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[The Batman]

Those are photos of the standard intake manifold. Have blanked it all off so my intake or tb hasn't got coolant running through it! Hopefully have engine in this week

[Arno]

Here is a couple of photos of the intake manifold

Those are not coolant ports.

The throttlebody is heated on the Civic to stop it freezing up in cold climates. That's an actual coolant feed and usually deleted.

The ports you show on the manifold however serve different purposes:
 

• PCV vacuum port => PCV valve is screwed into the block/waterpump housing and oil vapour is sucked from the block through this and air is drawn into the engine via the valve cover connection
• Cold-start assist and idle elevation => secondary air feed into the intake ports controlled by a thermostatic element screwed into the coolant pipe that closes off the air feed once the coolant is up to temperature

The cold start air feed uses channels moulded into the manifold and the small holes above the intake ports you can see in the manifold flange to allow additional air to bypass the TB during engine warm up.

 

Both are not needed although you may need to fit a catchtank on the valvecover connection if you block off the PCV ports on the block and manifold as it will now 'exhale' out that port and bring more vaopur and droplets out.

 

Bye, Arno.

[The Batman]

apologies my mistake! they looked like they where going into the water pump etc!

 

anyways, not a big update i must admit but i have cleaned and fitted new pullies to these bad boys

 

 

then a boring photo of changing the hoses from fast and furious blue to black and chassis piece below the bulkhead, this is a known fault on the s1, water seats in it and corrodes the chassis, i have sanded back the corrosion and then painted

 

 

 

 

still progress is progress eh?

 

hopefully have a bigger update this weekend

 

[Arno]

Now is the time to fit a nice big Laminova C43-332 in the hose that runs along the bottom rail and ditch the awful Honda 'donut' cooler under the oil filter. A takeoff and some nice braided PTFE oil hoses and you're set.

 

 

Second action would be to additionally install a dedicated takeoff on the block and move the oil filter to a bracket on the back-stay for easier access and filter changes.

 

 

Not trying to induce 'feature creep'.. Really!

 

Bye, Arno.

 

[The Batman]

Is there a 'kit' available?

[Arno]

Kinda...

 

Second option here: http://www.hondaelis...nal-extras.html

 

 

Although AFAIK they only sell parts to existing LinkUp converted cars..

 

Remote oil filter is something most people do by themselves.

 

Bye, Arno.

[The Batman]

hmm will have a think about it but probably wont tbh unless i find i have a problem!

 

here is an update

 

 

 

 

 

mocked up the inlet filter and pipe

 

 

 

 

p.s. i prefer vxs.

Edited by The Batman, 04 February 2016 - 08:02 PM.

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

vauxhall header tank

 

 

 

[The Batman]

Oh yes, there seems to be a few Vx parts going back on

[rob999]

Chop chop old boy

[The Batman]

You blown your engine yet?

[D-DAWG83]

Looks good. Am i right in thinking that it has no rocker cover by the looks of it, and its just the head and the block?

[The Batman]

na the cover is just stupidly huge! for all the vtec goodness underneath

[rob999]

Will yours be ready before G's?

[The Batman]

yeah! unless i have missed something,

 

im hoping to get it ready for march, then need to get it booked in for a remap and geo

[D-DAWG83]

Ah ok, thought it was a little odd. Great progress, puts mine to shame

[The Batman]

You can pop round Saturday if you want, going to clean the subframe and paint it

[D-DAWG83]

With some more brake cleaner yeah? I maybe about Saturday, work dependant if so, il see if i can take the Zed out on a trip, and come over. With brake cleaner

[The Batman]

I think it's going to need acid Speaking of 350, a guy round the corner just sold his and bought s Range Rover, one extreme to the other!

[andyrob]

Looks like you're making good progress, hope to see some good results from the remap