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Several weeks ago I ordered the @PRL Motorsports Cobra Cold Air Intake. I will admit that I did not really expect any noticeable performance gains, at least not with the stock turbocharger. I still have the stock turbo and am waiting on the right aftermarket option to become available. Nevertheless, I took the plunge and went with the "Race" sized MAF housing to make sure the setup was future proof. I knew this would require a tune but also knew I'd have plenty of help with that so I was not worried about that part.
The Cobra intake is one of, if not the most expensive intake options currently on the market. As soon as I opened the shipping box it became clear why. PRL clearly took lots of time developing the product, used high quality materials, and took advantage of industry leading manufacturing techniques to produce a very high quality cold air intake for the tenth generation Civic platform. As you can tell, I was very impressed.
However, as much as I can appreciate a great looking, well built product, I was in it for the horsepower gains. I do not have easy access to a dyno in my area, but I have spent a lot of time over the last few months datalogging on the street in a controlled and safe manner. This gave me lots of baseline data to compare the post installation datalogs to. I typically do third gear pulls and amongst other things, keep a close eye on my 60-80MPH times. That will be our benchmark for today. Now for the information that everyone is here for...
After installing the PRL Cobra Cold Air Intake with Race MAF housing, my 60-80MPH time decreased by 0.2 seconds. This may seem like a small number to some, but I can assure you that it is not insignificant. Imagine how much time would be picked up over a full 0-100+ MPH quarter mile run. It is also worth noting that I saw the same 0.2 second gain on my 93 octane tune as well as my E40 (40% ethanol) tune.
I am still dialing in my tune, but wanted to go ahead and share my findings so far. Thank you @PRL Motorsports for offering such a great part!
The Cobra intake is one of, if not the most expensive intake options currently on the market. As soon as I opened the shipping box it became clear why. PRL clearly took lots of time developing the product, used high quality materials, and took advantage of industry leading manufacturing techniques to produce a very high quality cold air intake for the tenth generation Civic platform. As you can tell, I was very impressed.
However, as much as I can appreciate a great looking, well built product, I was in it for the horsepower gains. I do not have easy access to a dyno in my area, but I have spent a lot of time over the last few months datalogging on the street in a controlled and safe manner. This gave me lots of baseline data to compare the post installation datalogs to. I typically do third gear pulls and amongst other things, keep a close eye on my 60-80MPH times. That will be our benchmark for today. Now for the information that everyone is here for...
After installing the PRL Cobra Cold Air Intake with Race MAF housing, my 60-80MPH time decreased by 0.2 seconds. This may seem like a small number to some, but I can assure you that it is not insignificant. Imagine how much time would be picked up over a full 0-100+ MPH quarter mile run. It is also worth noting that I saw the same 0.2 second gain on my 93 octane tune as well as my E40 (40% ethanol) tune.
I am still dialing in my tune, but wanted to go ahead and share my findings so far. Thank you @PRL Motorsports for offering such a great part!