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| Lets talk about basic performance mods.
I/H/E stands for Intake/Headers/Exhaust, three areas of your car that
can be easily modded for very reasonable costs. Most of these are
bolt-on which means you can add them fairly easily without making
significant changes to your car, thus voiding as little of your warranty
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| Changing the air intake can boost horsepower
by 5-15. Headers are the pipes that vent exhaust gasses from the engine.
Changing this component can boost your HP by 5-10. The exhaust is
after the headers and includes the catalytic converter and muffler.
Changing this component can also boost your HP by 5-10. Of course,
these numbers will vary based on engine type and in order to reach
their maximum potential, they should be used together. |
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| Probably the easiest thing to change is
the intake. Stock intakes are designed for quietness and often decrease
the air flow to your engine and may sacrifice a little efficiency.
You can boost your engine power by simply giving your car a larger
intake pipe and better filter. Better filters are also re-usable so
you may actually save a little money in the long run. You can also
increase power by moving the entrance point for the air farther from
the engine where the air is cooler and denser and therefore richer
in oxygen. I selected the AEM Cold Air Intake for my car. |
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| The first task is to unpack all your stuff.
For the Accord, you have a single long intake pipe, a K&N filter,
a orange/black rubber pipe connector, three ring clamps, a large cut
rubber tube, a small un-cut rubber tube, two small ring clamps, a
peg bolt with a rubber adaptor, two zip lines, two decals and a license
plate frame. |
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Elevate your car, either on a lift, jack
stands or ramps. Here you can see the front of my car on ramps. You
can also see a chock I made out of spare lumber that I had. I screwed
two 2x4s to a 1x4 and placed it around my rear tire to make sure my
car wouldn't move while I'm working on it. Of course I was in gear
and had the parking brake on as well.
If you have driven your car recently, make sure the engine has cooled
off for 2 or 3 hours. If it is already cold, you should be ok starting
your car for a short time to drive up your ramps. You can see how
hot your engine is by holding your hand over your engine. BE VERY
CAREFUL. Do not touch it unless you are sure that it is cool. You
should not work on your engine until is is cool enough for you to
touch b/c you might touch it accidentally while working. |
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