Jim Yanik wrote:

> "KiwiinOz" <yakandjill@smartchat.net.au> wrote in
> news:67d2671cd0299134147db0b0e7d1c2e5@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com:
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>>I'm thinking of buying one of those freah air intakes for my 1991 Prelude
>>and wonder if anyone has knowledge about if they work at all?
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> I got a noticable increase in power with my Integra CAI.
> Honda Tuning Magazine did testing of short rams,CAIs last year,both flow
> bench and dyno on an RSX-S and the CAIs gave a 20 hp increase.
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> the intake NOISE level increaes dramatically,too.
>

The RSX did gain almost 20hp, however it is a special case, because the
stock intake was extremely restrictive. I haven't read the actual
article, but I think it was the base model, not the RXS-s. My 5th gen
Prelude would not benefit much from a CAI, since it doesn't increase the
power by more than 5hp.

The point is untill you dyno your car you won't know for certain how
much hp you gained from a CAI. In some cases the increased noise might
make the car feel faster, when in reality it may be almost the same.

Cosmin