EP3 Type R

[Philip Lee]

yeah lower seems to feel better imo. i replaced mine with the round fd2r knob.

lower seems tighter but require more effort.

but it's sweet

[NightRyder]

hey guys just curious, when accelerating up to speed (a suitable speed not vtec) do you guys get a whistling-like sound as you speed up?
As in, it sounds as though the valve cylinders open up more as you speed up?

[Malenic1981]

I got FD2R gear knob as well, love it, my ep3 shifts perfect and so far I got no 2nd gear problem

[stoj19]

yeah i got a gruppe m and im not complaining. Carbon Fibre design so its bling for ur enginebay. Improve throttle response. The scream noise it makes when u hit vtec is out of this world. And i gained 13kw at the wheels from it

bloody hell thats crazy, 13kw from simply an air intake.....only if it wasnt so bloody expensive.....

where did most of you guys buy it from?

[egads]

cheapest would be direct from gruppe m. but that was before the dollar dropped like crazy.

[SuperSteve]

hey guys just curious, when accelerating up to speed (a suitable speed not vtec) do you guys get a whistling-like sound as you speed up?
As in, it sounds as though the valve cylinders open up more as you speed up?

Hmm not sure what noise ur talking about but when i drive my car normally i can gear my ivtec plastic cover rattle against the induction part of the engine

[SuperSteve]

bloody hell thats crazy, 13kw from simply an air intake.....only if it wasnt so bloody expensive.....

where did most of you guys buy it from?

i got mine directly from gruppe m japan and when i bought it they had a discount thing going on but they stopped it now.

Try talking to this bloke XP02ED on ozhonda forums. He gets the gruppe m for the integras and is currently doing it for the new civic type r's ask him if he can get 1 for ur ep3 if ur interested and at what price he can do it at.

Good Luck

[Mugen_B16B]

hmmm thinking at getting one now lol 13kws is awesome

i think the whistling noise is the intake, stock still sounds pretty loud

[kriZy]

stoj19, i agree with you buddy.
13KWATW increase from CAI is CRAZY!
its a pretty cheap mod to me for that many kw's gain imo.

you must've felt a big difference aye Steve?
wonder what bolting on a full exhaust with headers will give you.

[Philip Lee]

the 13kw gain sounds impressive on paper and i must say it's an excellent result from a CAI alone (although exxy but very good quality).

however iirc, the dyno sheet revealed most gain is at the top end after vtec kicks in. obviously there are gains at the mid range but not as dramatic.

my point is, when choosing a CAI, it is important to look at cost/benefit. there are others CAI that are cheaper with less peak gain but might have similar mid range gain. we should consider our application b4 spending $1k on a CAI.

also consider the clearance issue with some after market tower bar and Gruppe M CAI. ie. apparently only J's Racing ones will fit, Cusco/Carbing won't.

[NightRyder]

Hmm not sure what noise ur talking about but when i drive my car normally i can gear my ivtec plastic cover rattle against the induction part of the engine

Oh..ok...hmm..then I guess it's nothing to worry about then...

hmmm thinking at getting one now lol 13kws is awesome

i think the whistling noise is the intake, stock still sounds pretty loud

I had that same hunch because mines doing that. I take it's normal...thanks guys

[Mugen_B16B]

what bout a mugen intake?