Motor in but no tranny, we lost a bolt for the pressure plate so we could go no further. Pretty dissapointing.




Everyone say hi to kappa

 

Actually the bolt was never there in the first place...





Hi Kappa.

 

Is that tubular equal length manifold on the left the new one cause if it is it looks really good compared to the older ones. I actually have an older one.

 

Yeah that is the new one, it is pretty sweet, however the holes dont' line up, they sent it to me to see if it fit. It didnt' quite fit [:@] Just so everyone is clear, I didn't buy this manifold, they sent it for fitment purposes only, so it wasn't a big deal that it didn't fit. They are getting the bugs worked out as we speak.

 

Yeah, it appears to be a B-series flange...

 

That sucks.

 

im digging the polyurathane motor inserts ya got in there, iver got the same ones and they work pretty good. You gonna repaint that old valve cover? lol

 

If all went well on this build i would consider SSAUTO in the future. So far they seem to be really coming through. Good luck with the whole thing.

 

So question guys, when I drive to the muffler shop tomorrow or wednesday to get my downpipe worked on how should I drive the car? I read that in the first 20 miles there is a specific way to drive it to break it in and seat the rings. What I heard was this; Take 1st gear to 3k then shift, take 2nd to 3k then shift, take 3rd to like 5k, then take 4th gear to max rpm, and during this process listen for any abnormal sounds and if I hear any or feel anything wrong to shut it down immediately. Anyone know how accurate that is? Keep in mind this will be the engine with open downpipe and NO TURBO. Also my gasoline has been in the tank for 10 months and I assume it will be bad, do I need to ciphon it all out?

 

that doesnt sound good to do on a freshly rebuilt motor. I would call up a Honda dealership and ask a technition the best way to break in a honda. Its gonna be very loud with a open exhaust i know my was really loud when i was going to get my downpipe made..