This is the intake I fabbed up. I dropped 3 tenths and gained .6 mph in the quarter mile.

It is constructed of 3" aluminum tubing, into 3" flex tube which is routed behind the grill, and then into an 8X5" K&N cone filter.

I have the mesh grilles on my car which allow more airflow to the filter.

Besides a noticeable HP gain, this mod provides much better throttle response. I also noticed a more consistent power delivery between shifts.

With the stock airbox I would get a slight hesitation between shifts, but now the 1-2 shift is extremely smooth.

For those that care, it does make a sucking sound, but its not too loud. I can't hear it over my exhaust unless the hood is open.

I have three kits available. They will be sold for $220 shipped anywhere in the 48 states.

Fire away with the questions!

 

$220 bucks!!??!! Wow...that's a $20 dollar civic intake from autozone with some flex tubing and a conical K&N, and a better silicone coupler, about $75 bucks worth of parts... maybe...

 

where is the air filter? plus don't drive in a rain storm.

 

I made mine for $120 for a dual intake and saw at least the improvement you stated.

Steve

 

Steve any pics of intake?

 

Here it is. There is a lot of debate over cold air but I can tell you that this set up really allows the motor to come alive.



Steve

 

It would take a lot of air velocity to suck up water from that location, plus you'd have to get that filter completely submerged, I wouldn't worry about hydro-lock.

 

I have similar intakes i didn't notice any change in performance, gains or losses, but it does sound like it has more power.

 

where is the filter ???

 

Behind the mesh where the fog lights go.

 

The difference for me could be due to the supercharger needing to breathe. I saw a big difference in throttle response.

Steve

 

thanks not sure where it was.

 

no one ever does ... till they are removing U shaped rods out of a engine ... stuff happens on the road that is not controllable. i got hit by a freak wave created by a 18 wheeler going way too fast past me through standing water which ended my 2.0 turbos life in a previous project car, my filter was way further up than that.

 

I have a documented change where there was a noticeable difference in the stock intake and my CAI.

I understand many people think they gained power, or feel they have gained power, but that's not gaining power. Two filters sucking air from the engine bay will not give you any performance gain, it makes it slower.

I had a dual filter set-up with a V8 air box on previously and lost a ton of noticeable power.

As far as the part cost, it was well over $75.

The filter and couplers alone cost more then that. If people all sold products for cost we'd be communists.

Do you want to be a communist?

 

I drove a GTP through monsoons and Ice storms, the key is to not get the filter completely submerged...I've seen the carnage of someone's under hood intake hydro-lock a motor because they drove into a huge puddle and the filter got completely soaked for a few minutes...

Freak accidents happen no matter what.

 

What if I have fog lights just take them out? I would think that it's not just it sucking in cold air but the air has a smoother path of travel.

 

You do not need to remove the fog lights. It sucks a lot of air in from the lower grilles, the fog light area is just an added bonus.

This intake takes no modification to any stock parts if you do not want them.

 

I like how woody utilized the fog lamps to make up a set of brake duct coolers. Very tight !

 

I did not loose any power whatsoever. The car takes off much quicker than the stock set up which as you know is the dual set up. Like it or not, this is reality.

Steve

 

You also have a boosted motor compared to an NA.

Like it or not that is the reality.