your civic must suck to put stuff on then, my 97 civic was a breeze to put my AEM CAI into, took all of 30-45 minutes while talking to my gurl.
I still say that the bypass does NOT negate the CAI and turn it into a short ram because u r still sucking in colder air from underneath the car. DONT beleive me take off ur bumper and stick ur head beside the filter and have a friend stomp the gas (while in NEuTraL of course)
u will hear that most of the air IS being sucked in from the filter and not the bypass... yes the bypass does suck air sometimes but even with the 2 different temperatures mixing it is still a helluvalot cooler than stock
for whether or not to have the Bypass
my friend (who drives a 240SX with a CA18DET imported from japan) was riding down the road in FairfaX VA about a month ago during a rain storm. he saw a white civic driving down the road and hit a big puddle of water. NEXT thing he saw was a HUGE puff of SMOKE and the guy pull over...when he drove by SUre enough the Civic had the AEM license plate bracket and stickers on his car. he pulled over to see what happened (like he didnt already KNow) and the guy said he didnt have a bypass valve on his CAI
u decide whether or not it is worth it
i am damn glad i put my Bypass on!
