Air intake system

I have a short ram which is only a little bit effective (not noticable)... I'm planning on exhaust headers... obx of course... but I'm wondering will the two work together and give me a lot more horses?  Or am I wasting money...  Can someone guess how much hp gain I will get having both?
 
I want to notice power, not noise...
 
And of course, the other question, fuel consumption between the two, will it actually go down?
 
Thanks

8-12 for headers

SRI should be around 3-5 after you get the K&N filter or Injen filter or AEM filter, etc.

net HP gain: 11-17 HP.

If you had a 6 cylinder, the gains would be more drastic. Up to 12 HP for intake, etc.

When you say net gain, is that at the wheels?

While we're adding things up, what would a catback add?  Or maybe just a higher flowing cat converter?  Whats a good price for a converter?
I'm looking at OBX catback because they are less expensive but just as good quality, but how loud is it? Will a higher flowing cat converter be loud?  I don't want the police after me, and I definitely want to be able to hear my radio!  I also don't want a lot of noise attention...

Be careful about the "high flow cats" you see.  The ones that run around $40 or less are more than likely not catalytic converters at all, they just look like one.  The call them "test pipes."  Type in "high flow cat" on a search on this forum and you'll see some helpful info about them.  Most of the guys out there say if you have a cheaper "high flow cat" i.e. "test pipe" most people riding behind you will know you don't have a cat.  If you are in one of the many states whose police officers care about that sort of thing, you will probably get a ticket.

yea i agree with sleeper on what u would be looking at for hp gain.  sumtimes the little things are worth it and they look nice under the hood : )

new exhaust muffler itself nets you about 7-10. The whole catback nets you around 15....i think.

But noise is a factor... i hate those guys with their highly modded civics that are loud and obnoxious at all rpm... i don't mind a little noice but i don't want to draw attention and get mad stares...

SRI will be about 1-3hp
Headers will be around 5ish w/ a stock exhaust

The claims on eBay are way to high.

I'm more prone to lean towards 19accord97's guestimates on gain.... I would figure your total gains to be 8-10hp (enough to feel it and notice a difference....) 

Whats a good quieter muffler?
 

magnaflow straight flow muffler is quiet but has that deep rumble tone.love the sound of it.

I second that!  I just got a magnaflow muffler with 2.25 in piping and am loving it!  That thing has a very deep tone, not ricey at all.

ok now that we re on the topic. when u add headers and exhausts u gain hp right. but because of the loss of compression u can loose torque.... am i right? if so will ur car be faster... u will lose low end torque but will gain hp. so i cant make my car jump whenever i step on the gas, but it will pick up speed quicker if i leave my foot on the throttle....?

sorry these are just thoughts and theories of mine....

Actually, I believe you gain both...  Most people have said that you notice more low end power  when you add these things on.

Another magnaflow fan. I have dual magnaflow muffs on my accord and they sound great. They have a nice tone on takeoff and are quieter at cruising speed (55-65mph) so you can hear your music good.

so where can I find these mufflers?  Ebay doesn't seem to have just the muffler... I'd have to get the full catback which I really can't afford now...

Maybe try cardomain....also to save some money maybe have a local shop do the piping for you.


Hey 03 sleeper what did you end up getting?  Seems like a lot of magnaflow fans on here!!!  Come join the club!

About the sri, you don't want to use the filter that comes with it though do you?  If you get the one off e-bay.

From what I have read on the forum, absolutely not.  Everybody says to either get an AEM dryflow filter (which does not need to be oiled) or a K&N filter (does need to be oiled).  I believe you will wind up paying about $50 for the AEM from what I have researched.  Everyone on here seems to like the dryflow.

Alright cool that's what i thought, i put a sri on my friends car and told him that he needed to get a different filter but he still hasn't done that.  This will just lead to less engine life b/c of all the crap that doesn't get filtered out and gets into the engine right?

hey all..i want to get into this discussion! i have a 96 accord EX coupe with the vtec engine. i've been reading the previous posts regarding the intake and cat backs..
i want to add a K&N filter in my car..the question is..which is the best? do i go cold air?
at the same time..i want to do a cat back..it sure sounds like you guys think highly of the magna flow..the question: is there one for me? if i do the combination of these two..what's my net gain?
also, if i did headers..is it necessary to even do the catback?
thanks all..!

I'd go with SRI.  I chose SRI based on what people here have said about them.  It seems to be a crowd favorite.  Cat back is awesome dude.  I was surprised how mean it sounds and it seems to help with hp (not a huge gain).  I see you are in Oakland (i'm in modesto) so we are both California residents and subjected to CARB.  So when it comes to a header we can't get the obx header like so many have since they are not CARB exempt.  We are stuck with DC or AEM, both well over 300 bucks.   

If you use the filter that comes with the cheap intakes, it leads to less engine life b/c of all the crap that doesn't get filtered out and gets into the engine right?

i bought mine from autoanything.com with free shipping for $65.00  check them out.