Parts
Power intake tube, Air filter, Crankcase vent hose, silicone connector, hose, clamps, and intake bracket
Notes
Taking one look at the stock airbox, it was no surprise the B16 engine is literally being chocked off with limited air supply and horsepower-robbing restriction. Upon installing the intake and taking the Civic on its final dyno pull, I felt that warm and fuzzy feeling as the sound of the Password:JDM intake amplified the VTEC crossover, almost incoherent when the factory box was present.
| CONCLUSION |
| | HP Level | HP+ | TQ Level | TQ+ |
| Baseline | 135.1 | | 97.3 | |
| Kazama Voltage Kit | 138.4 | 3.3 | 100.5 | 3.2 |
| Magnaflow Exhaust | 142.1 | 3.7 | 101.8 | 1.3 |
| Password: JDM Intake | 144.3 | 2.2 | 104.2 | 2.4 |
| Final | 144.3 | 9.2 | 104.2 | 6.9 |
| BANKROLL |
| Kazama Voltage Kit | $ 158.00 |
| Magnaflow Exhaust | $ 511.72 |
| Password:JDM Intake | $ 159.99 |
| MSRP Total | $ 829.71 |
Temperature
Air temperature: 74.6 degrees
Fahrenheit
Temperature difference from previous run: +1.4 degrees Fahrenheit
Installation Time
45 minutes
Pros
Using a unique flared intake tube design, the Password:JDM power chamber combines a carbon-fiber shell and an unorthdox design to unleash the potential horsepower lying within your B16 powerplant. While the B16 isn't known to provide neck snapping torque, we were rather pleased to find 12 lb-ft of torque at 2700rpm over our baseline run and a gain of 6 lb-ft of torque at 5700rpm. Horsepower figures also didn't disappoint as a gain of 7hp was recorded at 2700rpm over baseline. Horsepower came on strong once again at 3800 rpm and showed a peak of 9hp at 5700rpm and mirrored those numbers once again at 7300rpm till redline.
Cons
The Civic's aftermarket Spoon Sports tower bar posed a minor inconvenience when installing the carbon-fiber intake due to the wider-than-accustomed-to intake pipe diameter. After some careful consideration, the intake was attached to the throttle body and the newly supplied valve cover hose was measured and attached.
Conclusion
What began as a baseline dyno run of 135.1hp and 97.3 ft lb of torque was quickly revamped with a 9.2 wheel hp and 6.9 lb-ft of torque gain simply using an intake, exhaust and grounding system; products that can be easily installed in your garage or backyard. Stay tuned for our next series as we plan to slap in some serious cams and tune using an A'PEXi V-AFC II.
Dyno 1
Baseline
135.1 HP 97.3 TQ
Owner: Joey Fong
Dynamometer Model: XS Engineering
Dynojet Dynamometer
Dyno 2
Kazama Voltage Stabilizer Grounding Kit138.4 HP 100.5 TQ
| 2500 to 3500 HP range: 1 to 3 | 2500 to 3500 TQ range: 2 to 3 |
| 3500 to 5500 HP range: 2 to 4 | 3500 to 5500 TQ range: 1 to 4 |
| 5500 to red line HP range: 5 to 3 | 5500 to red line TQ range: 2 to 3 |
| Peak HP 138.4 | Peak TQ 100.5 |
Dyno 3
Magnaflow Cat-back Exhaust System
142.1 HP 101.8 TQ
| 2500 to 3500 HP range: -1 to 2 | 2500 to 3500 TQ range: -1 to 2 |
| 3500 to 5500 HP range: 1 to 3 | 3500 to 5500 TQ range: 1 to 5 |
| 5500 to red line HP range: 3 to 8 | 5500 to red line TQ range: 3 to 5 |
| Peak HP 142.1 | Peak TQ 101.8 |
Dyno 4
Password:JDM Carbon-Fiber Power
Chamber Intake
144.3 HP 104.2 TQ
| 2500 to 3500 HP range: 0 to1 | 2500 to 3500 TQ range: .05 to 1.5 |
| 3500 to 5500 HP range: 1 to -1 | 3500 to 5500 TQ range: 1.5 to 0 |
| 5500 to red line HP range: 3 to 4 | 5500 to red line TQ range: 1.5 to -0.2 |
| Peak HP 144.3 | Peak TQ 104.2 |
More Japan
310/618-0600
www.more-japan.com
MagnaFlow Performance Exhaust
800/824-8664
www.magnaflow.com
PasswordJDM
562/630-8298
www.PasswordJDM.com
XS Engineering (Dyno facility)
714/698-8300
www.XS-Engineering.com