upcomintuner Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 i have an 04 civic lx (wish it was an ex) with the d17a1 and i wasn't sure if i should go with the short ram intake or cold air intake? any ideas? o and would a greddy evo 2 (for an ex) fit on my lx? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compuvision02 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 The exhaust should fit, but I don't know too much about that body style. I think that as long as the exhaust is for a four door and you have a four door or the exhaust is for a two door and you have a two door, it will work. In terms of the intake, cold airs are "better," but then you have more of a risk to hydrolock your motor by sucking water up in. For a daily driven car, I'd say short ram intake. I rarely hear of problems with cold airs, but I've heard enough to not care for them that much. As long as you are smart when it is raining you shouldn't have a problem, just avoid big puddles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvO Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 A little off your topic but I have an 2001 civic ex and I just installed my cold air yesterday and believe it or not I noticed it was a little more sluggish off the line then before yeah I know that doesn’t sound right..But when I’m around 60 MPH + it has a lot more power than before what’s up with that? Should I just make it a short? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upcomintuner Posted June 11, 2007 Author Share Posted June 11, 2007 The exhaust should fit, but I don't know too much about that body style. I think that as long as the exhaust is for a four door and you have a four door or the exhaust is for a two door and you have a two door, it will work. In terms of the intake, cold airs are "better," but then you have more of a risk to hydrolock your motor by sucking water up in. For a daily driven car, I'd say short ram intake. I rarely hear of problems with cold airs, but I've heard enough to not care for them that much. As long as you are smart when it is raining you shouldn't have a problem, just avoid big puddles. thanks... my friend had told me that if it sucks up water your screwed so i was thinking about short ram because of that but he said something about a bypass valve so that it wont let water in the motor or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compuvision02 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Yeah, but I think you need to buy a certain intake for the bypass valve to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upcomintuner Posted June 11, 2007 Author Share Posted June 11, 2007 o ok i was looking at getting either injen or aem... thanks tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compuvision02 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 AEM makes a bypass valve for their cold air intakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick B. Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 i had an aem intake on my gsr civic with a bypass valve and i have no complaints. some people dont realize that it actually takes alot of water to hydrolock your engine. you would almost have to park your car in a puddle with your entire intake filter submerged in water in order for the engine to hydrolock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compuvision02 Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 If you drive through a 10 foot long, 2 foot deep puddle, I bet you'd hydrolock it, and puddles like that happen when it starts to flood. Not everyone is smart enough to realize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demented6's Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 I drove through a road that the water was over my knees, for about 15 feet in my hyundai accent and it died from lack of power not the cai sucking water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pballer2005 Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 "A little off your topic but I have an 2001 civic ex and I just installed my cold air yesterday and believe it or not I noticed it was a little more sluggish off the line then before yeah I know that doesn’t sound right..But when I’m around 60 MPH + it has a lot more power than before what’s up with that? Should I just make it a short? " i've seen a pattern in most col air intakes. most of them don't really "add" power, they seem to just take and move it, like you will loose low end torque but get more high end. a cai isn't a problem if your smart about it. does a cai sit lower than the bottom of the car? if your driving through water deep enough to hydrolock a cai then wouldn't you have to worry about water coming through the door seals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvO Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Thanks I kind of noticed that it has a lot more high end...I guess in reality you still are faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpanishRice Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 for the intake it depends on your driving. Short ram intakes improve your low and mid range more than cold airs, so for normal driving and for A/T go short ram. If your up in the top end of your RPM range get the CAI, you will probably lose a bit of low end power but gain decent mid range power and good top end power. Oh and like a few others said invest the few extra bucks and get the bupass valve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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