While driving, I noticed a hissing noise throwing off the normal exhaust sound...after a quick inspection...i noticed a hole in my intake...apperantly the matal bar supporting the exhaust broke off leaving a small hole in it.

I guessing this is the source of the noise...need to know if this is bad for engine...

also plannig of buying a new intake...which is better for me...AEM Cold Air Intake or AEM V2 Intake...or other brands...plaese comment

02 Civic Ex w/ usual boltons

 

I meant the bracket that supports the intake apperantly broke off the intake leaving a hole, I have read that this is common on cheap intakes....well i guess mine was cheap...

anyways...im not sure if that is the source of the noise but i also think it might have to do w/ the catalytic converter...i dunno

need help...c'mon guyz lend me a hand...comments welcome!!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jalow69 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I meant the bracket that supports the intake apperantly broke off the intake leaving a hole...</TD></TR></TABLE>If there's a hole letting air into that tube, you obviously have to fix that first, even if you simply cover it with duct tape for now. That'll probably last a day or 2 so you can get a real fix...

 

hey man if u still need help desiding on intakes aem is definitly the way to go. cheap stuff just doesnt fly. i have heard the v2 is good, not sure as to why its so good. i have a regular cold air with a bypass valve and it works great on my accord. my friend has the same year and i say stick with the regular stuff, cause the v2 i think has an overbareing noise, like its really loud. if your like me u'll want something that gives u the power without all that noise. i like to hear more of the exhaust. so yea i hope that helped u out a little

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hot-accord-pirate &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey man if u still need help desiding on intakes aem is definitly the way to go. cheap stuff just doesnt fly. i have heard the v2 is good, not sure as to why its so good. i have a regular cold air with a bypass valve and it works great on my accord. my friend has the same year and i say stick with the regular stuff, cause the v2 i think has an overbareing noise, like its really loud. if your like me u'll want something that gives u the power without all that noise. i like to hear more of the exhaust. so yea i hope that helped u out a little</TD></TR></TABLE>
I don't understand how you can justify that a $250 AEM intake is worth the extra money over a $50 ebay one with a K&N filter. Both are just tubes and the extra .5 whp from the V2 is nothing to get excited about. IMO, the extra $170 to get an AEM is no where near worth the extra money.

 

hey guys I appriciate the suggestions. Hadn't thought about but is true, a .5 whp increase is not all that great, but I'm thinking if I buy another simple intake do you think I'll have the same problem w/ the bracket.

One last thing, funny how I have a three year extented warranty on my civic, you could almost say from bumper to bumper, and I took it to the dealer (not a Honda dealer) where i bought it and all they did was secure the intake w/ a plastic ring.

I ain't letting that fly supposely they're going to get me an intake over the weekend or something like tat...but jst a quick question...is it bad if im driving the way it is right now????

 

i wouldnt worry to much about the intake thing. driving it wont hurt it that much unless u get something sucked into that little hole (which is less than likely). so i would just keep driving it. i was thinking, u could probably get some good power out of a custom intake...like make your own and create like a ram air... make it almost like forced induction. if u could rig it up the right way u could get more air that is forced in the faster u go. kinda hard to explain hope u understand. but if not i say go aem, thats just me, if the cheap stuff didnt work before why do it again? so yea hope that helps ya a little more!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HandoEX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
I don't understand how you can justify that a $250 AEM intake is worth the extra money over a $50 ebay one with a K&N filter. Both are just tubes and the extra .5 whp from the V2 is nothing to get excited about. IMO, the extra $170 to get an AEM is no where near worth the extra money. </TD></TR></TABLE>

A cheap pep boys intake will work just as well as any other intake. There was a thread on here a while back where high dollar (J's Racing, AEM, etc..) intakes were compared with cheap ebay specials on the dyno... and they were all about equal.

 

yea, i guess thatz what im going to go for. thkx

What about bypass valves, do they help??? is it worth it??? and can you put them on any intake (short ram, cold, etc.)???

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jalow69 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yea, i guess thatz what im going to go for. thkx

What about bypass valves, do they help??? is it worth it??? and can you put them on any intake (short ram, cold, etc.)???</TD></TR></TABLE>
Bypass valves serve as a precaution against sucking water through your cold air intake and damaging your engine. It might not be a bad idea with a cold air intake but won't serve any purpose with a sri.