I would get the K&N CAI. Its a little more but gives roughly 7-9 hp.

 

Emmmm Still?

Get a new car!!!

 

just go ahead and get a turbo kit and be done with it

 

2nd gen sedan section dude. BTW, grounding wires don't give you any power

 

Buy a new car

 

either get a new car or turbo it. nothing more nothing less

 

wow you guys are helpful....

Basically the best you can do is a turbo kit for the $/hp. Otherwise you will spend thousands on a few dozen horses and a small "seat of your pants" power increase.

Especially since you are looking towards the AWD option.

This isn't the crx with a cheap headswap/lsx with a new intake manifold type of car.

 

LOL~

 

haha +1

 

He hit it on the head, as did the others. The motor is pretty maxed out, N/A wise, and the dollar spent/HP gained ratio is not very favorable. If you're looking into an intake and exhaust, you're basically spending the bucks for sound, as they'll gain you maybe 5 (max 10) HP (each, optimisitic) but you're spending almost 2G's for it. In essence, as waste, but you do gain a nice sound increase.

IMO, spend the money on suspension (if you're not getting an X). Although it won't make you "faster," you'll be able to drive "faster" depending on your skill level/driving experience. What I mean is that you'll be able to get on the gas faster in a turn versus a car that doesn't have upgrades. You'll also gain more stability in a straight line, again versus a car that doesn't have upgrades.

Other than a turbo, spending money on N/A upgrades is like pissing it away. You may as well go to Vegas and at least have fun with the money if you're going to give it away

 

i actually agree with this...
no minor bolt ons or tweaks will really give the car a big difference.

unless you do turbo/supercharger, you're talking a few real HP's or torque #'s, none of which you will really significantly feel as WOW, the G is really fast now!

as for drop ins, yes i'm talking hiflow (again, no major feel difference, but a bit better throttle response). the stock filters are not like k&n or hks.

so far, and only my opinion here, i think the retune or bullydog is the easiest best bang for the buck power mod (around $350-450).
intakes will help the throttle response, maybe even add a couple HP (and probably loss of trq), but for that money, it's more of a noise maker really. exhaust comes in at a close 2nd (incl. x or h pipe, or hi flo cat).

the G's pretty well engineered as is, and there's really not too much room for improvements, which is a good thing.

 

I agree also....the car will only have very minor improvements with I/H/E. It only the big noise difference because for a stock vehicle this car is already tuned to be on the sporty side. I am going to invest myself in getting a supercharger.

 

^^ uhm . . . do you realize it's 2-1/2 years later ??

 

lol. Lets keep this tread alive.

 

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