I agree!If you have plans for a turbo, I'd really suggest you to just start saving up for a proper Civic Si / Type R instead of trying to boost your current car. I know it is not the answer you are looking for, but in all honesty, the factory engineered solution is probably going to be dramatically superior to anything you or the aftermarket can come up with, especially from a reliability point of view. And hey, when you sell / trade your current K20C2 car for a factory turbo-ed one, you get to start with a brand spanking new car all over again!
(You might also want to learn how to drive standard in the mean time, so that you can extract the most out of a proper performance engine.)
On that note of a short ram, those concerned that a cold air intake might be too extreme for winters (since some of us are too lazy to swap to stock in time for winter) a short ram intake would be a good option.If your doing a CAI make sure its a true CAI not a short ram which just pulls hot air , which is less dense , from the engine compartment . A good CAI will draw from outside the compartment, eg., from behind the lower grill .
Especially given today's ever stricter emissions and fuel consumption requirements, manufacturers probably have a dramatically different set of priorities than enthusiasts such as many of us, so their definitely of "best" is almost certainly quite different from ours. This is why forums such as 10th Gen Civic exists -- to have like-minded enthusiasts gather, and share our many different experience while we try to "improve" our cars.Repeat after me: THE FACTORY KNOWS BEST for its own purposes
My response was based upon experience, not what's best for the manufacturer. Back in the 90's I owned two different diesel trucks, (owned and towed a 5th wheel RV). All the rage was to modify aka add more HP and Tourque, very easy to do on diesels back then, via cam plate and injectors, got increased power which was great but led to the tranny prematurely failing. My point being is that the factory has the means and in depth testing to dial in the best balance of power, performance, MPG's and longevity, hence THE FACTORY KNOWS BEST.Especially given today's ever stricter emissions and fuel consumption requirements, manufacturers probably have a dramatically different set of priorities than enthusiasts such as many of us, so their definitely of "best" is almost certainly quite different from ours. This is why forums such as 10th Gen Civic exists -- to have like-minded enthusiasts gather, and share our many different experience while we try to "improve" our cars.
