Removal of Intake resonator from 5th gen

i would say performance wise only at high revs... sound yes...

performance wise only at high revs because that the stock intake system has a balanced designed to have optimal performance over the full rev range, dependant on where it is located im assuming the wheel well behind the bumper if it is removed it will then lead to the eninge getting some form of cold air so at higher rpm it may help

sound... well, might be noticable mainly between 3500 to 6krpm i know mine was till i got a SRI now its ten times louder than before

might wana put that post up in the civic 2001+ section??? i would like to know also cause my misses has a FD1
start a new thread perhaps with the title

(Civic FD Resonator Removal - Worth it "yes or no"...)

Thx Riviera I'll start a new thread :)

Is there any EXI user trying to install CAI? All I can see in the pictures are VTEC :(

I'm still a bit confused on how to fit it in, is it the same with VTEC version?

Injen's manual's a bit hard to understand for a newbie like me :o

Oh and do we actually have to remove the resonator in order to fit a CAI?

sri, no. cai, yes. but in any case the reason people remove is to allow a flow of cold air so you would prob want to remove it anyway :)

u can install it in an EXI yea, i think the only difference is the head on the engines F22b1 and F22b2 or f22b

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Originally Posted by viperx

No

rip out the white box

the con- yes read my last post- i drew up a ciggy butt + it burnt a hole in my filter

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Ouch !

That can be fixed, just get some mesh and cover the hole, no more cigarettes getting up there ! :P

My resonator was black :/ How come everyone else's was white lol ?

Mine was black too.

Maybe it was just a later batch :P

you got one from the test pile lol

I just removed my resonator box. I was surprised to see that it was black (no, not from being dirty).

It took 15 mins and now the car feels more responsive at low-end, have yet to try high-end.

it feels nice lol

As for sound, I don't hear any difference. Not sure if I should put a cai on