Flipping Carb Lid

**bobafett** · 12-19-2002, 09:28 AM

if think there is filter cleaning kits, but i am not sure if all filters are reusable. i think they need to be red oil based to be reusable.

**bobafett** · 12-19-2002, 10:34 AM

hey, go to ebay, and order a 92-95 civic intake. i ordered one for my girlfriend last week. it was $38 shipped.. all you need to do is cut it shorter, and drill a few holes in the tube for the vaccum hoses. i am a newbie, and i managed to do it myself. all you need is a drill and a hacksaw.

good luck

**od2681** · 12-19-2002, 07:06 PM

so taking out the piping for my stock intake wouldnt do anything.....not even 1 hp...is it going to decrease hp....?????

1988starter · 12-19-2002, 07:52 PM

I did it with a k&n flter and felt a little gain but I would get a cone filter from pepboys and make a custom intake from the stuck C pipe like I mentioned in this thread
https://www.3geez.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10854

**volvohonda83** · 12-21-2002, 11:57 AM

Normal filters cannot be reused because they are paper. The K&N is cloth, so it can just be washed with the K&N stuff. I have a K&N filter in my 89LX and I can tell a little difference, mainly just a little freer airflow. With the flipped lid/K&N I do notice a good amount of extra pull.

**jeffreygivens** · 02-21-2003, 06:11 PM

how do you make a fliped air box can someone show me some pics

**'89AccordLX(Rus)** · 02-21-2003, 06:36 PM

The flipped air box "mod" has been discussed in many previous threads. Please click Search for Flipped Airbox

Thank you.

**shepherd79** · 02-21-2003, 07:10 PM

you mean fliped air box LID.
just take the lid off and flip it.

***A20A1*** · 02-21-2003, 09:28 PM

Maybe I should make this a sticky thread... it's been asked a few hundred times already :lol

**ACCORD EX** · 02-23-2003, 01:10 PM

guys guys guys ! it's in the FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQ's !

MIKE

**87accordlxph** · 02-23-2003, 01:14 PM

I've asked the very same question in the past!!!

No offense jeffreygivens.

-Mike

**SYKO5150** · 02-27-2003, 02:51 AM

i have a motec exhaust conectet to my short shifter

**Accord Pimp 88** · 02-27-2003, 10:39 AM

You know...Once in a while guys you have to get both your transmissions rotated and check halogen fluid...or you'll be sittin' roadside. :-D

**Haolerot** · 03-13-2003, 12:56 PM

why instead of saying where to find it, and telling him that people always ask that stupid question...you just tell him???? save him the trouble.......just take of all of your air cleaner latches....2 bolts off....then flip your lid upside down...then screw the bolts back on........see was that hard?

**Accordie** · 03-18-2003, 08:07 PM

what does it do, when u flip the air box? Make any better sounds?
Or is it just to make the engine bay look abit different?

**mindlos** · 03-18-2003, 09:15 PM

The stock air passage is small and very restictive. As a result it sucks a little performance coz it is harder for the engine to suck in air. By performance I mean throttle response, and pickup/acceleration. By flipping the lid you allow unrestricted air flow (apart from the filter) thus letting the rest be all it can be.

Cons: after a little driving the engine bay is baking hot and the the engine sucks that in. It is less effecient because it is less dense thus has less combustion potential due to lower oxygen amount compared to more dense cold air. Feels like the engine runs out of steam (at least for me)

Ultimately, let your butt do the measuring because results posted turn out to be very subjective. And yes, you will will either hear the engine growl or barf, depending on whether you love or hate the sound.

**Accordie** · 03-19-2003, 08:45 PM

Does anyone have pictures of a flipped air box ? I open the lid off yesterday, flipped it around and put it back but u cant screw the 2 screws back on, theres no room for me to screw the bolts back on?

**Nospeed** · 03-19-2003, 11:26 PM

i just took a hammer and pounded the diviot that the bolts go through down. then when you flip the lid back over, the bolts will actually go through the holes, and you can put your wing nuts on the bolts. hope that helps.

**MIK3** · 03-22-2003, 09:55 PM

Will it pose a thread to the K&N with all that extra garbage air flowing through it?...I realize this has probably been asked before...sry guys.

**dXsquared** · 03-22-2003, 09:58 PM

nope.... there are lots of open element KN filters out there...

Travis

**MIK3** · 03-22-2003, 10:04 PM

Nice! Just what I wanted to here! Thx man!

**dXsquared** · 03-22-2003, 10:06 PM

you can even cut the edges of the box off so its an open element...

Travis

**MIK3** · 03-22-2003, 10:54 PM

Yeah, I saw someone on this board do that. I remember seeing a pic and seeing that it looked pretty sharp, It's just that there is no going back once you cut the edges off.

***A20A1*** · 03-23-2003, 04:06 AM

hmm let me dig up and ancient pic.

**shepherd79** · 03-23-2003, 05:39 AM

if you want to see how the cut box with K&N filter looks click here http://members.fortunecity.com/accor...cuum_lines.htm
i don't have any problems with this setup, except i have to clean filter more offten.

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