"Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in
news:bYidnZAlfpEFD-zcRVn-hQ@rogers.com:

> Jim Yanik wrote:
>
>> "KiwiinOz" <yakandjill@smartchat.net.au> wrote in
>> news:67d2671cd0299134147db0b0e7d1c2e5@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com:
>>
>>
>>>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?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.

I believe you are right about the stock RSX.

> 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
>

What makes you think the Prelude's stock intake is not as restrictive as
the Integra's?

It might be even more restrictive;larger displacement of the 2.0 L Prelude
compared to the 1.8L of the GSR.

In referring to my noticeable increase in power,I refer to the seat-of-the-
pants feel of accelleration,not noise.

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Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net