imported_NolimtzEl

sound?
performance?
look?

imported_Team Rukus

if people knew what the best intake was for any car i think all sales would go to that company....dont you think? since there is no such thing as "best" there is only "what you or other's think is best".

to answer your question tho i would just get a generic cold air intake.

i dont care how many dyno charts people show me an intake is an intake, if you got money to spend 1000 dollars on an arc/mugen or whatever intake go ahead but imo the 40 dollar generic one will be doing if not performing 97 percent like the 1000 dollar one.

bbarbulo

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Comptech or ARC

VTEC_Thunder

^^ what he said.

When I went to buy my short-ram I priced out aem, injen, and ractive.

The AEM and injen were both about $150-$170.....for a short ram!!!

The ractive was $70......

I took the ractive to say the least...It looks and performs just as good as the others....The only difference - it doesn't have aem or injen badging all over it.....Other than that, it looks identical.

Just something to think about....

Nova_Dust

Get an aluminum pipe to match the diameter of your throttle body, and put a filter at the end of it. Done.

Simple and effective. Looks the best cause you did it yourself.

VTEC_Thunder

well said....lol.

bbarbulo

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oh really? why not go all the way and just use plastic plumbing pipe and duct tape to hold it all together, then instead of a filter, just slip on an old sock inside out over the end of the pipe. done!

simple and effective. looks the best cuz you did it yourself.

and then for exhaust, get some water heater ducting, it's aluminized to prevent rusting, and it's 4 inch diameter so you know it flows well! then use rope to tie it to the hangers so it doesn't scrape on speed bumps.

when you're done, move to the brakes. with all the extra power you're gonna make with my mods, you're gonna need massive brakes. now, I know big brake kits are often more expensive than even intakes or exhausts, but you don't wanna be unsafe. so steal a couple of stop signs from the corner of your street. cut a nice big circle out of each one, and these will be your rotors. for pads, take the soles of your old tennis sneakers and cut them to the shape of your liners. superglue them on, and you're all set to hit the streets.

VTEC_Thunder

bbarbulo

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bottom line being, if you're gonna be gay about buying an intake, leave your car stock. please and thank you.

or buy a neon and mod that turd.

VTEC_Thunder

We're all just joking around eh? (yeah i'm canadian) I don't think anyone would be that cheap....well.....maybe someone would...

All I'm saying is; look at what you paying and what your getting....

bbarbulo

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way I see it, either buy better than OEM or don't buy anything at all. the point is to IMPROVE your car, not make it a turd.

reason I say go mod a neon, is OEM neon parts are pretty low quality and nearly anything would be an improvement.

VTEC_Thunder

LOL....so true!

imported_NolimtzEl

i have a $400 budget for intake...i think aem,fujita fit that bill but i dont know which
i also dont know which to get,
whats the difference between cold air, and short ram?
sorry but im a noob.

Nova_Dust

imported_dr.drew1987

400 geeze i bought mine for 30 bucks works great

imported_meSIR

noise seems to = great in this thread.
Do some research, check some dynos with your engine set up.

imported_2join performance

The BEST intake is the Weapon R Secret Weapon intake. It's one of the only intakes that creatively implements real physics, to come up with a design that works. It will not give you 50hp, but it will outperform anything else on the market.

So while most intakes are the same, a tube with a filter on the end, there are a few intakes out there that are worth the extra cash.

The difference between a cold air, and a short ram, is that a cold air has longer tubing to try to pull in some "cold" air from outside the engine bay area, where temperatures can get rather hot. Cold air is better then hot air in theory.

The downside of a cold air, is that it takes a little longer for the air to get to your throttle body, due to the longer tube. Hence why some people will report a "delayed" throttle feel. There is also the risk of hydro locking the engine if you manage to suck up a large quantity of water.

However, most cold air systems are not all too efficient, with little to offer over a short ram. In fact the Weapon R intake i talked about earlier, is a short ram, and outperforms the cold air intakes.

A true cold air intake would need to keep the air cold even as it travelled through the engine bay area. This would require some ceramic coating, but also a good insulator around the intake tube. Something like a vacuum would be good.

The comptech "icebox" style intake also employs a very good solution to the traditional short ram. I suppose a custom icebox, coupled with a Weapon R short ram, would be an interesting combo.

But it all depends on how much value you put into running with the right products. There is after all a whole technical aspect to performance.

Nova_Dust

Here is what I meant

Since you have an EP3, your throttle position would be the same as this one. Where you see the tube bends down (since it is a cold air type), that's where you stop, so really, you have a straight pipe.

Put a cone type or a foam type air filter on it, and you have yourself a short ram intake.

Foam:



Cone:

imported_99CivicSiR

wish I had $400 to waste on an intake ...

bbarbulo

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sorry charles, I think I misunderstood your post. I guess I should have known you were not recommending a ghetto rigged intake. we both know most people haven't got the good taste or skill to propely make a part for their cars.