Cold Air Intake

[Civic1991]

Hello, I drive a 2013 Civic EX and I've been looking to buy a cold air intake for it. Does anyone have any good information on how well it improves performance based on the type of intake you install? Would it really be worth it, I know they can improve gas mileage but not by much. If anyone has any feedback that would be great!

 

[Bhikku]

it's negligible

 

[MiketheDyke]

Don't waste your money. Just keep it stock and enjoy the car.


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[BlueTheEJ1]

Cold air intakes hinder performance.
Don't buy one.

 

[CHILD]

Cold air intakes hinder performance.
Don't buy one.

How much power can I expect to gain if I take my cold air intake off?

 

[BlueTheEJ1]

How much power can I expect to gain if I take my cold air intake off?

Not much.
Maybe like 2-3 horsepower.
But every horse counts.

 

[BlueTheEJ1]

Look up mighty car mods cold air intake,
They take stock vs cold airs and run them on a dyno

 

[CHILD]

Look up mighty car mods cold air intake,
They take stock vs cold airs and run them on a dyno

Lol. They tested a stock intake that draws air from outside the bay, to a cold air intake that draws air from outside the bay.

 

[CHILD]

Uhmmm, a Honda civic doesn't pull in air from outside the bay in stock form. The air boxes drop down and curve back up and draw air in from the bay near the fenders

 

[xxBLOOD88SHOTxx]

It's not restricted at all. The tubing on the stock intake is there to reduce noise.

A stock civic is not choking for air at any given point unless the filter is clogged.

 

[xxBLOOD88SHOTxx]

Look up mighty car mods cold air intake,
They take stock vs cold airs and run them on a dyno

On a turbo vehicle this is going to vary much more than an N/A vehicle.

Outside air temp can change the results of that dyno as well, humidity differences etc.

 

[CHILD]

It's not restricted at all. The tubing on the stock intake is there to reduce noise.

A stock civic is not choking for air at any given point unless the filter is clogged.

Definitely not starved for air, but the intake air temperature and density is a different story.