When modifying your Honda Civic, you need to start with the basics. The best way to increase performance is to allow the engine to breathe better. The first modification that we recommend would be to get an intake system. For the Honda Civic, we recommend the AEM Cold Air Intake Kit, because it will out perform the AEM Short Ram Intake Kit at just about every RPM, producing higher horsepower and torque numbers.

We like the AEM Cold Air Intake, because it relocates the air filter to an area as far away from the heat of your engine as possible. Because it does this, the air it takes in is colder and more dense, therefore creating more horsepower and torque, and giving your car better throttle response and overall power. Many of the AEM Cold Air Intake Kits are also CARB legal, meaning they are smog legal and will pass both visual as well as tailpipe inspections in many states even the ones as strict as California.

There is an AEM Cold Air Intake available for just about every Honda Civic on the market. Each AEM intake is a direct bolt on, requiring no engine modifications, no extra tuning, or any modifications to install. Depending on the year or trim of your Honda Civic, there might be an instance where you need to cut some of the inner fender well to fit the air filter. If this is the case, AEM provides complete install instructions to make your install as easy as possible. You can install an AEM Cold Air Intake on your Honda Civic in a matter of an hour with basic hand tools. Sometimes, you would need to remove the front bumper to fit the intake, and if this is the case for your car, it might take a bit longer for the install.

The AEM Cold Air Intake is available in 4 different colors. For the Honda Civic, there is red, blue, polished and silver. Each intake kit is beautifully finished, and is ready for install. Each intake comes with a special AEM air filter that is called the AEM Dry Flow Air Filter, which does not require oiling, and comes with a lifetime warranty. The benefit of not having to oil the air filter is that there is easier maintenance, and there is no worry of the air filter oil damaging sensitive sensors such as MAF, throttle position sensors, or other sensors in the intake track.

The AEM Cold Air Intake kit is dyno proven, dyno tested, and guaranteed to increase horsepower in your Honda Civic. Below are some of the Honda Civic applications that AEM makes the intake for, click on the link to learn more, and get prices.

Honda Civic CX, DX, and LX 1996-2000 21-413B Blue
Honda Civic CX, DX, and LX 1996-2000 21-413C Silver
Honda Civic CX, DX, and LX 1996-2000 21-413P Polished
Honda Civic CX, DX, and LX 1996-2000 21-413R Red
Honda Civic DX and LX 2001-2005 21-502B M/T Blue
Honda Civic DX and LX 2001-2005 21-502C M/T Silver
Honda Civic DX and LX 2001-2005 21-502P M/T Polished
Honda Civic DX and LX 2001-2005 21-502R M/T Red
Honda Civic DX, LX, EX, and Si 1992-1995 21-401B Blue
Honda Civic DX, LX, EX, and Si 1992-1995 21-401C Silver
Honda Civic DX, LX, EX, and Si 1992-1995 21-401P Polished
Honda Civic DX, LX, EX, and Si 1992-1995 21-401R Red
Honda Civic DX/LX 2006-2007 21-517B R18A1 Blue
Honda Civic DX/LX 2006-2007 21-517C R18A1 Silver
Honda Civic DX/LX 2006-2007 21-517P R18A1 Polished
Honda Civic DX/LX 2006-2007 21-517R R18A1 Red
Honda Civic EX 1996-2000 21-414B Blue
Honda Civic EX 1996-2000 21-414C Silver
Honda Civic EX 1996-2000 21-414P Polished
Honda Civic EX 1996-2000 21-414R Red
Honda Civic EX 2001-2005 21-500B M/T Blue
Honda Civic EX 2001-2005 21-500C M/T Silver
Honda Civic EX 2001-2005 21-500P M/T Polished
Honda Civic EX 2001-2005 21-500R M/T Red
Honda Civic EX 2006-2007 21-517B R18A1 Blue
Honda Civic EX 2006-2007 21-517C R18A1 Silver
Honda Civic EX 2006-2007 21-517P R18A1 Polished
Honda Civic EX 2006-2007 21-517R R18A1 Red
Honda Civic Si 1999-2000 21-417B Blue
Honda Civic Si 1999-2000 21-417C Silver
Honda Civic Si 1999-2000 21-417P Polished
Honda Civic Si 1999-2000 21-417R Red
Honda Civic Si 2002-2005 21-508B Blue
Honda Civic Si 2002-2005 21-508C Silver
Honda Civic Si 2002-2005 21-508R Red
Honda Civic Si 2006-2009 21-516B K20Z3 Blue
Honda Civic Si 2006-2009 21-516C K20Z3 Silver
Honda Civic Si 2006-2009 21-516P K20Z3 Polished
Honda Civic Si 2006-2009 21-516R K20Z3 Red
Honda Civic Si 2007-2008 21-519C Silver
Honda Civic Si 2007-2008 21-519P Polished
Honda Civic Si and EX 1988-1991 21-400B Blue
Honda Civic Si and EX 1988-1991 21-400C Silver
Honda Civic Si and EX 1988-1991 21-400P Polished
Honda Civic Si and EX 1988-1991 21-400R Red

We recommend the AEM Cold Air Intake as your first modification, because this modification will get you started on the path to letting your engine breath better, and make more power without having to do any sort of tuning, fuel modifications, exhaust modifications or anything else that could be related to other mods. Keep in mind that once you start adding other modifications, those mods will produce more power since you already have an intake on your car. So if you get an exhaust system after your cold air intake, you can expect that exhaust to make more power since your car is already modified on the intake side.

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