What the hell should I do first

between Intake and exhaust?

get the intake first then the exhaust or vice versa?

And im a little apprehensive on getting an intake cause i have heard things like theres an issue with the throttle response and low end tourqe.

I am going to get the hondata reflash EVENTUALLY so i know i need at least an intake.


help me out with what i should do because alot of this car stuff is new to me!

Justin

 

i got my K&N drop and the response has gotten way better. but with a full piping intake may lead to different results.

my vote goes to getting the intake first. i love the way it magnifies the sound of vtec.

-Justin


btw who the elses name is justin around here lol

 

the intake would be cheaper to do first

like around 250 bucks with install right??

 

its just about 250$

install is free because you do it yourself. its easy y0

 

eh i heard you gotta cut stuff (wheel well)

and i was freaking out when i did my fogs and those have guidelines!


haha how much is intake install usually?? like another 100??

 

wow its simple to install...just follow the step by step....

 

lol yea i get nervous too when i have to cut ****. but ***** to the wall right.

find someone on the forums for help in your area. i'd say about 50$ with pizza and beer lol.

i would be more then happy to help you if i had an Si with an intake already

 

what city are you in??

As long as I don't have to cut anything I'll install it. I heard sometimes you can fit it w/o cutting

Im thinking about getting the injen cai. Like everyone has heard before they sound mean when it hits v tec

 

I did both at the same time. I got the injen cai and dcrh for my FA5. It pulls so much better up top now.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by killyourscene &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what city are you in??

As long as I don't have to cut anything I'll install it. I heard sometimes you can fit it w/o cutting

Im thinking about getting the injen cai. Like everyone has heard before they sound mean when it hits v tec</TD></TR></TABLE>
just do it yourself...when you get to the part where you have to put the fender back, just see where to cut and cut little by little. I barely cut anything when I did it.

 

im in walnut/diamond bar off the 60.

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just do it yourself...when you get to the part where you have to put the fender back, just see where to cut and cut little by little. I barely cut anything when I did it.

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word. i got faith in you bro

 

yeah sounds good you guys thanks for the input so far.

i can always cut just a little and wrap cloth or something around the hose so it doesnt ruin the hose and at the smae time havea snug fit

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by killyourscene &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah sounds good you guys thanks for the input so far.

i can always cut just a little and wrap cloth or something around the hose so it doesnt ruin the hose and at the smae time havea snug fit</TD></TR></TABLE>

I just pulled the fender away from the piping while I did the cutting, you'll see...it's quite easy.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Nighthawk R18 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i got my K&N drop and the response has gotten way better. but with a full piping intake may lead to different results.

my vote goes to getting the intake first. i love the way it magnifies the sound of vtec.

-Justin


btw who the elses name is justin around here lol

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Serious question here - Can you actually 'hear' vtec?

I own an 06 LX and an 07 SI. In the 06, if you pin it all the way to redline, the sound doesn't change at all. It just gets mildly louder as the RPMs go up as do all cars. In the SI, when you hit vtec, you HEAR it. The sound grows audibly louder.

 

i drove my friends Si so i know what to compare it to. honestly after my drop in filter. its sounds just as the Si only quieter. like you know how it gets a bit louder after 3.5k and it gets louder again after 5k. i can actually hear it now. unlike before with the stock. ill try for a sound clip, but i lost my fone watching transformers. badass movie if i may add

 

I can hear vtec. It sounds a little more grainy to me around 6k.

Anyways Justin I live in rancho (about 25 miles east of you)

If i run into any problems im gunna hit you up for some advice brotha!

 

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Serious question here - Can you actually 'hear' vtec?

I own an 06 LX and an 07 SI. In the 06, if you pin it all the way to redline, the sound doesn't change at all. It just gets mildly louder as the RPMs go up as do all cars. In the SI, when you hit vtec, you HEAR it. The sound grows audibly louder.</TD></TR></TABLE>

intake and exhaust and you be able to hear it better. still noticable in stock form

when i had my old boosted coupe i used to run open downpipe just because the vtec crossover was so loud and sounded mean as hell.

 

I hope you can find a decent intake for less than 250. They're just tubing and a filter. Sure you can design them to make more power, but at the end of the day, you're going to see minimal gains for that much money.

 

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An Injen Cold air intake was good for taking 3/10 of a second off my quarter mile time.

 

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i tried to say this in another thread. all im gonna do is remove all the sound defusing and roll with a drop in.

i bought an intake for the first time back in 99....never did it again. i just can't see myslef throwing down a couple bills for 1-5 Hp...plus i don't even like the look of aftermarket intakes anyway.

 

Honestly the way the injen cold air intake is routed there isn't much to see except a black elbow that connects to the throttle body.

 

intake before exhaust is what i would do

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kidnkorner &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Honestly the way the injen cold air intake is routed there isn't much to see except a black elbow that connects to the throttle body.</TD></TR></TABLE>

true...i just like the look of the stock air box. call me crazy.

 

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true...i just like the look of the stock air box. call me crazy.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I thought i'd bolt mine back in just to throw people off if they ever wanted to look under the hood. Hack the stock air tube to wedge over the injen elbow somehow to appear stock.

 

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I thought i'd bolt mine back in just to throw people off if they ever wanted to look under the hood. Hack the stock air tube to wedge over the injen elbow somehow to appear stock.</TD></TR></TABLE>

if you wanna cut your OEM piece....go for it