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Digital Racer
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: STIX, OHIO
Posts: 637
Car: 1990 CRX; 1983 Caballero Diablo (El Camino)
Mods: Rebuilt B18A1 with replacement oem rods, pistons, rings, a port and polished head, replacement valves, valve angling, dual valve springs, STR cams, Edlebrock intake manifold, custom cold air intake, Chikara header, custom-welded 3" exhaust; limited-slip differential, double plate clutch, short-throw shifter.
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As far as cai go, one from ebay will be just fine. There's no need to waste money on a name brand in this department (this doesn't hold true for just about anything else), but cold air intakes are all the same, they are just piping that delete the stock air box to allow the engine better breathing. AEM, K&N, Skunk2 are just names, there is no difference between them and the ones on ebay for 20 bucks...Just make sure you purchase a full cold air intake and not a short ram unless this is what your looking for. Also given your budget and predicament I would buy the cold air intake, header, test pipe or flex pipe (I'm not a fan of high-flow cats) and exhaust as an engine should be able to breath and exhale good. If you decide from there that you want more power, I would move on to a new intake manifold, cam(s), and a port and polish. This shouldn't run you too much and the port and polish can be done at a shop lickity split as to not put you out of a vehicle for longer than a few days (depending on the line ahead of you). Also I would look into tires (a good set, as car is only as good as the tires it has [these are what connect to the road and keep you there]), and a strut bar would be a good investment ($20 on ebay).
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