I started with an APC 3" SRI. Then went to SCA and bought a silicone 45deg bend + a small length of aluminium 3" pipe so I could whack it down where the resonator was. Two extra hose clamps is all you need.
It's much better than it was in SRI form, and given that I paid $70 for the SRI and like $105 for the rest of the junk it was a good little first project.
The first aftermarket intake I had on my car was a SRI.
Totally agree with the noise it made (It is awesome!), but I wasn't happy with the perfomance. A couple of weeks before I bought my Mugen intake I actually took part in a Honda Dyno day. My DC5R got 116FWKW for its first run... it then backed up with a 114kw run... then a 112kw run. Every other car on the day was getting consistant figures for each run, so this is when I (And everyone at the Dyno day) realised that having an exposed pod filter sitting right above the gearbox, and next to the engine wasn't a good idea.
116 fwkw just with the sri?! was urs a diy or a brandname??
For the difference in power from SRI Vs. CAI without any accompanying mods I'd stick to an SRI for it's ability to provide you with better fuel economy.
Warmer air = better fuel atomization
Going with a CAI instead would net you probably 1-2kw extra which is 100% unnoticeable.
The fuel consumption difference isn't noticeable if you drive your car mildly to optimise fuel economy. Keep it 3,000RPM or below and you'll be in the same boat, SRI or CAI.
The emphasis should be on the KW loss after each run… not the power it made.
hmmm, i know what you are saying, but that being said, i was driving last night and the outside air temperature was around 8-10 c, the car felt lyk it was surging through the gears much more quicker than stock. i really think a dyno cant predict the amount of power, because theres no airflow streaming into an sri, whilst stationary. my sri is positioned soo it sucks air from the gap in the wheelarch, and im in the process of getting a heatshield made, to stop the heat from the headers and the transmission from entering the pod. i think that would make a massive difference than having an exposed filter in the engine bay. i went for a drive in a mates dc5r with an injen, i honestly can feel quite a difference in performance in the top end, but throttle response wasnt the same as the sri.
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