Advice on Intake

[ghett0tech]

Hello all!

I've been researching a bit for intake advice as this is going to be my first mod on my CTR. I wanted to ask what everyone would recommend. Any advice would be appreciated!

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[kefi]

PRL HVI, or Eventuri if you want fancy carbon fiber bits. The rest aren't that great.

Mind you, like most parts on this platform, it's going to do pretty much nothing for power without a tune. It'll sound nice though.

 

[Lust]

Eventuri IMO is the best on the market currently. I noticed it was a bit more efficient compared to my HVI.

Drop in filters for the money are tough to beat though.

Won’t notice gains without a tune really

 

[Code Monkey]

OEM, don't waste your money.

 

[kefi]

OEM, don't waste your money.

Meh, there's worse mods to throw away money on. Intake makes a big difference in sound, and thus (for most) driver enjoyment, even if performance differences are questionable. Plus the stock intake looks like straight dogshit. At a minimum get a PRL Stage 1 if you care about engine bay looks.

 

[ehCobra]

I went with the PRL HVI for the sound alone.

 

[ghett0tech]

Thanks for all the responses and advice!

I am aware that without a tune most bolt ons basically yield no result however the car is too damn quiet! I'm solely doing it right off the bat for a bit of sound but I also would like a quality intake for the eventual tune down the line.

With that being said I will probably go with the PRL HVI.

 

[Petrolicious]

Remember this: an intake without a tune will actually make your car run worse. MAF scale is one of the most important things to adjust after getting an intake.

 

[ghett0tech]

Remember this: an intake without a tune will actually make your car run worse. MAF scale is one of the most important things to adjust after getting an intake.

Even with the PRL's coming with a street MAF it's still recommended to get a tune sooner than later?

 

[Petrolicious]

Even with the PRL's coming with a street MAF it's still recommended to get a tune sooner than later?

PRL says no. But anytime you mess with MAF housing, intake, higher flow filter etc.. you should get a tune.

 

[ghett0tech]

PRL says no. But anytime you mess with MAF housing, intake, higher flow filter etc.. you should get a tune.

Yeah when I had my STI's I was unable to run an intake unless I at least had a COBB Acessport so I was surprised to see the Type R having the ability to run without a tune.

 

[kefi]

PRL says no. But anytime you mess with MAF housing, intake, higher flow filter etc.. you should get a tune.

The PRL HVI street MAF has the same specs as the stock MAF housing and nearly the same flow characteristics. You’re right that it’s better to get a tune with slightly adjusted MAF parameters for it, but at stock power levels it’s barely going to matter anyways. These vehicles vary wildly, more than the PRL HVI is going to cause on its own. Higher flow filter doesn’t change a damn thing, though. This ECU doesn’t care about that.

 

[QuasarMotors]

What future mods are you looking to go for?

Reason I ask is the PRL HVI has a lot of modifications you can do to the MAF housing for if or when you want to make big power. Which in that case alone makes it worth it.

 

[AngryLettuce]

Remember this: an intake without a tune will actually make your car run worse. MAF scale is one of the most important things to adjust after getting an intake.

Agreed.
On the hondata options (in the flashpro software) my aftermarket intake (mishimoto) is seen as equal to the stock version so no changes are made with the software. This leads me to believe my power gains = 0.

Aftermarket panel filter in stock box is Hondata's choice (check youtube findings), but as others have said an aftermarket intake can sound the bollocks. I like the noise from mine :-D

 

[Eugene_Fk8]

Most Intake under 1000 is more of a sound mods. If you just want sound go with any that's like 400 or less, but with real intake that's better than stock air box i'll have to say either eventuri or grupp.

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