air intake kit such as:
* No where near the engine heat
* Nice bling for your engine bay
* Dyno proven performance product (I personally gain 10kws atw)
* Goes EXTREMELY well in cold wheather
* Value for money (personally believe its better then the Mugen in looks and performance)

[EG_2_TEG]

anyone had any experience with apexi pod filters?

i've got a short ram setup with a heat shield, and wondering whether its worth spending around the $120 mark to get one of these apexi's, or just spend around $30 to get another simota pod filter

the apexi one seems to have the best power and filtration on boosted cars, but not too sure about any gains on a NA car:
http://www.affinityconsultants.co.uk/gtrowner/induction.html

[quangsta]

im thinking of getting an injen cai coz i cant afford a comptech icebox let alone a mugen one..but thanks for the help.....