type r intake manifold

[jimmy02]

:driving: will the type r intake manifold work on the base rsx.

[RSX Type B]

keep your dual runners for low end torque. to answer your question, type r IM should bolt right on

[yeahi]

yea but you need a type-s IM and a type-s intake. I wouldnt recommend the type-r IM because it won't work very well with the base head, if you are going to do a head swap too to a type-s head then you should do type-r.

[myeverlovinsir]

If you want it, here it is....LINK (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33715&item=2450885599&sspagename=rvi%3A1%3A1)

[NeoBlue]

You may need ITR TB too. Then you may have Civic Si's top end power.

[DavidT]

Why not just get a Civic Si IM? It's cheaper, bolts right up and you can use all your old junk. All it is, is a single runner setup. Designed for better upper RPM breathing. You won't benifit from it unless you can rev your motor past redline into the 8k on the tach (EP3 Hondata program) otherwise you'll just be making the same power as you were before with less torque cause they're both rated at 160 HP stock but base RSX has more low end torque cause of it's dual runner IM.

[blackandred]

I think the base ECU would have an issue with an intake without the dual runner.

[D Fabulous]

nope won't bolt on, niether with will a type s, corso tried an aftermarket type-s one before didn't fit... plus it would mess ecu up/dual runners...

D

[deadcrow27]

A larger dual runner? :dontknow:
Except no aftermarket company supports the base

[breakdown]

Originally posted by D Fabulous
nope won't bolt on, niether with will a type s, corso tried an aftermarket type-s one before didn't fit... plus it would mess ecu up/dual runners...

Guess this clarifies that niether IM will bolt up for the base. It may take a few months maybe years before anything worth getting (engine wise) comes out for the base.

[yeahi]

....your wrong...i already responded to this but i'll do it again.....the Type-s IM will bolt up to the base BUT you need also a type-s TB and a type-s intake.

[breakdown]

Doah!!! It's the IM ITSELF that won't fit unless you have the TB! It just completely slipped my mind about that, thanks yeahi!:thumbsup: Doesn't the money for the IM, TB, A2 head, ECU, etc. get pretty close to buying a A2 engine in whole?

IMO I think getting all this is waaay too much money to spend for some HP, if I get all this...it better give me more than just 20 HP, but thats just me.:)

[yeahi]

well not really, i dno bout the price but i would assume it would cost no more than 500 for the IM, TB and intake. I dont even see why it should cost that much. If you want to do the head swap though thats a different story. i have seen some complete heads go for as lot as 500..but they can go upward to 1k. The ecu should not be as much. If you shop around and check out the cheaper place( AKA junk yards,etc.) you can find them for cheaper.

[goheels132]

So would it make sense to get a si IM and TB to bolt onto a base head if a person has other performance parts that would be benefited by better breathing as has been shown in the difference between intake gains in typeS and base. And also, would the car be able to function with a single runner system without ecu modification? Thanks

[breakdown]

I hope you don't mean with the base ECU, if it is then...no. With all the mentioned mods, with a base head, it would benefit more off of a Si ECU, which reads just (short IM runners) than the base ECU, reading and needing both (the long and short IM runners). Someone correct if wrong.

[DavidT]

If your motive is to build the ultimate N/A K20A3...then a Civic Si or Type S intake manifold would be your choice running a Civic Si Hondata ECU (See sig :D ) to get the best out of it. Type S and Si manifolds are the same, except Type S has a larger TB. It'd be a lot of work, quite some $$$ and are the gains worth it??? Dunno, depends if a n/a K20A3 is worth that much to you ;)

[goheels132]

So the base RSX would work correctly if it had a civic si intake manifold, throttle body, and ecu? How much would these pieces cost and where would best place to get them from be? Would it work with si IM, TB, and base ecu with hondata? Thanks

[breakdown]

I would try ephatch.com to see if anyone has parts to sell, if not, your gonna have to do a search on the internet.

As for the base ECU w/ Hondata...it's still won't be of any use...With the base RSX ECU + Si TB, IM your basically just bitch slapping your low-end. The Si ECU plays a major role if you want to change the TB and IM, it's because you switched your IM from a (dual) to a (single). From doing this, all your really doing is transitioning from a base RSX to a Civic Si...except w/o the balanced crank. Someone correct if wrong.

[breakdown]

If your willing to try it then, go for it. Then let us know how everything goes. Good luck! :thumbsup:

[goheels132]

will the car run safely and efficiently with the si ecu? What am I going to lose from this setup? Won't it be worth the extra gains received from performance parts by having a single runner instead of dual?

[D Fabulous]

if u wanna feel what the power difference is just go test drive the civic si/sir then drive ur car again =) but if i was gonna do that u might as well go all the way and get the type s, im, tb and ecu....

D

[deadcrow27]

The tl uses a dual runner intake manifold.
anyone know if will bolt on to the base?