Looking at a few upgrades in the near future (hoepfully)
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Wagonist
Hey all,
As the subject line reads, I'm looking at upgrading a few things in the near future (whenever that may be...)
1. Intake
What intakes are you all running? Short ram? CAI? Modified OEM with K&N box filter? I don't know whether to just remove the resonator and that pipe near the rad and drop a K&N filter in the box or go aftermarket. And if I go aftermarket, I'd have to look for something for a CRX si or another car with the D16A6 right?
2. Muffler
On my CRX (boy do I miss it), I had a cat back Super Turbo Dynomax and it was nice. I'm wondering what everyone else is running and if I should just get a local muffler shop to fab me up something with a Dynomax muffler. I don't like loud, killer bee type sounds, more the low, deep tones.
3. Header
Since I've got the RT4WD, I know I can't get any aftermarket headers that will fit without modifications right? has anyone successfully used an aftermarket header with their RT4WD?
4. Suspension, rims & rubber (but I know that belongs in another section)
Thanks everyone! I'm guessing too that I can just look at everyone else's engine bays at the HCW Philly meet this weekend. I'm 90% damn sure I'm attending this event barring any last minute issues with my wife and kids.
As the subject line reads, I'm looking at upgrading a few things in the near future (whenever that may be...)
1. Intake
What intakes are you all running? Short ram? CAI? Modified OEM with K&N box filter? I don't know whether to just remove the resonator and that pipe near the rad and drop a K&N filter in the box or go aftermarket. And if I go aftermarket, I'd have to look for something for a CRX si or another car with the D16A6 right?
2. Muffler
On my CRX (boy do I miss it), I had a cat back Super Turbo Dynomax and it was nice. I'm wondering what everyone else is running and if I should just get a local muffler shop to fab me up something with a Dynomax muffler. I don't like loud, killer bee type sounds, more the low, deep tones.
3. Header
Since I've got the RT4WD, I know I can't get any aftermarket headers that will fit without modifications right? has anyone successfully used an aftermarket header with their RT4WD?
4. Suspension, rims & rubber (but I know that belongs in another section)
Thanks everyone! I'm guessing too that I can just look at everyone else's engine bays at the HCW Philly meet this weekend. I'm 90% damn sure I'm attending this event barring any last minute issues with my wife and kids.
Comments
Can't comment on mufflers because of location..
No aftermarket headers that i have seen have fit an RT4WD but if you check the sticky about DOHC ZCs swaps, i explain a 4-2-1 option.
Thanks Pacifier! The hybrid set up? From what I can remember you (or someone) had one on their wagon with 3 blue tubes coming out the bottom near the fender, ya? That's what you mean eh?
More like this..
With a large diametre feed tube..
And you're set, the best of both worlds - good throttle response, cold air intake and very very little chance of hydrolock.
The exhaust side, on the other hand, is pretty restrictive in stock form. What I did was have the local mom and pop muffler shop weld in all new pipe from the manifold back. We cut off the flange in front of where the cat connects to the manifold b-pipe (now, there is no flange whatsoever) and welded in a new cat (Catco universal), resonator, and muffler using 2.25 inch pipe. The shop let me supply the cat and mufflers, so I think I payed about $200 for everything (pretty cheap, really). Even with the dpfi 1.5 liter, the bigger exhaust improved acceleration. Doing a mpfi swap helped even more, but you're already mpfi.