02civic wrote:
> 2002 honda civic ex 5 speed....not a mod kinda guy but heard that a
> cold air intake will improve my mileage as well as give me a modest
> boost in hp. i bought a V2 cold air induction systems from AEM and
> and did a little research and now am a little worried that after me a
> buddy put it on i will be running the risk of the car hydro seizing.
> is this a real threat? PS AEM doesnt make a blow out valve for the V2
> system. any advice or tips are greatly appreciated..... just dont
> tell me to avoid large puddles. thanx
>

1. most of these things suck air from behind the radiator, so they're
not "cold air" at all.

2. they're made of nice heat retaining aluminum too. again, not much
"cold air" associated with a nice hot engine-warmed metal pipe.

3. on a modern fuel injected car, fuel mix is determined by the oxygen
sensor. "adding more air" isn't going to change that.

4. inferior air filtration decreases engine life.

5. unless the 02 civic is like a 5.7l durango trying to suck air through
an inlet smaller than a golf ball, you're really not going to notice
much difference in any thing other than the noise it lets you hear - and
that will be considerable.

bottom line, if you want to increase power, worry about the cam and the
header. and spend your money on iridium plugs and coiled core plug
leads before the intake too.