1. will the intake from a 2.2L Vtec provide any performance gains for the standard 2.2L?

2. 15 inch steelies are a direct bolt on right?

 

doubt it

from what? to what? not enough info man. however providing they are the right fitment yes wheels are a direct bolt on. And if in the future you come across a wheel that does not just simply 'bolt-on' I would be interested in seeing this wheel.

 

the honda accord 15" steelies are a direct bolt on right?

 

15's are not a problem and about the intake is it for the accord or prelude. The prelude intake is a 3" so you get more airflow and the accord is 2 1/2". So if you have an H22 in your car try the prelude intake. I heard H22's with an accord intake tend to run a little rich, i have that setup and mine runs rich. Not sure though, just what i heard

 

yeah the 15's will be good - make sure the tire they got has the rolling diamter (revs per mile - what ever you want to call it). 195/60 or 205/55 something like that.

 

use the accord intake, the prelude intake is too large and you will lose a lot (too much) of backpressure this way, in turn losing tourque...and since tourque in a honda is something hard to come by, you don't want to be throwing a lot of it away....stick with accord parts for the accord motors...


[Modified by nickh2k1, 1:57 AM 7/26/2002]

 

heres the thing i used to have some p.o.s. short ram intake and just got a h22 aem cai, and i actually felt minor gains. reason i got this was price, cuz a buddy sold it to me for 40 bucks, cuz he went turbo. i didnt really feel much loss at all in torque. needed a good intake due to a nitrous set up im about to do, and wanted a good intake just for safety reasons.

 

i thought backpressure only affects the exhaust side of things.

 

it is not really so much back pressure it is vacuum presure. Loosing vacuum presure can effect low end but only a slight amount. I would recomend the prelude intake if I were you. Many people here are using it on the f22's and seem to like them alot.

 

prelude intake from what engine?

 

What!?!?

Can someone substantiate this?

 

Yeah... too many people are linking low-end torque with backpressure... which have absolutely nothing to do with each other.. I believe what he meant was losing low-end torque. Backpressure is exactly what it means and no more: pressure in the exhaust pipe working against the flow of exhaust air.

 

ok is this a direct bolt in or what do I need to make this all work?

 

Its not backpressure, its intake charge velocity. But the theory is correct.