Honda Car Forum

I'm planning to get a Injen Cold Air Intake for my 1997 honda prelude (auto).































I need more performance on my prelude.































Just today I checked out my friend's car and he only changed his filter, (bought a aftermarket filter, and kept the stock airbox). It sounded pretty good when he was reving up.































My Questions:































Is it the same thing if you just change the air filter and keep the stock airbox? Would it act as a cold air intake?































Or is it recommended to buy a actual cold air intake? (due to performance purposes?)































If it is the air filter I should only get, which one's out there are good for a prelude?































Just need opinions on what I should get.































Thank you.

theyre not the same thing cold air intake cools the car down a bit more, but sucks if you go over a puddle and your engine sucks up water ,happened to my friends teggy., and you wont notice a difference in performance because it is such a small horsepower increase. If you are getting it for a cheap price then buy it, if not buy something better, maybe a catback or headers.

The INJEN intake is a great choice for the Prelude. Hondas have a big problem with air way constriction. The stock air box and piping will not do the trick even if you do swap out the air box for an aftermarket filter. Once you do buy the intake plan on getting a better exhaust and headers. I would recommend Skunk2 for the headers but HKS or TANABE for the exhaust (the Skunk2 exhaust sounds horrible). This will increase your HP and your MPG. Well worth the price.

The cold air intake is your best bet for performance compared to a stock airbox. The combination of intake, headers and exhaust will set it off with better air flow. Making it much faster when accelerating, and give you a good jump in horsepower.































Your prelude came with the DOHC H22, so it should respond pretty well to bolt-ons.































Sadly, I'm running stock (D15B7) and don't have much experience with said products, let alone much horsepower. But I do know you're looking at a large amount of power with a good setup compared to my motor.

No, a filter is completely different vs an aftermarket air intake system. The stock intake systems are more restricted when it comes to airflow due to their being made from plastic, many turns and small little chambers throughout the system. The aftermarket intakes consist of a metal piping and a high flow filter to allow the maximum amount of air flow into the engine. Try Injen, AEM, or K&N.































I would buy either the Cold Air Intake or Short-Ram Intake, both are much better than the stock intake.































K&N air filters are the only ones I would use in a stock system.































If I were you, I'd buy the intake. Just make sure it's from a good brand and don't buy some cheap one if you want to save money. Brands like Injen and AEM charge higher prices for a reason, they're intakes are tuned, meet C.A.R.B. requirements and are built with top end parts and guarantee increased horsepower.

I ended up with the entire K&N system on my 2.0 VTEC and it seems to work better than just the filter swap like you are speaking of. Not sure of the cost since it was done maybe 3 years back as well.