[CL9] Hondata Intake Gasket Install

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Hey Guys,

I recently purchased an Intake Gasket and has anyone installed these in the car.

I dont see the point in paying about 200-300 dollars to install a park which looks fairly straight forward.

Has anyone installed one and if so is it easy I dont mind about how long it will take but just curious with a bit higher then basic mechanical knowledge could I install it buy myself no hiccups that will come up?

[Fredoops]

CL9 or CU2? You are supposed to place either a [CL9] or [CU2] in the front of your thread title so we know what car you are talkin about.

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CL9 It is in my car and tried to edit thread title but couldn't

[white_ep3_civic]

You have to click edit, then go advanced. That will give you the option to edit the heading.

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all done with the edit

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So today I tackled the Install of the Intake Gasket It was a fairly straight forward task.

Basically the task looks very hard but is quite easy.

Unplug all the hoses, unscrew all the bolts connecting the intake to the head.

Let a lot of coolant drip out catch can highly recommended and removing under car splash guard.

Clean head and intake and replace gasket.

Now for the review:

As many owners would know the engine bay does get quite hot. Barely being able to touch throttle body head basically anything but the air conditioning system.

After 2 hours of driving I could not touch the head being too hot i could physically wrap my hand around the throttle body for an unlimited amount of time. Not saying does not get hot it is quite warm but defiantly not boiling as compared to other engine components.

So the aim of this gasket is to keep intake cooler so cooler air gets through the engine from what I can tell this is working as i can feel the car be more responsive not so much a power increase.

Overall this part cost $90 can buy cheaper alternatives but went with hondata due to reputation. For 90 dollars I am very happy and is a very cheap and quite easy and practical add on to any car.

[Fredoops]

So today I tackled the Install of the Intake Gasket It was a fairly straight forward task.

Basically the task looks very hard but is quite easy.

Unplug all the hoses, unscrew all the bolts connecting the intake to the head.

Let a lot of coolant drip out catch can highly recommended and removing under car splash guard.

Clean head and intake and replace gasket.

Now for the review:

As many owners would know the engine bay does get quite hot. Barely being able to touch throttle body head basically anything but the air conditioning system.

After 2 hours of driving I could not touch the head being too hot i could physically wrap my hand around the throttle body for an unlimited amount of time. Not saying does not get hot it is quite warm but defiantly not boiling as compared to other engine components.

So the aim of this gasket is to keep intake cooler so cooler air gets through the engine from what I can tell this is working as i can feel the car be more responsive not so much a power increase.

Overall this part cost $90 can buy cheaper alternatives but went with hondata due to reputation. For 90 dollars I am very happy and is a very cheap and quite easy and practical add on to any car.

Grats, now get yourself a comptech intake for some power lol

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Grats, now get yourself a comptech intake for some power lol

Ive already got an intake and full 3" exhaust next step is tune

[ergot]

where did u purchase it from?

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i got it from my mechanic in melbourne. $90 from memory.

[ChaosMaster]

Yeah, gasket changes were always meant to be pretty straight forward. Only thing is you want to do it in a closed area, i.e. inside your garage, as you don't want dirt and sand blown in from the wind.

[YaKoUbi]

i decided to do mine after i finished installing my mugen short shifter at 11pm.

i dropped 2 bolts n gaveup at 2:30 in the morning freaking out!

woke up found the bolts finished it off.

make sure you use a torque wrench on the main intake bolts...

ive noticed its more responsive down low!