jdmtotheend
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I gotta 98 dx coupe d16y7 rn its got zr 4-1 header and straight pipe but i need to lower it and get a cold air intake. Its on acura rims that im gonna paint for now but any sugggestionss?
my new baby needs help!!
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intake on a D-series = Sound
The thing about CAI is that you can risk getting your engine hydrolocked, especially when/if you lower it.
If it rains often or there are possibility of flodding/puddles in your routes you drive, CAI is not even worth the risk of the install. Just throw in a short ram from Ebay with a AEM or K&N filter. Running a CAI is just for aesthetics basically on a daily driven stock D16; wouldn't do much difference other cause a possible problem. There are bypass valves of course, but why pay extra for it?
Other than bolting on accessories and aesthetics; hows the engine / car running as a whole? Electrcal, A/C, Suspension, Engine all fine? No CEL? Make sure your vehicle is running as it should before you add parts that won't help much. Reliability and Function over Form of course. Don't cheap out suspension or engine parts (excluding I/H/E which can be tolerated if cheaped out).
Good luck!
If it rains often or there are possibility of flodding/puddles in your routes you drive, CAI is not even worth the risk of the install. Just throw in a short ram from Ebay with a AEM or K&N filter. Running a CAI is just for aesthetics basically on a daily driven stock D16; wouldn't do much difference other cause a possible problem. There are bypass valves of course, but why pay extra for it?
Other than bolting on accessories and aesthetics; hows the engine / car running as a whole? Electrcal, A/C, Suspension, Engine all fine? No CEL? Make sure your vehicle is running as it should before you add parts that won't help much. Reliability and Function over Form of course. Don't cheap out suspension or engine parts (excluding I/H/E which can be tolerated if cheaped out).
Good luck!
jdmtotheend
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Im havin a hard time finding an intake pipe even for short ram cuz the y7 intake manifold is quite odd and i reallyy dont wanna slam the car jus drop it a couple inches shoud i get adjustable coilovers or jus lower springs?
wasn't hard for me to find it:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=Civic+short+ram&_sacat=0
When I bought my Civic; the previous owner home-made some PVC short ram.
If i'm right; the cone/filter is what affects the sound the piping is just... piping; hence the recommendation of a cheap piping but a good quality filter.
here's a picture of my engine bay the night I bought it.
Because it curves, you could always try to change that by spending up to $400 for a mini-me swap to get the side-mounting throttle body and VTEC on your y7. Or just do an intake manifold (z6 or y8) swap and keep your non-vtec head, which would cost up to $300. (i don't know how accurate my estimations are, but if you're willing to check them out, do so)
http://www.d-series.org/forums/diy-forum/98788-my-y7-y8-intake-manifold-swap-pics.html
http://www.d-series.org/forums/archived-technical-info-posts/3094-d16y7-y8-mini-me-write-up-56k-maybe-not.html
http://www.civicforumz.com/showthread.php?t=171470
They make an intake for the y7 if you can't find one upgrade to the y8 manifold then to the intake.
Most springs will drop you 1.5" but I would suggest coilovers. This way you can set the exact stance you want. You can raise the car in the winter time.
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Most springs will drop you 1.5" but I would suggest coilovers. This way you can set the exact stance you want. You can raise the car in the winter time.
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jdmtotheend
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Wow i was still typing in cia lol thanks guys!