Cold air intake yes or no??

[Giuls1]

Got an ek hatch with the d16, gonna make the cai as one of my brothers freinds did it, gonna cost me 140$ for everything. I've done research and people say it can give you slight torque barley noticeable and better fuel consumption. Is it worth it??

[Giuls1]

Anyone with a cold air intake what do you think??

[EKVTIR-T]

I'd say most users on here have tried a cold air intake at some point with varied opinions on the results

its safe to say they can add a little torque and hp on certain engines and setups but on a stock d16 you wont feel much

also you can probably make one for cheaper than 140,use a 3a pod filter and some generic pipings :)

[Giuls1]

yer cool, thanks

[Baby Face]

if u are going to continue to mod the car the intake is something that will free it up for later, ie when u get exhaust, bigger TB, cams, tune etc. its a mod that will basically last unless u turbo. but unless u want to do atleast exhaust i dont think it will be worth while to get an expensive kit, just do a generic like mentioned before

[Giuls1]

Thanks. Not gonna do it

[dougie_504]

Just do it. It sounds mad.

[Jasemas]

Babyface pretty much did all of my cold air intake mod
Sounds good, feels good
Especially vtec crossover

[Giuls1]

yer they do sound good

[Giuls1]

Would it improve fuel economy for day to day driving with a d16?

[curtis265]

Would it improve fuel economy for day to day driving with a d16?

possibly, but given your right foot's attitude will change, most likely not.

[Giuls1]

Alright thanks. Might do it for the sound because my car sounds shit

[Jasemas]

Fuel economy is going to go down
Why?
Because you'll always be wanting to rev out to at least 4k rpm for that nice throaty goodness

[lolmclol]

swarm of angry bees*

[dougie_504]

D-series, no cams. Will always sound sh!t even with CAI.

[amant02]

Just stick pod where ur air box normally goes, call it a day.

Cover with cheap bendable metal from Bunnings.

Total cost = $30-50. Depending on what sort of a pod you choose. Probs less. There is non to very minimal difference in pods.

[diffuzn]

Short RAM intake would suit an EK1 better.

Better acceleration over top end speed since the ek1 most probably won't get to light speed anyway.

[curtis265]

I put a short ram on the d17 and it made it all sluggish as hell.

sounds cool though

[dougie_504]

SRI. Hot air. Bad idea.

Best idea is just to remove your resonator and plumb some flex pipe to your front grille.

[u mad?]

a stock honda is the best sounding honda.

[EK1 Civic]

I always liked the sound of a reving d series. You'll gain bottom end torque, nice mid-range hp. You'll lose 1-2hp up top compared to say an enclosed sri system (gruppem). But you get a broader powerband so worth it in my opinion.

[Giuls1]

thanks 'EK 1 Civic' I like your explanation

[RenzokukenJ]

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/customavatars/avatar24136_24.gif

i like this idea

[Baby Face]

Avoid using the flexy hose stuff, poor air flow.
just get some bends of alloy

if your gonna do it do it right, unless its too expensive in which case u just get a pod and stick it on.

[Dimih22a]

i would do it but do so on the cheap you will notice the sound and and feel a bit more lively in the higher revs range

[dougie_504]

Or even PVC piping that you use for spouts and stuff. Much cheaper :D

[EK1 Civic]

No problems, on my old ek i had the pody infront of the left headlight with a bracket. Then had some ducted heating pipe from the resonator hole to the front bumper to flow air to it. Used a dc2r intake arm.

[Giuls1]

are cold air intakes legal in Victoria??

[Baby Face]

search first

[nedkerry]

are cold air intakes legal in Victoria??

I believe if they're enclosed or covered by a lid or box, then it's legal. An exposed one isn't legal.

Remove your air intake resonator and you've made yourself a free CAI. You could potentially buy a $30 pod (~$22 when they have sales) from Repco, strap that to the remaining pipe and remove your panel filter. It's really ghetto but it's cheaper :P
If you don't want the cheap pod, and just want noise, drill holes into your airbox before air goes through the panel filter.

[Giuls1]

Yer I get pulled over every while so don't want anything illegal. Yet might remove the resonator for the sound

[nedkerry]

I don't believe removing the intake resonator will make it sound better (well, it didn't in mine, anyway).
Try airbox drill holes under the panel filter for noise. I haven't done it myself, but I've been told it makes it sound a lot nicer, and since it's at the bottom of the box, no one will be able to see the drill holes.

[Giuls1]

yer did a bit of research on removing airbox resonator and you loose throttle response

[Baby Face]

the loss in response will probably be as noticeable as the power gains.