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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 07:49 AM
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hey im just wondering if i put a full cold air intake in my 2.0L si will i get a noticable gain in power ? and if not what can i do to get a little more power for about 250 ?
 
Old Mar 19, 2010 | 08:33 AM
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how much hp u got on it now stock?
 
Old Mar 19, 2010 | 09:51 AM
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i got 160 hp stock in it now im just starting on the powerpart of my car i did all the lighting and tinting and now im going for power.
 
Old Mar 19, 2010 | 10:01 AM
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u might have to work with ur internals to gain dat much power
 
Old Mar 19, 2010 | 10:03 AM
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what do u mean by internals ?
 
Old Mar 19, 2010 | 10:22 AM
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Are you meaning you have $250 to work with or you want 250 hp?

A cold air intake or short ram intake will give you a noticeable little boost on the low end, especially on the onramp to the highway, but it's 1-3 HP at best.
 
Old Mar 19, 2010 | 10:29 AM
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ok i ment 250 $ lol and iguess that would help do u guys know any better way to get preformance with about 600 $?
 
Old Mar 19, 2010 | 12:11 PM
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oh... i thoght u meant hp. lol... u should get a nice exhaust system, headers n high flow catalytic converter. u can feel more power with dat den just a intake. also internals as in valves, pistons, camshafts, rods, etc...
 
Old Mar 19, 2010 | 12:14 PM
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ok cool imma start saveing for that and can u give any good companys that would go well with my honda EX: mugan and stuff..... also the internals should i stick with one company or mix and match
 
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like i learned here, i dont recommend stikin with everything da same brand ex: skunk2 may have good exhaust systems but poor headers, every brand could have something better den other products dey make. hit up andysautosport.com u can find lots of goodies
 



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