if i havent stated before, i have an "ebay intake" on my car...and with a K&N filter hooked to it instead of the cheap paper filter, it is every bit as good as the AEM unit, which costs 175-200 bucks more. [:'(]

 

I would tend to disagree depending on what type of change you did to the intake.
If you have it set up in any type of ram air or more freeflowing the car will see the increase and adapt to it to keep it from going lean so it will increase the gas flow to match it. You see more power but probably less gas mileage. Changing the temp of the air while keeping the flow the same may increase the gas mileage.
If all your after is better gas mileage changing to synthetic oil in both engine and trans, and cold air intake (maybe) and a better exaust system is about what you want to do. There are other ways also like different type tires.

 

I bought a full CAI off ebay seems to be great as far as ga mileage i dunno if it increased or helped but if u want better fuel economy running like supreme rather then regular will help you get more mileage you pay a little more but u get bettere mileage

 

The gains between the two aren't worth the price difference, unless your squeezing for hp that hard and have the funds to dish out. Be proud.

 

The filter is more important than a pipe.

 

A CAI inst much more money then a ram intake though id go with teh full CAI it actaulyl does give u more hp then the ram i tried the two i borrowed my buddys ram and then i bought my CAI and i noticed a dif...

 

i just went with the comptech ice box intake, it's one of the more pricier items on the marketm but
it looks stock, is deisgned to fit perfectly in my vehicle, at 3500 to 4000 rpm i can feel the intake drawing the air in from below the engine bay, and as a bonus, it actually has a nice deep tone at that rpm range.
of course below 3500rpm, no effect, thats vtec for you!!!

im not an engineer, but i do spend a helluva amount of time driving every day, hence, im pretty in tune with how the car car is perfoming. this mod has made a mild difference, when vtec changes over
at 3500, i now have better acceleration and i can feel the power gains thru the 6500rpm when i have the car if third, i have the manual tranny, 4th gear or D in my car is no fun!!!


gas mileage of course has suffered, however this is what i wanted, higer performance means economy be damned in my book!!!!

lets see what soem headers a high flow cat and nice cat back sytem will bring

 

everyone in here that thinks an aftermarket intake (ram or cold air) gives you better gas mileage is a complete idiot. more air means more fuel used, which means LOWER gas mileage!

 

way to pull up a 2 year old thread. to change the amount of fuel used, you would need to tune the car and tweak the ECU's fuel/air ratio. this cannot be changed any other way. what gives you more power isnt the increase of fuel of course, its the ease of moving the air. youre increasing efficiency. if you have ever lost mpg, it is most likely due to an inferior air filter.

 

It increases the mpg from better flow, better tuning, and its lighter than the oem intake. The only way you lose mpg is what Velociferosaidandbc you want to hear the throaty sound all the time.