Hello ladies and gentelmen I just got a 2001 type r for my b day not too long ago and I am fairly new on this forum so i really dont know how the show runs in here. Im pretty much going to leave the car stock from the outside but the only modification i plan on doing on the exterior is place an S2000 antenna. What can I do???? Should I just buy the S2000 antenna by itself or buy the entire set including the motor??? O another one is should I really upgrade my cool air intake? will an AEM intake decrease horsepower??? And my last questian is I really like my stock exhaust, so is there like a specific header out there that will fit to my stock exhaust?? instead of the standard [2.5'']. Thank you very much to you other Type R fans out there!!!!!!! !!!!

 

Im not too sure what you would have to do abuot the s2000 antenna... but about the exhaust you could upgrade to a JDM ITR 4-1 header and a cat from SMSP. quite a few people i know are running that setup with the stock exhuast. the standard of a USDM ITR is 2.25 tho a JDM ITR would have a standard 2.5

 

Ive read somewhere here that it does decrease power

 

The only S2000 antenna I've ever seen on an ITR was the stubby rubber one. It doesn't have a motor.

It works OK and doesn't look too bad. However, if your car is a normal everyday driver, think about keeping the ITR antenna.

My daily driver is an EP3 with a stubby OEM antenna. My ITR with its OEM motorised antenna will pick up remote stations much better than the EP3.

On a basically stock ITR, an AEM is probably not the best choice.

Comptech Icebox, J's Racing, Mugen and even a cheap short intake all show gains where the AEM does not. The J's Racing and cheap filter on a stick will probably increase noise noticeably. The Comptech Icebox is rather quiet for an aftermarket CAI.

There are two cheap headers that give a decent HP gain for the little amount of money spent: the OEM JDM 4-1 and the DC (JDM) 4-1.

With the OEM JDM 4-1 you can even use the factory heat shield to disguise the fact that you even have a header.

These will not bolt up directly to your USDM exhaust; however, Mkteller8 and Dave at SMSProducts both have Carsound cats that will mate your JDM header to your USDM exhaust.

You will not get the maximum you could get if you keep the USDM exhaust, but you will get gains that will be noticeable in everyday use, even without any tuning.

Both Dave Stadulis and Mike Teller sell bolt-on 2.5" exhausts that can be made as quiet as you want, and they don't cost all that much.

 

Hey thanks a lot you guys. that is some good stuff, o yea turbo kit or supercharger for my itr????? what do you guys reccomned??

 

i'd keep your itr NA.

 

Yeah. NA is better for your engine. IMO you shouldn't need boost.

Also keep in mind that your ITR is a very special car. Years from now someone will be glad to pay a high dollar for that car so please keep it nice :thumbup: . :chuckles: