cold air intake

[nfr006]

So I have had my s2000 for 2.5 months and have started to ponder what, if anything, I would like to upgrade on the car. How much does a cold air intake do for a s2000? Is there any real power benefit or is it all sound? Is it worth getting put on if I plan to track the car? Has anyone had better results with a certain brand? AEM or Mugen or another brand? Any answers or info would be greatly appreciated, thanks guys!

[brewerspence]

personally i would go with the K&N FIPK it gives sound and K&N claims it gives 9.55 hp which we all know is B.S. but for the money an overall good system

[jake2k]

according to the people a spoon if your gonna stay N/A then the stock air box is best just buy the air air intake duct

[Dmaye]

have to disagree check out the intake from PW:JDM I think science of speed has them

[gomarlins3]

Sound only.

[nfr006]

Thanks for the replys. Anyone here who does do some light tracking on their car have any suggestions to what they have done to help make the car perform a bit better.

[gomarlins3]

Higher temp brake fluid and better pads.

[RayYay]

Injen RD CAI, best $300 I ever spent

[turbosix]

Originally Posted by Dmaye

have to disagree check out the intake from PW:JDM I think science of speed has them

password jdm intake is like half the cost of a lightly used blower kit, f that crap

[JOECHY]

Originally Posted by RayYay

Injen RD CAI, best $300 I ever spent

Care to elaborate?? I'm intrigued.

[turbosix]

Originally Posted by JOECHY

Care to elaborate?? I'm intrigued.

cuz its purty and makes "vroom vroom" sounds from under the hood

[TheSoundMan21]

Originally Posted by turbosix

cuz its purty and makes "vroom vroom" sounds from under the hood

and thats it

[SDHonda]

But it's a cool vroom vroom sound...

[turbosix]

Originally Posted by SDHonda

But it's a cool vroom vroom sound...

i cant hear anything over my invidia... took off the airbox top to see if i could hear (not feel, duh) any difference... nothing!

[SDHonda]

Good point, in my case, I figured an intake was cheaper than exhaust...and for my taste, I think the Invidia might be too loud for my sensitive ears, I just had the resonator removed, which sounds about right for me.
Also, I like how my intake kind of opened up the front of the engine...the factory box sure takes up a ton of space. Of course it didn't make my car any faster, well maybe it did because I shaved off 6 ounces.

[Dmaye]

Originally Posted by turbosix

i cant hear anything over my invidia... took off the airbox top to see if i could hear (not feel, duh) any difference... nothing!

I heard a lil whistle over mine when I tried that.

Also come on guys the CAI thing this not even freakin worth it. Since I've been on this site I know of 2 with blown motors because of water. that sound isn't worth an engine.

Also in the fall of this year I need you (t6) to find me a $2000 SC kit. Cheapest I've seen is $3800

[RayYay]

Originally Posted by JOECHY

Care to elaborate?? I'm intrigued.

haha exactly what those guys said, vroom vroom but also feel the difference in vtec Regardless what you guys say I can feel it damnit! haha

I also like how it dresses up my engine bay

Sucks to hear all you guys either dont like CAIs or had bad experiences, cuz I love mine!

[turbosix]

Originally Posted by Dmaye

Also in the fall of this year I need you (t6) to find me a $2000 SC kit. Cheapest I've seen is $3800

hm, thought they were $1500. i've seen kits go for $3k all the time tho

[SDHonda]

Why not just get the old Electric Supercharger? It's cheaper, makes a cool sound (hair dryer?), increases power (dyno proven!), gas mileage and even improves handling! All for 49.99!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-E...Q5fAccessories

[S2KCRick]

Originally Posted by SDHonda

Why not just get the old Electric Supercharger? It's cheaper, makes a cool sound (hair dryer?), increases power (dyno proven!), gas mileage and even improves handling! All for 49.99!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-E...Q5fAccessories

Dang! I wish i knew about em. I think ill sell my Vortech SC for $100 and buy 2 of those.

[acus2k]

has anyone bought one of those echarge things? someone should just to see what it is, haha
its pretty cheap

[philiam]

Looks like a scam. He shows over 1500 feedback's but no activity in the last 12 months.

[Dmaye]

come on guys my broke ass don't want FI that bad.

if u have to get an intake get the k&n to be safe. Water+pressure+fire=bad stuff

[Kalm_Traveler]

Originally Posted by Dmaye

I heard a lil whistle over mine when I tried that.

Also come on guys the CAI thing this not even freakin worth it. Since I've been on this site I know of 2 with blown motors because of water. that sound isn't worth an engine.

