ok i installed my CAI (ebay) a few days ago and my car sounds normal at low rpms but when im accelerating that lil f22a sounds pretty mean like i have an aftermarket exhaust... is this normal?

 

sounds pretty normal to me, if you had a short ram it would be even louder

 

my AEM SRI really screams in VTEC. . . the exhaust note is any other time. . . oh and its F22B, BTW, F22B1 to be exact. . . unless you meant F23A

 

Thinking about a short air intake, but I don't want my car to sound ricey (You know the sound) Could this happen?

 

like a raspy sound? no sri or cai won't do that, only a muffler will.
SRI ftw. your sound is normal, its almost stock quiet at low rpm and screams at higher rpms.

 

if youre not fully on the throttle the loudness isnt really too bad at low-mid RPM, even at the high RPMs the sound difference between say 50% throttle and WOT is quite noticable, theres the difference when im holding high RPMs and when im punching it at High RPM

 

Only question i have is if i were to install a CAI or SRI Would that void the warranty ? dealer gave me 2years 20k warranty when i got it in dec.

 

it shouldnt. . . but it depends on the dealer, legally speaking though, it can only void it if the problem can be DIRECTLY attributed to the intake. . . but for the most part warranties are OK with your basic bolt ons like I/H/E

 

Yeah that's the point

 

a tin can muffler makes it a ricey sound, an intake sounds alot cleaner

 

Yeah accelerating in an underpass in 2nd gear with my 2.2 = LOUD. Short ram FTW. Had some civic get on its rice at a light next to me and i said "no sir, you may not have another" and floored that bitch in 2nd and left him behind. I got a thumbs up at the next light.

 

yeah, you can say that again

http://s100.photobucket.com/albums/m...t=MOV00269.flv

a video of one fly by, its not as loud as when im tunnel blasting on the underpasses here, but it gets the point across. . .



and to those watching. . . I got the slow comments the last time. . . please spare me

 

It only looks slow because of the framerate. That isn't a stock muffler is it? It sounds so sexy dude, omg.. I turned my sound up and listened to it 8 times!

I need an SRI!

 

no its a custom exhaust. . . you hear that bit further out on near the begining of the run, then the VTEC engages and its all intake, thats the bit as im screaming past the camera


oh yeah and thatnks for the reassurance, but remember, us stock 2.2 guys are in the 16 second club

 

and remeber...buckle up

 

that was my brother. . . TRYING to be funny with the Mazda guys. . . if you have the volume up you can hear them saying "Gotta love Mazda" at the very begining. . . yeah, he's an idiot. . . I forgot to put the disclaimer at the beginning like I did the last time. . . but dont worry he drives a Hyun-die POS

 

another intake thread...

yes, intakes make a nice sound, but not like an exhaust. too different sounds.
and the VTEC experience is pretty tame with the sohc fseries. the crossover is not very audible. regardless of intake/exhuast.

 

so.... sick... of.... intake...... threads....

 

true enough, but really its there. . . I like a smooth cam transition, its much nicer than a rough one like that silly Toyota wannabe

 

then make 1 a sticky, that way they see it and stop making new ones








scratch that, the noob guide is a big sticky, and its utterly ignored. . . my bad

 

I said it before, and I'll say it again, intake is the most simple, straight forward mod on most cars. Why there's such a mystery revolving them on this forum I'll never understand.

It's a piece of metal pipe with a filter on it that lets air into your engine. When you put an aftermarket intake on, your engine goes VROOOOM! when you press the gas really hard.

/thread

 

There's already a n00b guide entry regarding intakes, it shouldn't take more than that.

 

people new to the car world are amazed by all the cool parts that make loud noises. . . its just kinda natural/normal

 

yeah I edited that into it, I suppose while you were posting. . .

 

yah dude this is my first car. i know when u got ur first car you were excited also.

 

on a properly maintained and healthy engine, VTEC is smooth as butter. it's really a myth that its supposed to kick, crack or snap your neck. not on a stock engine at least. i've redlined my f22 plenty of times and i never noticed much vtec to be honest. it doesn't rev high enough to properly get a feel for the engine operating on a different cam.

