I recentlu was forced to purchase and install this intake because i need to smog my car and didnt have my stock setup. since installing i have noticed that when vtec kicks in it is not as much of a punch, and it also feels like i am lagging when i put my foot down. Does the Bypass valve make any difference because i put that in too, all coments and input welcome.
thanx to all who post.

 

i dont think the bypass valve does anything performance wise, but i could be wrong. cut your cold air and make it a short ram. the short ram will be better for high end.

 

i hear that the bypass valve restricts the intake.

 

Umm.. if anything when vtec kicks in it should be louder and more powerfull.. if its not then you either A. did something wrong on the install and messed something up.. or B. did something wrong on something else and messed something up..

 

id on't htink you can mess up a CAI install very easily...

the BPV restricts the flow and basically negates what you gain from the CAI.

also, you have a GSR, don't expect VTEC to shove you into your seat; i hardly can tell the difference most of the time

 

good to hear...i hope...
i was kind of wondering about my VTEC...
i have a bone stock 97 GSR- and i cannot feel much of a difference when i hit 5000rpm+
so i should be OK?

 

so your saying when i take the bypass off and just run the intake i will feel better, and i am not looking for a punch back into my seat, it is just not a apperent as it was with the short ram i was using.
thanx for your input

 

try it and see if you like it.

 

Yah.. i forgot its different when the GSR engine is in a civic hatch.. LoL! But i dont think the BPV will undo everything that the CAI did.. It SHOULD feel more powerfull and SHOULD feel like it has more of a kick.. If it feels weaker now then it did before.. then something is wrong..

Edit: When my secondaries open up.. you can bet your *** it pushes you into the seat..


[Modified by Hatchy-Ownzjo0, 2:09 PM 11/13/2002]

 

yeah, especially the first gen ones,
the rubber part would get sucked and stuck in the throttle body....

 

Only if you hit the nitrous button when your secondaries open up.

 

i agree with hatchy 100%

also, to the guy that posted something about the short ram giving better high end than the cai.....that's <U>not </U> what i've noticed from my experience. i recently switched my aem cai to a short ram just to see the difference and the car feels like it's suffering in the high rpms. it doesnt have even close to the same pull as it did with the cai.....and i'm using the bypass as well.


[Modified by Dirty GS-R, 3:07 PM 11/13/2002]

 

I hear you lose 1-2 hp with the bypass valve...but again this is what I've heard.

 

I also hear you gain 4 - 5 with the CAI.. therefor you should be up a few.. not down any.. think about it guys.. Why would they make something for a CAI that not only take away all the power gained from the CAI.. but also take away MORE power than you had before the CAI.. what you guys are saying makes no sence at all... If your car is "less powerful" then before you put the CAI and BPV on.. then YOU did something wrong...
And no.. a short ram does not do better in the high rpm range.. the only thing i can think of to go with that is that the air has less distance to travle.. and at high speeds the air should be pretty damn cool, but i would stand by the CAI being better over all the rpm and hp spread..


[Modified by Hatchy-Ownzjo0, 4:45 PM 11/13/2002]

 

Nobody is saying you will lose everything (horsepower) and then some w/the bypass valve. Basically their are claims that the addition of the bypass valve will make you lose a little power. But it doesn't really matter considering it is more important to prevent hydrolock.

 

He said he put both the CAI and BPV in at the same time.. then said his Vtec doesnt have as much "punch" and his car feels more laggy.. now it sounds like to me that he thinks he is losing power from the CAI, BPV combo.. and others have sounded like they are saying that as well...

 

He said he put both the CAI and BPV in at the same time.. then said his Vtec doesnt have as much "punch" and his car feels more laggy.. now it sounds like to me that he thinks he is losing power from the CAI, BPV combo.. and others have sounded like they are saying that as well...
Yes thank you this is exactly what ius happening

 

well, if that's the case then something is definitely wrong. i had my cai and bpv installed at the same time and i noticed a pretty significant difference especially when the secondaries open up. there's no way you should feel as if your car has less pull after the cai install.

 

gotcha......well you are right, you won't lose more with the combo

 

Does anyone recommend removing the CAI for the winter?

 

if it rains, yes. i did.

 

i recommend removing it for good.