Hi all,
My wife drives a 2013 Honda Civic Lx A/T. Occasionally I take it on trips on the highway and find the car lacking in highway overtaking. Also the car always seems to be catching up if I set the cruise above 80. Is there any improvement that can be achieved with a CAI such as the Injen SP1571P and an exhaust like the Borla. Would it also be necessary to add a downpipes? Would it be required to retune the engine if I install these?
I am not exactly looking for tire-shredding specs, just something that will be a little bit better for highway overtakings at 80+ speeds. Now, the engine seems to be wheezing beyond 4.5K rpm. And BTW I am from Inland Northwest US (Spokane). So most of the highways around here require navigating passes(which is there the car suffers quite a bit) and winter/rain driving. Looking for experienced inputs. Noise or loudness is secondary. Reliability matters.
Also what is the model of my engine? I see R18 mentioned around a lot. A Wiki search throws up R18Z1 or R18Z4 as 2012 - 2016 Civic. Which model is mine?
My wife drives a 2013 Honda Civic Lx A/T. Occasionally I take it on trips on the highway and find the car lacking in highway overtaking. Also the car always seems to be catching up if I set the cruise above 80. Is there any improvement that can be achieved with a CAI such as the Injen SP1571P and an exhaust like the Borla. Would it also be necessary to add a downpipes? Would it be required to retune the engine if I install these?
I am not exactly looking for tire-shredding specs, just something that will be a little bit better for highway overtakings at 80+ speeds. Now, the engine seems to be wheezing beyond 4.5K rpm. And BTW I am from Inland Northwest US (Spokane). So most of the highways around here require navigating passes(which is there the car suffers quite a bit) and winter/rain driving. Looking for experienced inputs. Noise or loudness is secondary. Reliability matters.
Also what is the model of my engine? I see R18 mentioned around a lot. A Wiki search throws up R18Z1 or R18Z4 as 2012 - 2016 Civic. Which model is mine?