I was gonna get a password jdm intake until I found out that you had to get a battery relocator for $90. I was wondering what the best intake is in your opinion for under $300?

 

How about under $100, ebay intake with K&N filter.

 

get a used RSX-S AEM V2

 

or if you really want the password intake, relocate your stock battery to the trunk. only have to buy the extension wires, terminals, and battery box (cheap). And with that Password relocation kit, you have to buy an aftermarket battery too because the stock battery can't be used with it. Your best bet is finding a used intake and get a new filter if need be. Check the marketplace here, and on ephatch.com and craigslist in your area.

 

if it doesn't rain that much in your area in then get a 3 inch diameter cold air intake...
Injen sp1576.

 

do not recommend things anymore

 

yes agreed, ftw...unless your balling and you want some jdm bling...arc or mugen air box, oh wait they dont make em for the base model, i think

 

It's just a pipe, at least he recommended "upgrading" to the K&N filter

 

Haha, come on now. Like I'm the only one who has ever mentioned this before. Honestly though, the guy is looking for something cheap so I mentioned something cheap.

 

Amen, brother.

It's an INTAKE, your uber-sensitive butt dyno won't feel the .5hp you'll gain from an Injen brand to an eBay pipe.

Intakes are stupid anyways.

 

its not power that really concerns me. Its quality of material used to make it

 

Seriously I have a better one then all of those intake... the Hondata air box mod and it works great and sounds good and guess what its free!!!!!! I have notice a little difference with it! I also changed the filter to a K&N one...

 

pff...it's time to come out of the box...lol...j/k

 

rofl.. i never experimented with EP's but a friend of mine tried all diff kinds of stuff on his FG.. n if he gained power .. it was 1 or 2 horse and he almost always lost torque.. he had AEM v2, Injen,and some other brands.. none worked.. so he did just full exhaust bolt on with stock airbox n made 206whp.. on the other side of things.. EP's typically make 135-140whp stock. mine made 157whp and 137wtq with just AEM V2 and skunk2 60mm mid pipe with custom axelback

 

just get the ebay one,i have one on my gsr and the material is fine

 

No thanks. I can afford better parts for my car then anything ebay has to offer.

 

lol ebay doesnt mean ebay makes them. lol i got my fujita short ram on ebay for 40 bucks shiped to my house. it was bang for my buck in my case lol

 

He is talking about the generic air intakes... I am happy with my Hondata Air Box mod cause I rather put the money on my suspension then on an air intake... but that is just me!

 

so your buddy gained approximately 20-25+ hp with just a full cat back?? for some reason i have an extremely hard time believing this

 

I do too, especially since I have the same set up and I did NOT gain 20 + hp! More like 5-7.

 

If anyone askes he could just say custom 3" cai with kn filter. Thats what they do in magazines lol.

Anyway i have a 3 inch CAI off of the rsx-s. I live in NY and it rains quite a bit. Im yet to have a problem. Knock on wood.

 

i just received my "ebay" intake in the mail yesterday for my 89 hatch. It really is just a tube with a filter on it. Oh, and a little tube sticking off the side to hook to the valve cover.

The aluminum tube is.... an aluminum tube. Maybe the "name brand" tubes are polished inside? I don't know. The tube and filter fit correctly under the hood, but was a little tight because I wanted to keep the battery where it was. The only little complaint that I have would be that the little side-port thing to hook to the valve cover is pointed up a little, and causes a bit of a clearance issue with the hood, I had the rotate the pipe a little more than I wanted.

Now when I stomp on the throttle, I get a much louder... "growl" from under the hood. Kinda neat - I don't feel any difference in performance(nowhere near the difference after adjusting all my valves) yet. I hope it will improve fuel economy and maybe add a couple HP...

I think if I put some elbow grease into the thing and polished the outside to a mirror-like finish and slapped a sticker on it, it would be difficult to tell from a "name brand" pipe.

Also check out this site! Dyno results before and after an "ebay" intake. It's on a subaru though...
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...ay+intake+dyno

 

No need to bring back a thread from 5 months ago.