 

Of course, but I learned forum etiquette. FWIW, in my few years here I've only started 14 threads. One of which, admittedly, was a "HAI GUYS I'M NEW WHAT CAN I DO TO MY CAR?!" thread, my first post.

It doesn't take much to search, honestly. You learn SO much more that way, because people aren't as willing to help with you make a thread with questions that have been asked and answered 40 times already. Not only that, some threads have some insight of members that aren't here anymore, and the current members may not necessarily have the best solution. When you read all the information on here, you yourself can become an expert on these cars too.

 

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168438
LOL! You sound so freaking sophisticated in that n00b thread!
I love fabrikated's response!

I was curious..

 

yeah my cam transition is pretty smooth as well, the only way I can tell is by sound. . . my brother had a Celica GT-S w/ VVTL-i, basically toyota's attempt at i-VTEC. . . it was a fun little car, but the cam transition was pretty rough, apparantly if you look at a dyno run on those itll drop the HP a bit as lift engages and right back up, they say it adds to the exhileration. . . I say its just bad engineering

 

i think lift is great, its almost as huge as the K20z1 and a2 vtec engagement.

 

tehe bahHHAHAHA

 

found this nice thread on the accord forum.

Cold Air Intake (CAI)
PROS: Since its farther away from the engine it get colder air wich carries more oxygen thus creating bigger explosions in the engine thus giving more horse power.
CONS: Since its a longer pipe it takes longer for the air to get to the engine (less throttle response), since its closer to the ground there is a risk of getting water into the engine causing it to stop.
Neutral: Poorly designed CAIs can gain little, no, or even lose power.

**The cold air intake may have risks but they can be avoided by intaling a bypass valve which is designed to take in large volumes of air with a sudden thrust of the gas pedal and will safely level off and switch to your primary air filter as you coast on the highway. **

Short Ram Intake (SRI)
PROS: Smaller pipe so air response is faster, almost no chance of water getting into engine.
CONS: Since it is closer to the engine it heats up when the car is at a stop and delivers hot air with less oxygen molecules causing the HP to go down.
Neutral: Louder, deeper sound- pro to some, con to others

** Temperature difference is gone when the car is in motion, there is enough air flow to forceably scavange hot air out of the engine bay to be replaced by colder air. **
**However, SRIs with a well designed heat shield can lessen the issue of hot air.**

Note: At any rate, a "good" CAI vs a "good" SRI are practically equivalent when at speed.

Bottom Line:/Any intake is better than a stock intake because the internals of the after market intake is smoother and tested to perform better than stock. stock intake air boxes allow LESS air than moded intakes. MORE air = MORE power!

 

... You good?

I'm sure I can find some absolute GEMS that you two posted.

Anyway, nice write up about the intakes you FOUND (nice job searching the internets); that about sums them up.

At this point, any intake threads should be an instant ban because we've exhausted the subject. I kid, because I care.

Good day gents.

 

that aboutwraqps it up, thing is no matter what the intake power gain is minimal between the 2 that the CAI might get yu 3HP, while the SRI might yield 2. . . you know. . . unless you get a real good one, but really all it is is flow, you can strap a cone filter onto the end of your stock intake pipe and itll still be better, you get the high flow, and apparantly Honda stock intake pipes are of pretty good design and generally just need a higher flowing filter, I tried this, it worked wonders. . . but I missed the noise of the long metal pipe

and at a stop my IATs seem pretty consistent, most of the time, its my stupid water temps that like to climb up on their own with no cool air to shower the radiator

 

about the kick back the in my 3.0 i have the fujita intake whn im goin off the line and mash it i dnt feel the transition but lets so if im cruisin around 25-3000 rpm and the hit the gas i feel the vtech kick in and it jerks until it changes gears.. but im prty sure thts cuz of the tranny.

 

I'm fine with that, since I put it in the n00b guide, there should be no more intake threads..... for a week.....

 

i was actually just looking at those today. thinking about starting a thread where we could all post our first "noob thread" lol

 

I have that thread, no one ever posts anything useful in it