SlaammedILX

So guys, I got some good news for all of you. Injen will be making an intake for our cars, I'm not sure if it will be a cold air or regular short ram but they will be making something. The reason I know is because I was asked by an injen developer to use my car for "intake development" and for you guys that don't believe me ill attach a screenshot for proof.

spdandpwr

Nice, do you have the 2.0 or the 2.4?

SlaammedILX

I have the 2.4l 6 speed. Hey what did you do to fix your notchy trans?

spdandpwr

I'm gonna switch up the trans fluid. I feel like the trans gets notchy after extended use.

spdandpwr

did you make an appointment with Injen? I will for sure by this intake if it gets released.

Trentimus

It shows true gains for all the 2012 Civic Si owners, don't see why our car would be different. Some guy posted up a pretty consistent gain of like 7+WHP and 6+TQ all across the powerband. Best selling point though for me is making the motor sound more throaty and getting extra throttle response

spdandpwr

Lol, what? I'm saying he needs to make an appointment with Injen to test fit the intake onto the ILX. I'm aware of the gains, I follow the 9thcivic forums closely.

Trentimus

I was just backing up buying it.

spdandpwr

I misread your post, I thought you thought I was suggesting that the ilx would react differently from the Si. All good

SlaammedILX

Not yet, they have no rental cars and I'm still finishing up my gsr so I won't have a daily. Hopefully ill be able to make an appointment by mid January.

spdandpwr

Keep us updated! Thanks for your help

SlaammedILX

No problem, anything for fellow ilx owners. Gotta stop laggin it and finish the body work on the gsr first lol

easytempo

Called Injen today, they said they are still looking for an ILX for them to use to fit an intake. I'm in Toronto so it's a bit of a drive to Cali. Any other ILX brethren in the cali area?

aaronnn

I'm thinking of just ordering one already. I still can't see that much of a difference between our cars and the SI. I'll take pics and post up a little DIY if i hit a few snags and make any modifications.

Or i'll check my local tuner shop to see if they have any in hand and see if they want to check if it'll work first. Can't hurt to just ask and see. They also have a dyno too.

aaronnn

stopping by tomorrow. They do have an 06-09 injen intake in stock.... but not one for the newer gen. I'll order one through them either way.

spdandpwr

The guys on the 9th forums were having issues with the injen intake. Apparently it grabs air from behind the radiator, which affects IATs. I'd wait a little before pulling the trigger.

aaronnn

Since the shop does have a dyno, and stock injen intakes, i just wanted to throw it on and run some tests. If there are any problems, I would just take it off and pay any restocking fees. I'm about to head over now.

Trentimus

Please report back!

aaronnn

woop! order placed. they're gonna deliver it from the warehouse in two days. I will post up pre-install dyno figures and post install as well.

spdandpwr

Not sure how much of a gain, if any, you'll see without tuning for the intake. Also, will you be able to record iats to ensure that the car is getting cooler air?

aaronnn

i dont know. I'll ask for all that. And its not a huge deal for me. I just want to see if it works or not.. It's gotta have at least a little gain for now. I do want to tune it to. I'll ask the tuner.

sumo_ilx

Is there any reason why other intakes for the civic si Wouldnt work?

Same engine isn't it?

Was thinking of getting this:
http://www.aj-racing.com/shop/produc...2&cat=0&page=5

Had it on my 06 civic Si and it was an awesome sounding/looking/performance intake.

spdandpwr

^the 06 intake box has different mounting points / dimensions. I don't think that'll fit...actually pretty sure of it.

Trentimus

Unless you get a RBC swap and battery relocation!!!! Which might actually be worth it for anyone wanting moe powa

aaronnn

um. the 2012 si intake configuration seem to be different from our ILX. We took the intake box out.. and it seems like the mounting points are off and the pipes dont have the right angles it seems. it seems to rub/hit against everything in the engine bay no matter how we try to angle the piping.. wasted effort. What makes our engine bay so different from the SI? I'm guessing Injen shaped the piping to fit under the cabin forward design of the SI? i think our engine sits further up and the battery, strut towers get in the way..

Anyways, I will come back with pics, and then fabricate our own since we have a welder, piping, and extra intake cones. Try to direct it into the fender well behind the fogs area and do some dyno runs.

easytempo

Sounds awesome dude! An intake is def the next thing on my mod list. Just waiting to collate some data from brave souls before pulling the trigger.

spdandpwr

CT-engineering will be releasing one pretty soon, I'm sure. Especially since their s/c kit comes out in march.

Trentimus

LOL they keep saying that.. I don't think they know when.. but their intake looks solid.. it reminds me of the K&N intake which is nice.