Also in the fall of this year I need you (t6) to find me a $2000 SC kit. Cheapest I've seen is $3800

I have had a CAI for 2 years with no problems, filter doesn't even have a "hat" to deflect dripping water.

the AEM V2 is dyno proven to increase midrange power a little bit, and the sound is very sexy

[turbosix]

Originally Posted by acus2k

has anyone bought one of those echarge things? someone should just to see what it is, haha
its pretty cheap

most of them are inline bilge blowers to vent heat/gases out of engine bays of inboard boats.

http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...blower&spell=1

[desmo4]

Stay away from metal tubes. They just add heat to the intake. Something you don't want to do. if it was a good idea Honda would have made their oem airbox out of metal, but they didn't.

Jonathan

[turbosix]

Originally Posted by desmo4

Stay away from metal tubes. They just add heat to the intake. Something you don't want to do. if it was a good idea Honda would have made their oem airbox out of metal, but they didn't.

Jonathan

thats what heat wrap is for!

[Kalm_Traveler]

Originally Posted by desmo4

Stay away from metal tubes. They just add heat to the intake. Something you don't want to do. if it was a good idea Honda would have made their oem airbox out of metal, but they didn't.

Jonathan

Not always the case... if you get that jethot coating or whatever it's called, the pipe does not heat up much. Also, I have my V2 wrapped in this crazy heater duct insulation which helped alot on the S2k (not as much on my Prelude since it's intake doesn't run right behind the radiator).

Also, Honda didn't do every possible thing to give ultimate maximum performance (they never have). They went farther than normal to deliver a very nice, reliable fun track/street car.

[nfr006]

so if you remove the air box and place a k and n cone on it gives little power, but does it sound better?

[JsS2000s]

You could always get ITB's and a Really good tuner

[desmo4]

Originally Posted by Kalm_Traveler

Not always the case... if you get that jethot coating or whatever it's called, the pipe does not heat up much. Also, I have my V2 wrapped in this crazy heater duct insulation which helped alot on the S2k (not as much on my Prelude since it's intake doesn't run right behind the radiator).

Also, Honda didn't do every possible thing to give ultimate maximum performance (they never have). They went farther than normal to deliver a very nice, reliable fun track/street car.

Have you measured the temperature? Install an Apexi Imoni and record the intake air temp verses the ambient on a summer day. And I'll match what you post against my Mugen carbon airbox.


Jonathan

[JOECHY]

Originally Posted by Kalm_Traveler

Also, Honda didn't do every possible thing to give ultimate maximum performance (they never have). They went farther than normal to deliver a very nice, reliable fun track/street car.

What else could they have done to enhance the F22C1 and maintain its reliable integrity? When C/D compared the specs of the CR, which is suppose to be a "faster" version, to the 04+ models they reported relatively no difference. It seems they have maxed out the engine as much as they could so they had to make it faster by other measures hence the front lip, rear wing, weight reductions etc... which really didn't do much - according to articles I have read.

[desmo4]

They removed 250 lbs from the CR. Mugen built 2 engines based on the 2 liter punched out to 2.4 and it produces 275 Hp The black Kingmotorsports car has one and the other is in Japan. I would loved to have one of those.

Jonathan

[bresne61]

I hydrolocked my engine with a fujita, so be careful...AEM sells the bypass valve. The whole repair was around $5k that the insurance paid for, and I was out of a car for about 8 weeks. so...yeah

[desmo4]

Like I said metal tubes make poor intakes.

Jonathan

[Dmaye]

Originally Posted by desmo4

Have you measured the temperature? Install an Apexi Imoni and record the intake air temp verses the ambient on a summer day. And I'll match what you post against my Mugen carbon airbox.


Jonathan

tell us some more on this wonder intake Desmo. do u have dyno number B/A?

[desmo4]

There was a dyno chart on the kingmotorsports website the showed a few more ftlbs of torque and a couple hp. But I put on Mugen headers first and those made a noticeable gain. And the combination of Mugen intake, headers and exhaust forms a tuned system which produced ringlets out of the exhaust until I put the stock fuel pressure regulator back in. The Mugen ECU makes a big difference too but in CA you have to mix your own fuel to use it. It won't run on less than 93 octane. It leans the mixture and has a lot more initial advance. Makes driving the much more enjoyable and smother.

Jonathan

[turbosix]

Originally Posted by desmo4

They removed 250 lbs from the CR. Mugen built 2 engines based on the 2 liter punched out to 2.4 and it produces 275 Hp The black Kingmotorsports car has one and the other is in Japan. I would loved to have one of those.

Jonathan

2,765 pounds — 99 pounds lighter than the standard '08 S2000. However, secure the standard aluminum hardtop in place and the CR's curb weight goes up to 2,813 pounds.

my 03 when completely stock weighed 2740lbs with the spare tire and toolkit removed and a completely full tank of gas

the CR does not impress me.

[PRB2000]

i made my own

[GFGweedo]

Originally Posted by desmo4

Stay away from metal tubes. They just add heat to the intake. Something you don't want to do. if it was a good idea Honda would have made their oem airbox out of metal, but they didn't.

Jonathan

Heat wrap and the type of metal used. What about intake temperatures when the vehicle is moving? Metal looks pretty :P