Hey everyone , not much of a poster but I'd like some opinions on intakes.
Love the tsx , bought it used back in late 2014 as a family car.
Lots of room compared to the previous whip (97 si coupe) and I still get to have a bit of fun when I'm out driving by myself.
I've grown a bit bored of it and I want a bit more response out of it so I looked at intakes 500 for the go to brand...
haha that's alot of diapers , not gonna happen , not a chance.
I don't mind paying for quality but cmon it's a piece of pipe.
So ... don't hate ... I bought one from ebay 40 bucks , 30 something for shipping came with a filter and a coupler to fit it to the car , would not use either getting a good reinforced coupler and a good filter.
So whats everyone's opinion the finish is pretty horrible and I think I'll have it plated and painted a color that won't stand out as much.
Anyone else tryed one of these and what's my best options for filters.

 

Finish isnt great , welds are ok

 

$500? Aren't similarly designed AEM's or Injen's around $250-300?

Hopefully you bought a better air filter than the junk that your no-name intake came with.

 

The cheapest I could find was dc and even that was 200 plus shipping , and yes I'm getting a good filter the filter and the coupler that came with it were a joke lol.
Refinished today :

 

Painted this valve cover i had lying around while i was at it cause why not right

 

Here it is installed , dont mind the cheap coupler i onky ran that for a day while i was waiting for my reinforced one.<br/>What a difference , car breathes really free now and man .. the vtec crossover is insanely loud , but under normal driving conditions its no louder then before , deffinetly happy with it for 70 bucks and a bit of work it turned out good : )

 

[I]Here it is installed , dont mind the cheap coupler i only ran that for a day while i was waiting for my reinforced one.What a difference , car breathes really free now and man .. the vtec crossover is insanely loud , but under normal driving conditions its no louder then before , deffinetly happy with it for 70 bucks and a bit of work it turned out good : )

 

No such thing as a 97 Civic SI coupe.

 

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