Lets Talk d-series

**mugen_ctr** · 21-11-2011 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by viinnh

waht i better for a d16y4 ?
just a pod on stock arm
short ram
long ram(injen style)
or whale penis ?

Whats best is infact remove the airbox resonator and feed it the box fresh air, make a diy cai for the airbox, thats the best thing for any d-series, dont bother wasting alot of money it unless u plan on keeping it for long time like some ppl do

**TheSaint** · 23-11-2011 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by TbM

I got a fujita CAI for mine and it seems to do well, feels like it pulls harder at the top end. Short rams and whale penis will give you more response compared to cai so it depends what your preference is. If you do go short ram or whale then make sure to enclose the pod and/or give it a cold air feed or you will just be sucking in hot engine bay air.

actually its the opposite on all hondas i have worked on (MANY)
CAI systems are quieter and provide better throttle response, fuel economy and low end power
SRI (like whale intakes) will be alot louder and give a nice gain in top end but ur fuel economy wont be as good and ur bottom end will suffer

putting 4-2-1 ebay headers onto a D-series will heavily combat the losses from the SRI - which makes it a good combo
but in B-series CAI is the way to go

i had a Fujita CAI on my B18c and it was amazing for mid and top end and was loud as hell
i put the same kit on my D15b and it lost alot of mid-top end and is hell quiet
most of my mates have had the same experiences
the best value for money intake kit you can get for D-series is the simota whale intake on ebay for $100
than use your factory intake arm as an air ram from your front bumper

**TheSaint** · 23-11-2011 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by mugen_ctr

Good to know man

You should pm TheSaint‎, as his running one in his eh civic

my car is an EG8 with D15b7 and JDM D15b gearbox
- check out the build thread for more info
im using Exedy O.E. Clutch and Exedy 10lbs Flywheel kit from ebay america
i wouldnt go any lighter than 10lbs - this setup is perfect for D-series
its just touching on too light - which is nice for balanced street/spirit driving

**TheSaint** · 24-11-2011 12:53 PM

keep it clean please - no trolling

**TbM** · 24-11-2011 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by TheSaint

actually its the opposite on all hondas i have worked on (MANY)
CAI systems are quieter and provide better throttle response, fuel economy and low end power
SRI (like whale intakes) will be alot louder and give a nice gain in top end but ur fuel economy wont be as good and ur bottom end will suffer

putting 4-2-1 ebay headers onto a D-series will heavily combat the losses from the SRI - which makes it a good combo
but in B-series CAI is the way to go

i had a Fujita CAI on my B18c and it was amazing for mid and top end and was loud as hell
i put the same kit on my D15b and it lost alot of mid-top end and is hell quiet
most of my mates have had the same experiences
the best value for money intake kit you can get for D-series is the simota whale intake on ebay for $100
than use your factory intake arm as an air ram from your front bumper

Thats interesting i was of the impression that a short ram intake will give faster response due to the shorter path for air to travel ect, even the Sticky on Cai vs Sri says the same thing.

**TheSaint** · 24-11-2011 01:16 PM

i suppose it comes down to what design the intake is
but my experience with several D-seires and B-series cars is that the
Injen/Fujita style CAI kits generally have slightly better response
and that the whale type dont because of the large chamber that it needs to fill before hitting the TB

this may be different again for normal SRI intakes

**Sexc86** · 24-11-2011 01:18 PM

So has anyone here actually run a bisimoto camshaft yet?

**TheSaint** · 24-11-2011 03:05 PM

there was one guy a while back that i was talking to via pm that said he had one
plenty of ppls over on dseries.org run them
apparently there are actually cheaper and more effective alternatives around tho hehe