I have recently installed the airbox which is significantly bigger than the stock unit. Quality and finish as always is excellent. Throttle response has improved considerably and the car just feels alot torquier across the whole rev range. You can also feel the VTEC crossover alot more than compared with the stock unit.

Oh yeh the pics were taken before I installed the breather hose to the box so please excuse that. Im planning to get a catch tank in the near future.

Enjoy fellas. I hope Mugen release a Type S version for you guys (which should be soon)

Pics:

 

That's hott dude.

 

damn that thing's huge, it makes the valvecover look small!

 

Nice

so how does the mugen airbox sound?
and how well does it work with the stock bumper (as opposed to the mugen bumper with the air inlet at the grill area)?

Mugen

 

not to be rude but you should have gotten the GRUPPE M if you are spending so much on it

 

niceeee

 

The size of that airbox is amazing in that engine bay! I love it. What does throttle feel like from 6-redline? I bet sound is just crazy though.

Also is your valve cover just painted or is it powdercoated?

 

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isn't gruppe m just jdm k&n? why spend so much on that too?

 

 

What does the gruppeM look like

 

the catch can shouldn't go there. it should bypass the tube going from the pcv valve and the IM. that is located on the right side of the IM. i see alot of RSX guys with the catch can setup you want, valvecover -- airbox. isn't that wrong though? i am not saying i am right, i just want to know if i have mine setup wrong. my catch can is bypassing this tube:



my catch can has quite a bit of oil in it. i have a clear hose running from the breather to my CAI and that hose is clean as hell. let's discuss.

 

oh, your valvecover is awesome, btw.

 

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NIce but I am not feeling the valve cover though.

 

yeah the valve cover colour is an acquired taste..i kinda went for something different...

Yes the valve cover was hi-temp powder coated...

the sound is awesome...love the top-end rush...

 

The pic you have there looks like the PCV tube coming from the engine to the intake manifold?

The PCV (positive crankcase ventilation) is employed to prevent crankcase emissions. It works by routing blow-by vapors back to the combustion chamber through the intake manifold.

The small tube that connects the airbox to the valve-cover is the breather pipe. It directs fresh air FROM the airbox TO the valve-cover, going down into the crankcase and ventilates it.

But I don't know why people connect the catch can to the valve-cover, the blow-by vapors come from the crankcase, It's the air from the breather pipe that mixes with the blow-by vapors to be combusted.

 

Are performance parts, airboxes, etc, interchangeable from DC5 to EP3?

 

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nope...mugen has a specific airbox for the EP3 civic...

 

where is the box getting the air? i thought it was right below the front window but i don't see any ducts there
u don't have to answer this if u don't want to..but how much did u pay for it? i really want this box from mugen but i'm not sure how long i can wait until i get the comptech ice box

 

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u don't have to answer this if u don't want to..but how much did u pay for it? i really want this box from mugen but i'm not sure how long i can wait until i get the comptech ice box</TD></TR></TABLE>

opps...i'm thinking of the wrong box
well are u gonna get any dynos?

 

that is awesome bro.. lots of respects for yer car..

 

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Looks nice!

 

Mugen Intake with KN stickers

 

looks good but is the price worth it? how much did you pay for it?

 

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Mugen Intake with KN stickers </TD></TR></TABLE>

Ahh yeh the K&N sticker....thats was from my old custom SRI (ART Intake).

 

gruppe m make the best intakes in the world for race teams and like lamborghinin ferrari and stuff... the owner worked for RUF porsche and tought KN eveerything they know.. they use kn filters and CF and kevlar shells as an example....

THEY ALSO MAKE THE MUGEN INTAKES; ALL OF THEM so why spend so much f you can buy the original... all gruppe m are dyno proven and bring the most HP on any car... example JDM EP3 12.4 HP check out

http://www.gruppemeurope.com for more info