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I get back from vacation and my new toys are here.......Skunk2 Manifold and a Golden eagle vac manifold...........the damn hondata intake manifold gasket has yet to arrive, so installation is pushed back a bit.........



so how long should this take to install.......i think its going to be a pain in the arse.......

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a lot of things join up at the IM. it could take anywhere from a couple hours to a weekend. i bet you'll knock it off in 3 or 4 hours not including beer breaks.

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yeah the manifold won't take to long, just a pain to get the support bracket underneath (if it still has it). make sure to torque the bolts to spec, but you should already know that

one question, what is the vacuum block for? will that manifold not give you sufficent vacuum

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i think it is for all of your vacuum lines to go into so it doesnt look like lines going everywere.... just cleans it up a bit

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Exactly, ive got a vac line coming off the fuel pressure regulator for my boost gauge, and one coming off my PCV line for the BOV. It look like a mess, the vac manifold will allow me to use the brake booster for the source and then the 6 ports will splice it very cleanly.

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I did mine a few weeks ago and it was way easy, 2-3 hours. Looks way sweeter than the stocker that's for sure! And don't forget the flow.

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lol I can have a single cam out and in another car in about 2 hours. a Intake manifold for me is like a 40 minute job.

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....well aren't you freakin special....





:D I'd have to say a few hours Pete. When working on cars, it seems that having everything work out perfectly the first try, is almost never the case. Theres always some little annoyance along the way.

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i dont remember if its EGs or EKs...i think its probably EGs...its damn near impossible to get to some of the bolts because of how everything is positioned. i think it might have actually been Sniper who had problems with that when he was installing his supercharger

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yea, well im going to go buy a torque wrench this week, and as soon as the hondata gasket gets here im going to get up at 8am and tackle the project.....there are only 7 bolts holding the actual manifold on, im going to take my time though. Im very curious to see how much power this is going to add......maybe ill bolt a test pipe up that day too.

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I have a spare dial-type torque-wrench if you want it...

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you might want to lable some things with sticky notes. so you dont cross any wires and such.

just an idea.

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how old is your car? you may want to get new studs and replace the old ones if you have any problems getting any of them to loosen, it will weaken those suckers, and then when your trying to put just those 5flbs on them , they snap!!!!!!!!!

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this has me thinking, because im taking my heads back off to install my skunk2 valvetrain parts. some of those studs are a pain to reach in my ride, woukld it almost be easier to remove the head, then r&r the intake that way. then you know you wouldnt be marring any mating surfaces etc..

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IMs are only torqued to 5lbs? i thought they were more than that

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some of the bolts are hard to get to while the motor is in the car, I jsut realized I did it with the motor on a stand so it was a little easier for me. GL

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ehh, its not that bad. its pretty awkward, but just expect that, take your time, and double-check everything, and youll be fine.

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Caleb what kinda gains ya think ill see from it?

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9 or so

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do you know how much hp you have? if not how much boost are you running?

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eh...prolly 8 or 9 hp...im not really that great at estimating HP from psi, i havnt gone through the equations enough...but considering an IM will give you 3 or 4 over stock...im gunna stick with those numbers.

oh yeah...and of course throttle response will increce dramatically

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Many people claim the Skunk2 intake manifolds are loud..........idk how i feel about that. Im thinking about throwing in a test pipe when i install this manifold too.........those 2 combined should make a damn nice power gain.



Funny as it may seem, im not even happy about the power gain, im going to be happy to have my car idling normally so i can use my remote starter in the morning and not hear "RRRM RRRRM RRRRM "........i havent been using it cuz the idle just goes up and down....stupid gasket.

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its not loud in the traditional sense. it makes noises that are unlike normal engine noises. like it will have a little whistle at certain RPMs, and it will kinda idle funny at times. nothing too bad though. youll get used to it.

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yea..my dad said something to me about my car...he drove it when i was away........hes like "What did you do to that car? Sounds like somethings spinning when i step on the gas........that cars pretty fast.....what did you do?"



haha the turbo is pretty loud.......i guess im just used to it.

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thats what im hoping my dad will say after i go off to college and come back with a built GSR underhood.