Thanks, well my thinking is if your gonna do something then do it right, definitely go for a brand intake, i didnt buy anything from here cause everything is chinese or taiwan, waited for a while before i got an original hks mushroom filter, then also got lucky and found spoon headers which were being sold by Mugen (pakwheeler), as far as the exhaust goes i didnt want anything loud either so just got a free flow muffler made with downpiping to about 2.75 inches. car is a civic vti 97, im not saying its now the quickest thing around but the acceleration is better for sure and its fun to drive. K&N is definitely a good option. and maybe get downpiping to ensure that the flow is better