What would be the best the best intake,header and exhaust to put on my 93 prelude si? (keep in mind I want it to be C.A.R.B legal and under the California state db limit of 93 db's.) Please comment.
idk to much bout that, cuz we dont have emission's down here. i do know AEM intakes are legal. 5$ for the filter, 10$ for the tube, and 150$ plus for the carb legal sticker on it
idk to much bout that, cuz we dont have emission's down here. i do know AEM intakes are legal. 5$ for the filter, 10$ for the tube, and 150$ plus for the carb legal sticker on it
exhaust: do a research. see which ones are under your DB limit, and are legal. Then let your wallet do the rest. 150$-900$
intake: aem proclaims they have the best intakes that give you the most hp. the cold air intake v2 gets you around 18hp and 20tq. its 300$ and i think its legal. I had a normal cold air intake from them, it was ok. it was legal, so i think the v2 is as well.
headers: in my honda/acura engine performance book by HPBooks, dc sports headers are some of the best street headers for hondas, so i kind of go with them. they cost to much though, around 400$. megan racing headers are like 150$ but thats for the h22, idk about the h23.
exhaust: do a research. see which ones are under your DB limit, and are legal. Then let your wallet do the rest. 150$-900$
intake: aem proclaims they have the best intakes that give you the most hp. the cold air intake v2 gets you around 18hp and 20tq. its 300$ and i think its legal. I had a normal cold air intake from them, it was ok. it was legal, so i think the v2 is as well.
headers: in my honda/acura engine performance book by HPBooks, dc sports headers are some of the best street headers for hondas, so i kind of go with them. they cost to much though, around 400$. megan racing headers are like 150$ but thats for the h22, idk about the h23.
sorry bro but there's a lot of wrong info in your post, now I'm not hating or anything i just don't want bad info going around.
INTAKE: an intake is an intake is an intake, all are pretty much a pipe and filter and like someone said before your pay very little for the intake and more for that damn sticker. either way you feel very little difference from just an intake, but a cold air intake(CAI) has been dyno proven to make the most power .Just get an ebay intake pipe and slap on a K&N filter(ebay filters suck). keep your stock intake for smog and other things if you live in cali like me. Btw 18hp and 20tq is outrageous for an intake and AEM doesn't make a v2 CAI for the prelude. If you have to a CARB legal intake your choices are pretty much INJEN or AEM
HEADER: Again you will see very little gains from a non-custom header, which run in the upper 600-1200 range. DC headers are the exact same thing, and you will see the exact same difference with a Megan Racing header both headers btw make little gains for our cars/motors. I say save yourself the money(put it towards a tune) and just get a Megan Racing header with a 2.5 collector mod(for a nice high flow cat), again just keep your stock header just incase. But if you have to carb legal then DC sports or Greddy are your options.
EXHAUST IMO a custom exhaust is the way to go and it'll come out cheaper, my fav set-up would have to be Kteller mandral bent catback piping kit(look it up), vibrant ultraquiet resonator(nice low keep sound,to keep the cops away in cali), and a flat black vibrant muffler(low key again), it may or may not pass emisons they're lots of combos you can go with if you go custom, just do some research. but again if you have to CARB legal dc, greddy and some others out there have them to.
i'll have to disagree with you. and yea dont take it offensive either.
the only thing wrong that i see is i was getting the intake and cold air intake into one. aem does proclaim that there Cold Air Intakes are the best, and there dyno proven. I have the books and mags to prove it.
about they dont make v2 intakes for the prelude, i just found a lot of sites that sell them and this would be a good one cuz it works with si, vtec, base, for the 93 prelude. here is the link. like i said around 300$
the v2 does get around 18hp gain, and 20tq. i cant find the link but when the v2 first came out, i found a place that was selling them, and they showed the dyno with just that intake on it, and thats what it got. i was also reading on other sites that sell this, they get around 11-18 extra hp, so either way it still can hit around the 18hp marker.
everything else i basically said, cant be wrong, if so then how did they publish the book if its wrong?
1. type s intake usually does better than an aem v2. With so many copies these days, you can almost get any intake pipe and slap on a K&N filter and be good. On paper vs. real life hp difference is so negliable, it's not even worth it.
2. lol you are crazy if you think an intake alone will make 18hp gain + 20 tq. That dyno graph was probably on a big V8 car or higher hp car. If it was for a prelude....well i'll call BS on that.
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when I put on the first version of the cold air aem intake, i think i got a 3 hp gain lol. Sounded awesome though. AEM usually uses the tiburon for that 18+ example.
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lol i never said it was for the lude, if it did get 18 for the lude i would get it. i know the rsx type s gets 18.5 on a site, and an integra got 15. and i wouldnt doubt it bout the type s intake, im just talking about brands, so ill agree with yah on that one
petern101: so what do you think should be the best exhaust, header, and intake to get for the 93 lude.
im gonna have to go with exhaust, any of them that is not to expensive and that is under his db limit. headers, might as well go with megan racing. cheap and they same material so same gain. intake, lol idk. im going to have to go with the v2 cuz it has a dual chamber system.
cool, thanks. BTW: some guy around here is selling his Neuspeed ceramic coated header for the h23,its used but its only $100. Is it worth it? I heard its the same as a DC header. My friend is willing to sell me his Magnaflow exhaust set from his CD5 Accord because he is upgrading to an apexi model. Its $350 for the complete kit and the new cat. Should I get it? his accord is a four door but i heard its the same chasis as the prelude, so i think it could fit. Oh, and he is willing to let go of his AEM short ram intake for $100, will this fit in my car too? Thanks ( I KNOW GUYS--BLAH,BLAH,BLAH)
petern101: so what do you think should be the best exhaust, header, and intake to get for the 93 lude.
im gonna have to go with exhaust, any of them that is not to expensive and that is under his db limit. headers, might as well go with megan racing. cheap and they same material so same gain. intake, lol idk. im going to have to go with the v2 cuz it has a dual chamber system.
None of those. I would get crower cams and basically get more hp than all of those mods on a h23. If you want power, you have to spend the money. Sorry
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Cams? but would'nt that mean changing internals like springs,valves,etc. I guess it would = more hp, but the cai/h/e are less of a hassle seeing as they are kind of "bolt on". I mean cams would be great but wouldnt i eventually need the engine to inhale better and fart faster --- which set up would be better to use being as the 'lude is my daily driver.
^sorry to burst your bubble, but basically more hassle + money = more power
Bolt ons will only get you so far. Also there is little aftermarket support from big name companies for h23's. You are stuck with custom parts if you want any real gain and you should be able to afford a h22 swap + parts at that point.
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^sorry to burst your bubble, but basically more hassle + money = more power
Bolt ons will only get you so far. Also there is little aftermarket support from big name companies for h23's. You are stuck with custom parts if you want any real gain and you should be able to afford a h22 swap + parts at that point.
good point petern101 your best bet is either boost the h23, swap the h deuces in there, or swap f dueces dohc and boost that I hate to say this but you gotta to pay if you want to play
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), again just keep your stock header just incase. But if you have to carb legal then DC sports or Greddy are your options.
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