Man, talk about getting going faster. It had to have added at least 10hp and 20Tq, it just gets up and goes now!! I love it!! BUT.....

It is kinda loud, I mean, really loud, if you floor you hear it down the street. My dad punched a good 400 feet my house, and Im up here inside on my computer and I heard it. Its really loud under WOT, is it supposed to be this loud? If not what do I do to take the loudness down? I mean, its not bad at all under normal conditions, just from around 4k rpm and up it seems to get loud. Let me know. Thanks!! Great mod for the money though, makes great power!! Power wise I love it!! Noise wise......well.....I get used to it I guess.

 

cai is just loud when you floor it. if you drive like a grandma its pretty quiet. it just makes a psssssss sound, from sucking in air.

 

Anyways, yes CAI's rule! Nice little pull through midrange city driving. And the WOT sound is amazing! You don't wanna quite it down. Under normal driving its like stock 'cept for the hissing. You think a CAI is loud, try CAI+Y-pipe+Catback duals+no resonator. Now that is LOUD!

Quite cars are for women and old men

 

Well dont know on the TQ # but damn it really pulls on up!!

Sound, Well, Im putting a Y and Cat back on, but keeping the stock muffler. I dont want THAT loud of a car.....LOL. Id rather be heard from bass then car, that is unless Id have a truck or a corvette..LOL

 

Just a CAI and a Y seems to take away almost of the sound from the CAI. Instead of the LOUD growling, its more of a deep, quieter, engine type sound.

DPW

 

Congrads on the CAI, but didnt you know that the CAI was loud before you put on the mod lol? That's half of the fun! Happy driving


Teddo


Hey TintDaMax, if I put on a ypipe, I'm going to lose the WOT thunder?

 

which is louder....cai or pop charger ???

 

CAI

 

Well, not really. it will still be kind of loud, but the growling will go away. At WOT it will sound more like an engine than an angry lion, if you know what I mean.

DPW

 

10 hp and 20 tq??? no, maybe couple here and there, sound doesnt equal speed, im not raggin on you just tellin you, cuz its hard to decipher since mods make ur car louder,

 

I agree, CAI only gives us like 5hp at most, if that


i get asked all the time if im SC'd, im like nah its my CAI, lol

Ant

 

WHAT!!?!? ARE YOU SAYING MY CIVIC ISN'T FAST!?!? YOU LIE.

 

Well that little bit really did do a lot for speed though. I love it, Im just wishing it was a little quiter but since im putting on a y here in a couple weeks, shouldnt be that bad then I guess.

 

i love the little whistling sound when i first tap the accelerator, makes me wanna turn the stereo down and just listen

 

are you auto?

 

My grandma is faster

 

i dont want to know about your grandma's sexual devience. please.

 

Yes, Mine is an Auto. I love the difference and on the way to school today (bout 25 min drive each way) it just sounds great when you need a little gas. Its not too bad really! I love it!! Just WOT its hella loud.....LOL

 

FIRST OFF what does WOT stand for???

Second of all, you guys are scaring me from getting a CAI...

What is louder, Y-pipe or CAI? and if I get either one, how do I make either one a little more silent if it's too loud for me?

 

CAI is louder, if you want silence leave your stock air box on and just get the top part of the CAI. That way you have some kind of gains while being somewhat silent.

Y-Pipe is not loud with stock muffler, you just hear a grubmle. But if you have any kind of aftermarket muffler it will be very loud.

Add CAI and Y-PIPE/MUFFLER together and you have a screaming honking V-8-wannabe.

P.S.: "WOT" means "Wide Open Throttle" its that thing that happens when you push the gas pedal all the way down to the floor and your throttle body goes "wide open"

 

ok, if I replace my CAI and leave my stock airbox, will i still get same extra horse power? and will it be atleast a little louder? or will it be the same sound and full gain of power?

 

you wont get the full gain without the filter

 

i dynoed with my CAI and i gained 7HP at the wheels...

 

you seroius?

 

Are you guys running the PR CAI? Is that the best one to go with?

 

is there any OTHER way to quiet the CAI without losing power? there gotta be some way...i mean, not to make it like u had it before u got it but just to weaken the sound a TINY TAD...

 

what about before 4000rpms is it that loud, Will girls laugh at me b/c i have one of those cheap sounding hondas, or will it be like whoa that ***** sounds bad, your opinion before 4 grnd and after 4 grnd.

 

1-3 i get a nice sound, not loud, but u get that awesome whistle, then around 3-3.5 it starts roaring at you, and beyond that its just plain loud, not at all a sound that just comes from a cheap muffler

 

dam, i wish there was a way to go to a site and test the sounds....u say 1 to 3 gear, it sounds real good and gets real loud at like the end 4th to 5th gear and up? that's not too bad...you'll only hear that when you're on the highway...maxima's take a while to get to 4th right? don't u gotta be going like 50 mph to be on 4th or something?

 

sorry i was talking 1K RPM not gear

 

Its not such a big deal, Its a cool @ss sound, there is not way you could not like it. It doesnt get in the way when youre cruising on the highway cause you dont go over 3k usually. It doenst get in teh way when your in the city caue you dont go over 3k usually. When you do go over 3k, then the sound is bad@ss, so dont worry so much...seesh!

DPW

 

ok, in that case, how much did u guys pay for yours and how much added horsepower do u normally get? like 5 to 10 right....bout to get one....

when u say 3k, what do u mean? I have an automatic...I'm dumbfounded when it comes to these things...how fast can i go before it gets really loud? like 60 or 70 mph???? If one of u can answer this question, i'm set to get one...but if it goes all crazy when i'm going like 40 or under, i'll have second thoughts....

 

I paid $215 at custommaxima.com for the silver one

3k as in 3000 RPMs from what everyone says, above 3500 rpm it will start to get louder. I have a pop charger and from some ppl its louder than a CAI so its quiet during normal driving and only gets loud during hard acceleration so going under 40 isnt going to be loud unless you floor it at every stop light

 

yeah I had the same thoughts when I first installed mine. You DO get used to it and it does have a nice GROWL! I like mine!

 

glad you like the CAI, hope to see you at the CO meet Sat. Take Care

 

the sound of the CAI is always nice...if you drive your car normally, you won't really experience the sound...it's only when you slam on that gas that it reall roars at you, and it by no means sounds like a cheap muffler...

 

ok, that's all i needed to know...sometimes I do floor it at a stop sign cause some cats wanna race down the block or something, but 215 bucks for a caI? I thought they were like 100...lol...ok, so um...custommaxima is the best person to get them from eh? I'll give him a ring-a-ding ding

 

make sure to ask him if he has any in stock b4 you order