DC5R - CAI Reviews/suggestions

[XP02ED]

Hey guys looking and researching for a new CAI,

WHat are you currently using? and how much does it add?

from what ive researched they believe

AEMv2 gains 20hp
Injen gains 15hp


anyone shed some light on what CAI i should be looking for

heres 1 review i seen on AEMv2 : http://aempower.com/images/products/246106_Type-S_hp.pdf

[TODA AU]

Injen ~ AEM ~ Fujita.
They're all much of a muchness. We use & sell the Injen.
IMO the Injen CAI is by far the best fit, followed closley by Fujita.
Both of these come with a new washer bottle.
The AEM is prone to fouling on the shiftlinkages if poorly installed.
As far as output goes. There not much in it.
Each manufacturer claims theirs to be the best.
It's more about marketing hype than clever gains.
So I'd say buy the one you want.
It makes very little difference in the end as they all work quite well.

[XP02ED]

yeh im really drawn to the injen one, i guess this is my first expensive car HAHAH and wna get everything right! doing research before i buy things now :D

thanks for advise! will get the injen! CAI, would u suggest CAI or SRI?

[JDM.Power]

Air Filters:
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61049&highlight=what+cai+is+best+for+dc5r

And CAI's For DC5R
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44345&highlight=induction+for+dc5r

here is also the Bang For your bucks thread. DC5R
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12532

[XP02ED]

wow great infor there
thanks dude!
after reading it seems that i should lighten my fly wheel argh first!
well ill have a research but i think im keen on the black injen CAI with a budget of about 500

[X8TEENX]

go for CAI such as injen might cause u lost in low rpm power >3000rpms

[Q_ball]

Air Filters:
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61049&highlight=what+cai+is+best+for+dc5r

And CAI's For DC5R
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44345&highlight=induction+for+dc5r

here is also the Bang For your bucks thread. DC5R
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12532

Great work,
Remember to try and search a bit before posting a question :)
If the threads on offer dont answer ur question sufficiently, ask away.

[XP02ED]

sorry! ok another question which i have searched and cant find anything..

What do people recommend

Cold Air Intake? or Short Ram Intake for the INJEN? who has a CAI or SRI? and do you like it?

[Mr_Dc2aRgh]

i got the injen cai like a month ago for my dc2r.. It gave me an extre 5-8kws atw..Vtec screams heaps louder too.. Last time a saw a blue dc5r in the city, it had the roaring vtec going on.. didnt know wtf was in the engine but when i saw on the wing it had an injen sticker on it..

[Sampson]

is injen legal and how does it afect insuance?

[XP02ED]

hey prusso do you have a pic?

doesnt the injeon come with a box?

im assuming cos it has it on this pic :

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=60656

[XP02ED]

oh i though the injen filters sit like stock? does it actually go below?

[XP02ED]

ooo nice!

thanks for that maen! would you be able to chuck some pics?

PLEASE!

[XP02ED]

yeh i aint in a rush maen! thanks btw! hehehe

yeh i think i made up my mind, gna go for an injen! now gta look for a place that sells at a good price

[Sampson]

prusso what did you tell nema as i am insured with them too

[XP02ED]

prusso! got pics yet :P

[XP02ED]

where :P

[mikul_ha]

if you going for an injen, do a search for RBC intake manifold on clubrsx. It may interest you.

[XP02ED]

oo thanks dude!, fek llooked at it, looks like ill need to upgrade on ECU as well to kpro hondata

MAEN! so much money! hahaha i think i better take baby steps on mods or this gna burn my cash

[CivicOnBoost]

If i was you the first mods i would do would be injen, toda headers, and 2.5 inch exhaust followed by a k-pro. Other things you could do would be PRC (JDM) Intake manifold. RBC is no good unless you have cams.

I have a 150kw atw dc5r and i am still running std clutch and flywheel. Rolling start the car beat a mates 34 GTR with only 135-140kw, altho the car was slightly stripped.

