best aftermarket intake (or air filter) for the "ZC" engine ?

[mercury]

Hey guys,

was wondering what your opinion on after market intakes are. Are they worth getting? Do they really overpower the stock filters in terms of power, fuel economy and overall drivability/reliability?

I was looking at these on ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Honda-Civic-92-95-EG-high-flow-air-intake-FREE-FILTER_W0QQitemZ300127879881QQihZ020QQcategoryZ366 80QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/JS-RACING-AIR-INTAKE-FILTER-ALL-HONDA-CIVIC-EG-92-95_W0QQitemZ290135593199QQihZ019QQcategoryZ36680QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

im not sure of any others but i would surely be interestead.

Although i wouldnt really want to pay over 200 dollars for an intake setup. Is that second one really worth nearly 400 dollars?

any input would be great, interestead in your thoughts and comments.

Thanks in advanced.

[ZeForce]

IMHO spending $400 on an intake is just a waste of money.... I wouldnt spend more than $100 for both the piping and filter. Even the best of intakes will only give minimal gains, so you are better off buying the cheapest you can find and spending the money you save on other mods such as header, exhaust, ecu, etc, etc

[serpo]

Get a nice pipe and get a 3A racing Pod they came first in Autosalon Magazine and there cheaper than others

[Encor3]

Get a nice pipe and get a 3A racing Pod they came first in Autosalon Magazine and there cheaper than others

I also read that review but to be honest i think that review is a bit biased.
And the testing conditions were different for each test. I dont think anything would beat apexi or k&n,

[civic_99]

DIY: get a pvc pipe and connect it to your intake piping. thats what I did. I spent $20 @ hardwarehouse lolz
sounded like vtec @ 5rpm and esp. 3rd gear on m5 @ 5500rpm

[mercury]

you guys think i should buy this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Honda-Civic-92-95-EG-high-flow-air-intake-FREE-FILTER_W0QQitemZ300127879881QQihZ020QQcategoryZ366 80QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[serpo]

ye seems to be on the money id buy it or just do DIY

[jazcivic]

DIY: get a pvc pipe and connect it to your intake piping. thats what I did. I spent $20 @ hardwarehouse lolz
sounded like vtec @ 5rpm and esp. 3rd gear on m5 @ 5500rpm

Good on ya for trying your own DIY!
What's the noticeable improvements?
I guess the VTEC-like sound emission must have given you quite some thrill !
Please share your fun even if it's some photos !!

[xtc_romeo]

whale peniss= shiiiiiieeeetttt ass intaaakeee had one and it made my car feel nugget.

[mercury]

whale peniss= shiiiiiieeeetttt ass intaaakeee had one and it made my car feel nugget.

what intake would you recommend then?

[civic_99]

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/716/09072007150gp3.jpg
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Good on ya for trying your own DIY!
What's the noticeable improvements?
I guess the VTEC-like sound emission must have given you quite some thrill !
Please share your fun even if it's some photos !!

[ZeForce]

you guys think i should buy this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Honda-Civic-92-95-EG-high-flow-air-intake-FREE-FILTER_W0QQitemZ300127879881QQihZ020QQcategoryZ366 80QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Yeh something like that should work fine :thumbsup:

Check this one as well...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BOMZ-92-93-94-95-Honda-Civic-DX-EX-HX-LX-Si-Air-Intake_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ38634QQihZ004QQi temZ140136490344QQtcZphoto

Considering how strong the AU$ is it might work out cheaper. I bought a similar intake for my mates prelude from that ebay store, shipping only took around a week. Fitment was easy and it sounded awesome. I plan to buy one of those for my civic in the near future :thumbsup:

[patchwick]

I also read that review but to be honest i think that review is a bit biased.
And the testing conditions were different for each test. I dont think anything would beat apexi or k&n,

yea dude, Encor3 is right.. if you're not in a hurry..save a bit more money then invest it on a good one, something like INJEN, AEM etc you wont regret it :thumbsup:

[Sydsyd]

here's mine...D16Y1 engine...ghetto CAI for under $90...the only exxy bit is the pod filter (K&N)

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m64/SydEG5/133-3317_IMG.jpg

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m64/SydEG5/133-3318_IMG.jpg

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m64/SydEG5/133-3319_IMG.jpg

hope that gives u an inspiration to go ghetto;)

[mercury]

Yeh something like that should work fine :thumbsup:

Check this one as well...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BOMZ-92-93-94-95-Honda-Civic-DX-EX-HX-LX-Si-Air-Intake_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ38634QQihZ004QQi temZ140136490344QQtcZphoto

Considering how strong the AU$ is it might work out cheaper. I bought a similar intake for my mates prelude from that ebay store, shipping only took around a week. Fitment was easy and it sounded awesome. I plan to buy one of those for my civic in the near future :thumbsup:

was there noticable gains?

[serpo]

mna not that good of gains ou get better gains by cutting bottom of stock filter box off seriouse

[HACRcivic]

honestly mate..dont go buy one over the net, you can easily get these parts anywhere around your area.

[serpo]

ye spint autos has taht stuff forget how much but you get warrenty on it tho

[Sexc86]

This might sounda a bit funny guys, back in the day when my car was n/a i had just a basic CAI setup where the pod was mounted inside the cold air duct infront of my driver wheel ( with pipework to there). This wasnt too bad and very easy to construct yourself. However later down the track i found a
"Front Mount" cold air intake (sounds silly). Basically the kit was plumbing from the throttlebody down to the front bumper and connected to it was a big panel filter that sat similar to an intercooler. I gave it a go for laughs and i was surprised that it gave better gains (especially low end torque) then any Pod CAI Setup i tried.

http://i7.tinypic.com/4vg6vsw.jpg
http://i18.tinypic.com/6eygksw.jpg

[Drew]

Get this

http://www.ikirst.com/gallery/albums/fbi/EG_carbon_box1.jpg