wow that is crazy i would have wasted my money haha so your saying to get the best performance from an intake in a prelude is to just get the k&n filter for the stock intake? and what kind of gains should i expect from it?
What 98vtec showed is that minimal gains are attainable from the pipe. This really should tip you off to the necessity of changing your manifold and tb over the stupid pipe on the end for real improvement
What 98vtec showed is that minimal gains are attainable from the pipe. This really should tip you off to the necessity of changing your manifold and tb over the stupid pipe on the end for real improvement
except when using a cold air. BIG midrange gains there after proper tuning.
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great info, So Im hoping when i put on my Ebay CAI that it might give me a bump in the low-mid range power. But my best guess would be that overall the stock intake with a K&N filter covers all aspects of the rpm range.
great info, So Im hoping when i put on my Ebay CAI that it might give me a bump in the low-mid range power. But my best guess would be that overall the stock intake with a K&N filter covers all aspects of the rpm range.
CAIs give the most on high end. The stock or Type S would be best for mid to low.
You should check out the link below which describes the superior 2 speed type stock intake and the oem Type S intake modification that slightly improves power during the 500 rpm prior to the VTEC change over at around 5k rpms.
Also let me point out that the the stock intake is a COLD AIR INTAKE or CAI type.Very often the pitchmen will come up with flashy code words or slang like CAI or Tri-y, etc to make their parts sound different and unique but just like a pig with lip stick , its still a pig.
Also , the Honda oem Type S intake installs with no drama and fits like it belongs their because it does. If you buy an aftermarket type you may have to do some retrofitting to make things fit right just as the person in the quote below found out. This is some installation type drama you can deal without.
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Originally Posted by Vvgamepro
So I bought my Cold Air Intake from Ebay today today, however I can't seem to figure it out. Sure it's pretty simple but the mounting bracket on the intake itself doesn't have anywhere to attach to. Also the air intake does not fit in the air filter position. Any idea and what might be the problem or anyone who has gone through this particular incident before?
Look at your intake runners that your intake piping is feeding and compare them to the size of your stock intake piping.On a 4cyl engine ,only one intake runner is demanding air at any time.The stock intake piping is larger then the size of a single intake runner so one must conclude that the stock intake runner is not a restrictive part in the intake system. Just like a musical instrument, changing the intake pipe size or length just changes its resonant frequency which will slightly move the engines torque curve up or down with no real net improvement.With a NA 4cyl engine trying to move a 3000 lb car , the idea of sacrificing some mid/low rpm torque for a bit more high rpm power is a not good option.
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Originally Posted by hdragster
How many inch does the stock USDM have jw? I know the stock type S comes in 3inch. But I wasn't sure about the USDM..
Last edited by SH DRIVER; 09-17-2010 at 05:13 AM.
Reason: add intake pipe size rant
add a K&N filter to your stock intake
here is blake's wiki, which shows that there is almost no difference between stock and V2.
save your money!
I don't mean to be rude but according to that link the stock intake is better than the Type-S intake and I think Honda might have noticed something like that when designing it.
If your just upgrading the intake then £175 on a V2 is silly as it will only net you 1-4bhp, the point of it tho is that its not aimed at stock ludes, if your upgrading more then it will benefit more, if your upgrading engine components, the exhaust system, etc then the you will be able to go further on a V2 than on a stock intake
I don't mean to be rude but according to that link the stock intake is better than the Type-S intake and I think Honda might have noticed something like that when designing it.
If your just upgrading the intake then £175 on a V2 is silly as it will only net you 1-4bhp, the point of it tho is that its not aimed at stock ludes, if your upgrading more then it will benefit more, if your upgrading engine components, the exhaust system, etc then the you will be able to go further on a V2 than on a stock intake
to give the Type S a little bit of hope, the K&N that was used was dirty. The stock intake had a stock replacement filter.
when you get into heavily modifying an engine there is no generic best intake. Tuned length and size will get you what you want. The v2 isn't going to do much what the stock intake wont. the stock intake is a decent diameter and i believe its even 3" and rubber. Rubber is more resistant to heat so intake temps will be slightly lower with the stock tube as well.
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