inew intake too loud

[cdd2]

Hello,

On an impulse today, I bought and installed a short ram intake (ractive) on my 97 civic si. I didn't really know much about it but heard it would improve gas mileage and performance.

Anyhow, I find it too loud under heavy acceleration (loud noise starts at ~5000) and it seems like I've lost a little power in the lower rpms (gained in the higher rpms tho).

Is there a way to make it less loud and is it normal to lose a little power in the lower revs?

Thanks.

[ivymike1031]

I wouldn't say that it's normal to lose power at the low end, but it's not impossible. Most manufacturers claim improvements throughout the running range with bigger improvements at the high end. As far as I'm concerned, if you didn't measure the performance, then you don't know it changed. The placebo effect is powerful.

Practically speaking, the noise is something you'll just have to deal with. You can get a cold-air extension for your air intake that will move the source of the noise farther from you, making it slightly quieter, but that's about it (considering only "normal" sorts of modifications). I got rid of my aftermarket intake tube (cold air) precisely for that reason - it was just too damn annoying.

[kane2g]

hmm 97 SI, you must be canadian.
But yeah the noise is normal, it takes getting used to.

[1993HondaCivic]

yes low end is lost with a "short ram" intake. yes they are loud, not theres not much you can do. i think mine is too loud, i'm getting rid of it, its annoying.

[RedRocketGSR]

Well the reason your getting that loss is because your sucking hot air into the engine which of course decreases power.

[jeffie7]

I think most of the lose you see is becuase of the gain on top it just makes it seem like you lost more low end then you really did
I bet if you run a 0-60 test or 1/4 mile test you will run faster then you did before


if the noise is a problem then don't go fast =) sorry but for the most part of any car if you do anything to it mod wise you will end up changing the sound

honda made there cars so they are great for grandmas and mommys to drive keep in mind that becuase they do that it really hurts power really really bad depending on how well you know cars you will really see how big of a change it makes

put it this way with my stock car I could dump the clutch to spin 2nd gear after putting a intake on my car I could spin 2nd when not even trying on fast takeoffs

now my car if in first gear and I go full throttle my tires will skip/spin all the way to 7900-8200 depends on when I shift then 2nd gear is always toast=)

is my car loud? HELL YES! lol but its not that crappy honda w/tip kinda sound its really deep and people really seem to like it even honda haters


anywho I say keep the intake becuase you will only hear it if you mash the throttle if you drive it like you should on the road then you wont hear the intake

also going to a cold air intake for me was louder then the short I guess its because the filter was more so on the outside of the car VS under the hood

Jeff

[tartan]

I dunno, might just be taste, but I love the way my new AEM intake sounds in my GS-R.