looking for intake for my civic but have some questions

[p90hore]

hey guys i have a 95 civic dx and want to put in a cold air intake, i was woundering if i could use a 95 civic ex intake or would i have to get one for dx. I was also wondering if ebay was a good place to get intakes from. If you guys know of a place where u can get cheap but good intakes please tell.

[Ricochet]

Not too sure about the 92-95 DX's, but if your throttle body is horizontally mounted, then the EX intake won't fit.

[sageuvagony]

92-95... doesnt matter...

[Ricochet]

Originally Posted by sageuvagony

92-95... doesnt matter...

what doesn't matter.. the intake manifolds? Do they all stick to the left?

[T-Racer]

yea they do, i have a ractive in mine.

[Ricochet]

huh, didn't know that. Guess the 96-00 dx's got the shaft then.

[Miataracer]

yeah, 92-95 EX and DX all come out of the side instead of the top so the intakes will work for either. not sure about the cx or vx ones?

btw: ricochet, the sig is funny as hell

[Ricochet]

haha yeah, just strolled across it today and thought it'd be a good replacement for Chunk.

[p90hore]

thanks guys. i only have one more question is ebay reliable or should i get it from a retail store or a big named compay online?

[p90hore]

o yeah what do u think is better short ram intake or cold air intake? and should i fork out 200 bucks for an intake or should i just get a cheap one from ebay and get a different filter?

[Kafziel]

I see you live in Florida, so that's kind of a toss-up. You don't have to worry about snow and slush getting on your CAI half the year like we do up here in NY, but you guys do have some big puddles down there. I would go with a short ram just because it's safer, but I know a lot of guys on here would say just to drive more carefully and avoid the puddles, so it's really a matter of how comfortable you feel with that.
I got my intake on ebay, and it works great. The only problem was that it didn't come with installation instructions, but there are plenty out there on the web and it's pretty straightforward anyway.

[Miataracer]

buy the cheap ass ebay short ram, throw its filter away and go buy a nice new K&N

[p90hore]

thanks a lot guys! you've been a great help

[CivicSpoon]

Originally Posted by Miataracer

yeah, 92-95 EX and DX all come out of the side instead of the top so the intakes will work for either. not sure about the cx or vx ones?l

Yup CX and VX are the same way too (just tiny, especially the CX). I know some of the 88-91's are vertical too (not sure which but not that it matters here)