Cold Air Intake question 96 Accord

[Mr. Anderson]

Hello there.........

I just put the cold air intake in my car not too long ago and was wondering if you guys could answer a simple question... hopefully someone knows what I am talking about. When I installed the CAI there is a thing in our engines called a "Intake Air Resonator"... you know the thing that feeds off the bottom of the stock intake?? Anyway, obviously the CAI has no feed for this and the IAR is just sitting there with an open throttle body like with nothing to it?? I would think that they would make a filter like the CAI has to go over it but can't find the size anywhere?? I read that it "supplies manifold air next to each individual fuel injector between 1,300 and 4,500 rpms. This additional air charge helps lean the mixture and provide complete combustion during acceleration." quote, unquote from my ever so useful Haynes manual. So what's the 411?? Someone let me know what you did....

[accordztech]

wait so u installed a cAI and then u left the bottom box?? why not just take it out.

that resignator smooths the air and in a way it helps but i dont know the specifics of that. help me out im a little lost.

[Mr. Anderson]

That's what I am asking.. but there are electrical connectors or sensors attached to it?? So I don't know if I should take it out or not? hmmmm

[cj the gimp]

I think I know what you are talking about I have a cai on my 96 but your description throws me alittle

[strodda]

Originally posted by Mr. Anderson
That's what I am asking.. but there are electrical connectors or sensors attached to it?? So I don't know if I should take it out or not? hmmmm

a little off topic, but do you really have your vtec engagement set at 2500rpm???

[Mr. Anderson]

a little off topic, but do you really have your vtec engagement set at 2500rpm???

Yes, I do. Here's a site where you can actually get it down to 2k.

site

[91civicDXdude]

theoretically, lowering the vtec engagement point would be like having an engine with no vtec, only a cam.... VTEC in sohc cam cars is implemented mostly as fuel economy, so the idle is nice and smooth but you can still have decent performance up top..

[Accord Type R]

resonator?? MAN RIP THAT SHIZ NIT OUT! nothing is hooked up to it.... the only thing it's doing right now is blocking cold-air flow to your intake...to take it out you gotta remove the bumper i think....or you can loosen the bumper and yank it out.... what ever you decide take no mercy on it and feel the power of colder air..... good luck

[neunan]

i took the whole thing out and havent had any problems. the check engine light is permanently on...but that happened some time after i put on my header and catback, so who knows