I/H/E and k-pro should see 135ish kw. decrease the weight and get light rims and u'll have urself a quick car :)

[dyljoy]

wa, nice idea for CivicOnBoot, i hope my car mod like urs later

[Sampson]

just talked to NRMA they said if it is ilegal they would not pay out on insurance they are happy with mods but must be legal I ask about mugen and GrM box they said they are ok because the filter is in a box.Any way to make injen legal

[didz]

just talked to NRMA they said if it is ilegal they would not pay out on insurance they are happy with mods but must be legal I ask about mugen and GrM box they said they are ok because the filter is in a box.Any way to make injen legal
Injen is legal.
according to the law (well in VIC anyway) you are allowed one intake modification which includes cold air intake which may include a pod filter in the system.

[XP02ED]

seeing pics etc.. it seems the injen CAI comes wit a box?

prusso! wheres the pics!

[Chi]

I just lately installed Mugen Airbox, exellent response bottom end, but top end it does lack a bit compared to my friends Injen.

Good thing i like about the Mugen air box is it looks similar to stock and wont attract defects or issue's from the law.

But for the price of Injen, its deinfately good value.

[dyljoy]

Agree with u, Chi, happy to own a mugen one, but next thing for it is change a aftermarket front bumper to response the better result due to mugen design

[Chi]

Agree with u, Chi, happy to own a mugen one, but next thing for it is change a aftermarket front bumper to response the better result due to mugen design

you can always do this lol
http://afurlonge.googlepages.com/vent5.jpg
http://afurlonge.googlepages.com/vent2.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/duffman13jws/Engine%20bay/Engine2.jpg


http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=459869

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any1 got pics of the injen one!

[dyljoy]

you can always do this lol
http://afurlonge.googlepages.com/vent5.jpg
http://afurlonge.googlepages.com/vent2.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/duffman13jws/Engine%20bay/Engine2.jpg


http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=459869

Looks Great, DIY? I will try like this later~hoho, thx

[XP02ED]

im actually trying that now.. Although i asked that earlier people said theres no point'

i looked ! and i saw no point too!

IF you make that hole, close you bonet. you dont even see IT! OT air doesnt even go through it!

[eriktufa]

Instead of making a hole there, why don't you just remove the whole plastic grill? or making a new duct with rubber from bunnings that goes under the front bumper ? :D

[dyljoy]

remove the plastic grill, is it legal?

[eriktufa]

Why is it illegal? It's the grey plastic that I'm talking about.

Anyone can help here? I don't think it's illegal.

[dyljoy]

sorry for my silly Q, i just think when cop open the bonnet, do they think is illegal, that's what i think, cheers



Why is it illegal? It's the grey plastic that I'm talking about.

Anyone can help here? I don't think it's illegal.

[eriktufa]

Well, do they even know there is a plastic there to start with?

I don't think cops are very knowledgeabe about cars and they will be more concern towards your filter, your exhaust noise & how low your car is.

[dyljoy]

ok, thx ur ans~

[XP02ED]

nice prusso

what piping is that? would u be able to post your whole bay! i wna see how it looks with a big gap of where the stock stuff is!

[XP02ED]

NICE!!!!!!

your covers! what you paint it with?

your header too? or that another cover?

the INjen filter comes with some sort of cover yeh?

heres one i found :

http://www.clubrsx.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=CR&Category_Code=SSIICAI

[XP02ED]

really? wtf mine way uglier compared to yours! its f*kn silver

i plan to get the rocker cover red then the injector and heat shield black! but hey yours looks hot!

so thats stock DC5 heatshield and injector cover! !

DID you use the injen filter cover?

ANYONE got pics of the INJEN SRI?

[mikul_ha]

theres no cover for the filter for the injen CAI

its covered by your front bumper and the fender guard. if you look at your front bumper and see those two little black grill thingys on each side, thats where the filter sits, right behind that.

heads up, if your gona do a diy on the injen, dont cut the fender guard as big as it says in the instruction coz its way too big. thats what I did!!! =(

[Tofu]

hehe everyone wants the silver intake manifold cover but you want a black one?

if you want a black intake manifold cover you might as well buy a carbon fiber intake manifold cover.

