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CleanNeon98
09-09-2006, 10:59 AM
Thinking of getting this for the civic..only mod I will do just wnat some grunt to the motor and a bit more peppyness

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/01-05...QQcmdZViewItem

What the hell is an IAF and does it really do what they say? Will I get better MPG inthe winter time? Will I need to go back to the stock airbox in the winter season?
bastid
09-09-2006, 11:07 AM
Dead link
CleanNeon98
09-09-2006, 11:13 AM
http://motors.search.ebay.com/2001-honda-civic-LX_Air-Intake-Systems_W0QQcatrefZC6QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentrypa geZsearchQQcopagenumZ1QQfclZ3QQfromZR10QQfrtsZ50QQ fsooZ2QQfsopZ2QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQmppfqyZ2001Q20hond aQ20civicQQmppfqyZ2001Q20hondaQ20civicQQsacatZ3863 4QQsaprchiZQQsaprcloZ

Here is the full list of intakes for my car. Which one is better? I Just want an ebay one not the AEM or Injen 200+ dollar systems that are point in point identical to the ebay ones
JoeScooby
09-09-2006, 11:56 AM
Buy the one with the rainbow on it. Man, they all look the same to me... See if you can find one with less bends with a straighter path the engine.
igo4bmx
09-09-2006, 12:04 PM
they all work fine, but u need a good filter.
those filters they come with will fall apart.
CleanNeon98
09-09-2006, 12:08 PM
they all work fine, but u need a good filter.
those filters they come with will fall apart.
Alright thanks. So I can get the cheapest intake and it will be the same as the rest?
igo4bmx
09-09-2006, 12:18 PM
somemay fit not too perfect like an aem, but i never had issues with ebay ons...
just get a good filter
CleanNeon98
09-09-2006, 12:30 PM
somemay fit not too perfect like an aem, but i never had issues with ebay ons...
just get a good filter
K&N extreme will do OK?
CleanNeon98
09-09-2006, 12:36 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/01-02-03-04-HONDA-CIVIC-EX-LX-DX-COLD-AIR-INTAKE-MT_W0QQitemZ120028626473QQihZ002QQcategoryZ38634QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

il prolly get that one
PotenzaSub
09-09-2006, 01:52 PM
this shouldnt be in off topic
peteyturbo
09-09-2006, 02:19 PM
I would never put that air filter on ANY engine..If you are going to buy an ebay kit, at least throw a K&N filter on the end of it..I wouldn't be surprised if your engine sucks peices of that filter right up..
05GT
09-09-2006, 03:23 PM
Although Injen is a good company...in all honesty, I wouldn't put more then $200 into it.
I think you will be greatly disappointed. I'm surprised no one else has told you this.
I would actually save the money for something else. You said you wanted to make it more peppy.
Chances are you will feel nothing from a CAI. Even on V8s you don't see much of a gain usually.

As far as winter time, if you do get one, it can stay on all the time, filter too.
igo4bmx
09-09-2006, 04:33 PM
Although Injen is a good company...in all honesty, I wouldn't put more then $200 into it.
I think you will be greatly disappointed. I'm surprised no one else has told you this.
I would actually save the money for something else. You said you wanted to make it more peppy.
Chances are you will feel nothing from a CAI. Even on V8s you don't see much of a gain usually.

As far as winter time, if you do get one, it can stay on all the time, filter too.


yeah honda guys were too dumb to spend $200 + bucks on a brand name piece of piping...
they got ripped off when motors would make like 1-3 hp.

just buy cheap piping and get a good quality filter like i said.

long time ago i had the filter fall apart and sitting in the wheel well
CleanNeon98
09-09-2006, 10:24 PM
Although Injen is a good company...in all honesty, I wouldn't put more then $200 into it.
I think you will be greatly disappointed. I'm surprised no one else has told you this.
I would actually save the money for something else. You said you wanted to make it more peppy.
Chances are you will feel nothing from a CAI. Even on V8s you don't see much of a gain usually.

As far as winter time, if you do get one, it can stay on all the time, filter too.
Im not buying a 200 dolar system im getting a cheap one, but its the same design. and I will feel something. My friend did on his ATX v6 accord
05GT
09-09-2006, 10:28 PM
Im not buying a 200 dolar system im getting a cheap one, but its the same design. and I will feel something. My friend did on his ATX v6 accord


Alright bud, thats cool if you think you are going to feel something, I hope that you do, but as you read, I'm not the only one who thinks you wont.

I had a V6 stang and didn't feel a thing with my CAI. Even with my 05GT, it had to be retuned to really feel any gain.

I was just giving my .02 and tryin to help you out.
TurboTagTeam
09-10-2006, 12:20 AM
Adding an aftermarket intake will not make your honda any faster. It will make the engine louder and you will THINK it's faster. But it's not.

Even the most highly tunned N/A honda use the stock intake. The just swap out the filter.

I.E.-- Spoon Sports racecars
TalonTsi97
09-10-2006, 01:20 AM
Adding an aftermarket intake will not make your honda any faster. It will make the engine louder and you will THINK it's faster. But it's not.

Exactly what i was thinking, and was going to say, if you could manage just buy a nice filter and get it to work on stock piping, i have seen that work for a few people.
CleanNeon98
09-10-2006, 01:32 AM
What kinda filter? See I always thought that because the filter sits lower and away from the motor it stays cooler, so thats better. Also, what little things can I do to make it a bit more peppy. I never take it past 2500RPM anyway and coast most of the time, so maybe I should just work on looks.