I ordered a KN CAI part # K33573513 for my 2004 civic dx. I havent got it yet but looking at the picture I'm wondering if I have to get rid of my front tower bar. will the CAI fit under the bar? Looks like the intake pipe is flexible, but smashing it to make it fit would defeat the purpose (flow). I suppose I could wait and see, but would appreciate any advice. thanks

 

You'll have to take off the strut to fit it then bend the cai to fit the strut back. It'll rattle so you'll need to get some wrap or something to keep it from doing so.

 

^^not nessecarilly. my friend has IHE on his teggy and didnt have to bend anything to get the intake to fit under the strut bar.

 

Thanks, I know it was a noob question but got to thinking about clearance problems AFTER I ordered the CAI and didn't want to give up the front tower bar unless I had to.

 

well it might be different for your app. your tb is top mo unted so it might have clearence issues with that...but now that i think of it i think chimera had his strut bar on before he did the y8 manifold swap.

 

but thatsnot a civic is it?

 

the only strut bars that i know work with intakes on the 7th gens are the dcsports and neuspeed ones. chimera had the dc one

 

thanks for the help, the bar is spui so I guess I'll see when the cai gets here

 

have you ever looked under the engine bay of an integra? theyre like the exact same as a civic but a little more cramped because the engine is bigger.

 

I got that son of a b**** to fit!!