[XP02ED]

yeh i guess all will come onces funds settle in! sold the EG so waiting for the cash on that! hahaa

[XP02ED]

Does all Dc5R and dc5 Base have the same CAI and fit on vice versa?

[Mst_Mugen]

appearantly not... u might wana confirm that with tofu.. i think his tired this out b4

[XP02ED]

oh really

so if i buy a INJEN dc5 Base CAI, it will fit on a typeR and no performance loss etc?

[Tofu]

there are differences between the TypeS/TypeR and the base/auto DC5.
- the hole for the sensor located further away in the TypeR/S
- the pipe size is the same, although the throttle body is larger on the TypeR/S but the rubber tube can be fitted either way.

the part numbers for the base and R/S are different
base Injen CAI is SP1470 (SP1470P for polished or SP1470BLK for black)
TypeS/TypeR Injen CAI is SP1477 (P for polished and BLK for black)

If you have an auto i suggest you buy the SP1470 (no difference between either manual or auto DC5)
This will save you from having to extend the wires for the sensor.

[Tofu]

Also another thing to take note...

As long as your 06 TypeS doesn't have fog lights then it shouldn't be a problem.

the end of the pipe on the 05-06 Injen CAI is a tiny bit shorter because of the redesign front bumper and fog lights.

basically the 02-04 DC5 TypeR can use either CAI designs with or without fogs.

The 05-06 DC5 TypeS can use either CAI designs without fogs, but if you have fogs then you should get the slightly shorter 05-06 design to prevent crushing your filter.

But others have installed 02-04 Injen CAI on their 06 DC5 and they haven't experienced any problems...

**this only applies to non-base model DC5**

[XP02ED]

oo aiight thanks guys

ill have to go look for a SP1477 model then

or if im lucky grab a mugen for cheap :D

[PaZzMaN-R]

gruppe m apparently the beez knees for dc5's
cbf's reading 6 pages and may have been listed

[Chi]

GruppeM is Very good, but $$$$

I can honestly say its much better than Mugen, but the design isnt rain friendly.

[TeMp]

GruppeM is Very good, but $$$$

I can honestly say its much better than Mugen, but the design isnt rain friendly.

Actually you will be suprised. If you know the right connections mugen and gruppeM is quite similar in price.

I am a Mugen air box owner and since I am now doing my own tuning and etc, I am slowly being convinced that the Gruppem is better. The IAT for the GruppeM is like half of what Mugen is at generally but I still have a stock front bar. Getting a aftermarket front bar soon with an airscoop, so I will see what difference it will make on the IAT.

I don't know anyone who has any rain issues wif the GruppeM and if you look at the design there is holes and etc for the water to escape.

[[RSX 03]]

gruppe m is the shit yo!!

vroooooooOBWUAMMMMMMP!!!

lol

lol

[PaZzMaN-R]

well its mugen on the dc2's and gruppe m on the dc5! unless you like to take it to the next level and go itb's

[Rixsy]

There's no rain issues with GruppeM. Can't say the same if it's hailing or something, but the rain in Aus isn't that heavy that it will affect the performance of a GruppeM. Hosing water down the snorkel of GruppeM didn't seem to affect mine but with saying that, I don't recommend it just in case :p But if you are worried, GruppeM provides you with a rain cover for your snorkel which you can attach if you want to :)

[Rixsy]

Also with Mugen, unless you have an aftermarket front bar, it's hard to say that you would get more gains than you would with a GruppeM purely based on the design of where the air is being sucked from. The OEM front bar restricts the flow of air for Mugen whereas GruppeM sucks on demand from the windscreen Just reinforces what Temp says and this is clearly shown on data taken whilst tuning.

Btw if you're worried that you need to cut bits and pieces to fit the GruppeM, this is incorrect, GruppeM provides you with the vital parts so this doesn't have to be done. Thought I might point it out cos I've noticed some people get the wrong perception :)

[Sampson]

does the Gruppe M rattle alot?