What Intakes do you guys have

[s2k01]

I got the stock on right now..Thinking of getting the Comptech..What do you guys have or suggest?....

[gomarlins3]

Comptech SC for me. I use to have an AEM CAI. I liked that.

[s2ook]

AEM V2 here.

The noise is simply awesome. I spent the best part of week scaring children and OAP's by winding it up to 6k then changing in first. I still have more than the occasional rebellious moment now particularly where there are tall buildings surrounding the road.

None of the intakes will give huge benefits powerwise (5bhp) although throttle response is better and i've lost 4lbs over OEM.

[joedirt1927]

I recently installed a Fujita F5 cold air. I had never heard of Fujita but did some research. I am impressed with the quality for the price. My S is an 06 and I found that many companies have not yet produced a specific intake for the 06.
While other companies have specific model numbers from 05 to 06. Fujita is one of these companies. The sound is awsome, although a little louder than I expected, especially once VTEC hits. A cold air really makes the car sound much more aggressive than stock. Good luck on your choice. I don't think Comptech is selling intakes anymore. I may be wrong but the Comptech website no longer lists them.

[Vezna31]

K&N FIPK

[jagg]

I've got k&n also, wonderful sound when v-tech engages, especially when you can get the goods at the top of 4th gear. BUT.... Really, how often is the opportunity to get beyond 6,000 rpm in fifth available, let alone 6th?
Why am i talking about this?

I've got K&N, seems to work to intake/exhaust ratio advantage, yet absolute manifold pressure appears to be increased. If you go up in intake, it pays to increase exhaust an equal amount in relationship to the mean.
Engine balance is as important as chassis balance when you're taking your s2k through the entrance of the corkscrew at Laguna, or through the carousel at the Nurburgring. (what real driver wouldn't dream of these two beauties? ) Why wouldn't it be as important when Dr. Jimbo wants to hit 35mph at that special corner in his neighborhood?
I'm a firm believer that Honda has achieved this necessary balance,.... first shot, out of the box....... and de-tuned it as it aged, in order to appeal to a more expansive demographic , and maintain a sales quota.
(barring the CR, where's that lucky son of a gun that just bought that monster? )

Sorry, I meant to say that I have the K&N setup, and it is totally cool. It's good to shave weight, and increase airflow (by density or volume) at the same time.

regards,
jagg

[spa01s2k]

I have an Injen Intake. Love the sound in VTEC, thats mainly why I got it. It doesn't give any performance (in fact probably hurt it) but it sounds great. I also have an Invidia Exhaust which is REALLY loud, but once in VTEC you can here the intake above the exhaust note.

[s2ook]

Originally Posted by jagg

I've got k&n also, wonderful sound when v-tech engages, especially when you can get the goods at the top of 4th gear. BUT.... Really, how often is the opportunity to get beyond 6,000 rpm in fifth available, let alone 6th?
Why am i talking about this?

I've got K&N, seems to work to intake/exhaust ratio advantage, yet absolute manifold pressure appears to be increased. If you go up in intake, it pays to increase exhaust an equal amount in relationship to the mean.
Engine balance is as important as chassis balance when you're taking your s2k through the entrance of the corkscrew at Laguna, or through the carousel at the Nurburgring. (what real driver wouldn't dream of these two beauties? ) Why wouldn't it be as important when Dr. Jimbo wants to hit 35mph at that special corner in his neighborhood?
I'm a firm believer that Honda has achieved this necessary balance,.... first shot, out of the box....... and de-tuned it as it aged, in order to appeal to a more expansive demographic , and maintain a sales quota.
(barring the CR, where's that lucky son of a gun that just bought that monster? )

Sorry, I meant to say that I have the K&N setup, and it is totally cool. It's good to shave weight, and increase airflow (by density or volume) at the same time.

regards,
jagg

[jagg]

sorry s2ook,
got on a rant for a moment about upgrading stewie in a balanced manner.
Thanks for the bunny with a pancake on it's head. It reminds me that small game season opened up a couple weeks ago, and I haven't killed a damn thing.
Can you hear "Dueling Banjos" playing in the background as I sit here in my office, throwing a coat of oil on the ol' Mossberg?

best regards,
jagg

[s2k 4 me]

Fujita F5

[s2ook]

Originally Posted by jagg

sorry s2ook,
got on a rant for a moment about upgrading stewie in a balanced manner.
Thanks for the bunny with a pancake on it's head. It reminds me that small game season opened up a couple weeks ago, and I haven't killed a damn thing.
Can you hear "Dueling Banjos" playing in the background as I sit here in my office, throwing a coat of oil on the ol' Mossberg?

best regards,
jagg

I was just fooling around Jagg.

I agree, balance is a very difficult thing to achieve and Honda did a superb job in the first place. Most mods do squat for this car short of SC/turbo. I spent months reading about intakes before deciding on the V2 (mugen and Spoon are waay too expensive!). Unless you spend serious $$$$, you are likely to hinder the performance of the car rather than enhance it. Indeed, since I fitted the 17's and Toyo tyres i've found the handling is more 'darty' and unstable than on 16's and S02's. Perhaps this is due to the turn in being more pronounced and needing a geometry alignment or the 20+ lbs i've shaved from the wheels/tyres. It may even be due to the tyres themselves or just a case that the car is now more responsive and as a driver I need to adapt.

Going back to your point of balancing out intake and exhaust, which exhaust did you choose?

I'm currently thinking a buddy club spec IV will suit my needs and later on, a tracy sports or J's header. Once I install the exhaust i'll be adding the Greddy Ultimate pretuned by holyroller which has been yielding some impressive results (average 13% under the curve).

[jagg]

I haven't done anything with the exhaust, it's all stock.
Purchased the car with the k+n on it a few months ago.
I'm actually leaning towards putting the stock air box back on the car.
I like the idea of the servicable filter from k+n, but it's just as easy to drop a new element in the orig. air box. I believe the altered intake is prone to heatsoak. Not a huge factor for the type driving I usually do, but i can tell that performance would suffer in a bumper to bumper traffic situation.

the original exhaust is in brand new condition, and is of very high quality.
why spend a ton of cash on replacing something that is perfect, just to get some nominal gain in hp?

the stewie is my daily driver as long as conditions permit. I plan on putting lots and lots of trouble free miles on it, and monkeying around with what honda put so much thought in seems like a bad idea, for someone with my intentions. If I someday decide that i'm going to make it a track car, then I'll worry about squeaking out some extra ponies. For the present, it needs to be dependable and easy to maintain.
Just my thoughts......For you guys going for the gusto, more power to you!

regards,
jagg