Stoked 06 SI

Hey guys
dec 10th i picked up my 2006 Civic Si in Haby Red just a lil info for you guys. now which way is better, our winters are tough, i want cold air few ppl i asked say no 2 close to the ground your going to pick up water and mess up ur motor and others say it will be fine and it sounds great and u gain at least 5 hp. i had a 2002 civic si and i had K&N short ram intake and it sounded pretty sweet so to get short ram or to get cold air thats one Q. and here is the other one, i was just wondering replacing the stock air filter with a K&N filter (not short ram or cold air just a plain filter) will i still get the 5 hp gain or should i throw in one of the intakes and i was wondering if i buy cold air its likely to be from AEM but should i replace the cone filter with one from K&N or just let it be? feedback plz looking to make my final choice in a months time.
thanks

LEITNER

leave it stock.

imported_mugenpowered

To tell you the truth, if it was me I wouldn't risk voiding the factory warranty on your brand new ride for 5 more hp.

Stoked 06 SI

ok so lets say 3 to 4 years down the road and then i want to do it

imported_phuviano

Here's some useful advice. If your going for the sound, get an Injen or AEM v2 intake. If your not going for sound, just leave it stock. Intake is not going to make much of a difference in Hp.

Even if you actually do get 5hp, you won't be able to tell the difference.

SteveZ

theres do diff between the 2, jus pick whichever you want. imo get the short ram, cheaper and no performance difference between cai.

kwasley

5 hp to the flywheel

.5 to the wheels.

DumbasSi

There is a DIY on the Hondata website for modifing the stock airbox on a K20 RSX. I'm sure a similar DIY can be done to your car.

I don't even think there is a CAI available or the new Civics yet. AEM will probably be the first, and I'm sure it will be close to $400 just like their V2 intakes. Thats a lot of money for a few hp.

Stoked 06 SI

ok ok u guys are right i'll do what Dumbassi said and mod the air box i have now or just stick the K&N filter anywho. now in 3 years time i'm prob lookin then to turbo it or super it which way to go newbie on this turbo and supercharger stuff

chris_si98

I wouldn't even mod the air box man. Anything you do will void the warranty. Even if you did mod the air intake you wouldn't feel any improvement what so ever. I would just save your money.

Stoked 06 SI

damn true i will. no intake work then. i'll just save the money and add sumthing on that will give it more power later down the road

Nova_Dust

Enjoy your car for what it is now. Si should be rather peppy for its stock HP, isn't it?

imported_Christof

intakes are really only good for turbo cars....for n\a all they really good for is noise and they look good under the hood :P

SteveZ

um...right
for an n/a car, what would you suggest modifying then? intake alone doesnt yield much besides noise, but a full i/h/e is the best way to help air flow. and by this i dont mean intake, header, and muffler or intake, header and cat back, the whole exaust.

LEITNER

i have never seen an intake on a turbo car, just the filter on the turbo...or maybe you are looking at the intercooler pipe. regardless that was a stupid a** statement.

imported_My93Civic

It helps, just not a lot. But still helps.

Anyway if you have the plastic piping for the stock airbox something like inside the EG's, then I would suggest going ghetto and sticking an aftermarket air-intake into that plastic piping and just getting some metal and create a bracket for it not to shake.

Ive done it with the familys 98 accord and it works and still helps too.

SteveZ

actually for the price, you can make your own and do away with the whole stock intake, as having a cone filter on the stock ribbed plastic piping wont yield any performance gain at all (not that intakes do in the first place) but a smooth inside helps airflow.

Cantonagod

According to a Honda Bulletin (from a Manager a Parkway), any air box modifications, or change to another intake system will void the warranty on your motor.

DefconDave

I wouldn't mod your stock air box. Just get whatever intake you want. If you have a warranty issue then the stock unit back in, and if they still don't warranty then start writing letters to Honda Canada.

imported_SilverSleeper

Ahh Dammit...Might have to throw the stock one back on...What a PITA to do for just what is gonna be just A/C compressor noise.