Which intake preforms best? I cant go with cold air because my streets tend to flood easily.

 

My first instinct is to say that if you don't go with a cold-air intake, why bother at all?

In all fairness, though, there may be one cold-air intake you haven't considered... The stock Type-R intake draws cold air in from high in the fender, so there's no danger of water-suck.

 

About any intake will up me about 5hp just getting rid of that damn box they stick on there. I know cold air is better but i need this motor to last over 150000 after i get some miles on it cold air will be added. How hard is it to get ahold of the intake your talking about?

 

You could probably do it yourself. It's not all that complicated:



BTW, if you REALLY decide you don't want a cold air intake, I've got an HKS intake that I'm willing to get rid of.


[Modified by VTechie, 12:57 PM 12/7/2001]

 

I lopped mine off at the wrist... Errr, at theresonator junction I mean. Sorry about that Ash-ism. I noticed a little more nown low, but nothing drastic. I've since gone ahead and made a BSQ-esque DIY icebox that is a good deal better. Find BSQ's profile and go to his homepage. It's got the instructions there. My only modifications to his design were enlarging the hole in the stock box to a full 3.5" circle and ducting from the grill (I had to cut out one of my fog-light thingies) instead of the turn signal. I also put some mesh screen over the hole to a) disguise it, and b)keep bugs out. Works great, and cost less than $10.

 

How do i find his homepage? for the intake instructions?

 

Here is a direct link to my DIY "Icebox" CAI: http://www.geocities.com/bretq/DIY_Icebox_CAI.html . My intake is nearly identical to the Comptech Icebox CAI and it cost a fraction (< $10) of the real thing. I have not dynoed my intake, but there is defenitely a noticeable difference in performance and it is very "stealth" (people see that you have a stock airbox and figure that you haven't done anything to the intake).

 

The best intake is a free one. just remove all th e extra air box **** and let your filter hang there. its free and sounds good.

 

If you want the best intake then get this:

 

MONSTER FLOW

 

DIY - cheap and probably flows as well as any other short-ram

 

Injen, you also have the option of adding a cold air extension later.

 

Get an ICEMAN. It comes in parts so you can have a cold air intake and a short intake.

 

all short ram intakes perform the same. They ad about 4 whp over stock. The cheapest thing to do if you do not want a CAI is to remove the resonator and replace the stock paper intake for a K&N filter. Leave the filter inside the air box.

 

Thats a great idea too. If you have trouble finding the K&N get a Comptech OEM replacement filter.

 

Comptech.

 

Brett, so u suck the air from the turn signal. its that legal? and can't u still suck in water, especially if your car is drop?

 

how in the hel did you get 198 whp??? I made 176 whp and I thought that was real good.

I have cai/h/e/ITR cams/gears/VAFC

 

I still doubt he got 198...

 

Yeah i got to say bullshit on that 198 whp claim. Show me tha money.

 

Its flywheel hp, sorry

 

Yeah thought so punk. I was about to kick your a$$. Just kidding man! LOL!

 

BSQ i like how you cut a part out of our bumper lens for air to easily travel to your intake. looks like a clean job

 

is there an equation to calculate flywheel horsepower? I thought everyone's drivetrain loss varied.

 

nope, no fixed equation.. just guesstimate a 15ish% loss for manual FWDs.