i wanted to know what cold-air intake woulg give my 97' EX the most power gains........and could it add hp to put a high flow intake manifold with only a cold-air intake...........and exhaust systems........ I want power and sound..low and deep.........not too loud........and also headers and high flow cat what would be the hp gains with each part??? sorry for all of the questions......but i'm only a newbie looking for help.

 

if you did ALLL of that, imagine 5 (give or take 2) more hp, if that. all of that in the top end of course

 

with an ex engine u will want to spend ur money elsewhere to get horsepower. instead of buying an aftermarket intake manifold and maybe a throttle body in there put it towards a Jackson racing supercharger. they are decently priced and will give alot better output. i would go with a 4-2-1 one piece dc sports header for low end on that engine. as far as exhaust systems an apexi world sport is good but really quiet if u dont have vtec. who knows? if u have a test pipe it may give a little rumble to the exhuast

 

do some headwork

 

also u will retain reliabilty with the JRSC

 

why would over 1000 dollars of parts add only 5hp.......skunk2 says their intake manifold can add up to 15 for n/a applications?

 

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BUILT N/A motors.

 

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BUILT N/A motors.</TD></TR></TABLE> Additional intake air an aftermarket intake manifold or throttle body is all just a waste unless the whole system is built to use the extra air to create power. The Jackson Racing SC will give you so much more bang for your buck, hands down. But adding a component like that would require proper tuning, so don't forget about the $ you'll have to spend on that..

 

97ex ummm try some quick math.

300 - skunk IM
150 - intake and filter
300 - header
100 - cat
550 - exhaust

thats $1400, you might want to look into getting a swap man, for that much money you could have a B16A, with 160hp, more than your 127HP d-series is ever going to make with boltons, and your car is already wired for vtec!