***Official What did you do to your Integra today***

[Super-DA9]

What I did to my integra tonight:

removed the stock intake manifold and throttle body because this baby came in the mail today:



although this is exciting, taking the stock manifold of was THE BIGGEST PAIN IN THE ASS.

the PCV valve broke when I pulled it out too, god dammit.

[Vvvtec]

YESSSS!!!

Make sure you scrape off EVERY SINGLE remnant of the old manifold gasket off the head. Razor blade works well.

And be very mindful of your knock sensor. The plug off the OEM manifold which is deleted when putting the S2 manifold on is in same section of harness as the knock sensor. When I did the swap I accidentally snapped my knock sensor in half. Limp mode is no fun :/

[rhys.l]

remember that brute force wont undo things, its shocking the thing that will undo it

Yup. I would get a right size spanner (shifters can be dodgy), put it on the sensor, hold it tensioned and then bash the end of the spanner with a hammer. Failing that, slot some long metal piping over the spanner and either turn and or tension and bash again. I stripped an entire car down to its bare chassis using these techniques. Remember, leverage is your friend..

[fretwekk]

check out what someone else did my car today and obviously, did not leave a note. any hints on how i can fix it up myself? don't have the cash for full bar respray, just want a cheap backyard repair so it doesn't look as bad.

[Dubstein]

Is it dented or just chips of paint ? If you want it really cheap just sand it back, prime, then get some colour code mixed up from autobarn, mask it up then spray ?

Worth a try, would look better then what it is now haha. I actually have some spots like this on my bumper i still gotta try fix up.
If i get some paint soon, ill try it first haha then show you some pictures :3

[cph3r]

I wouldnt imagine getting it sprayed would cost too much if you prep it yourself. Regardless, that sucks man.

[p3akin]

thats max 200$ fix at apanel beater mate, if i were you, i would just save up and just fix it properly.

if ur in melb i can refer u to a place.

[fretwekk]

i'm in sydney.. i might sand it back myself, and see if i can get it quoted at a panel beater or just DIY...
the plastic is a bit broken on the bottom hit next to the amber.
see how it's cracked all the way up to the headlight, i'm going to peel all that paint off and sand all of that right?

[GSi_PSi]

good excuse for facelift front bar

[charliebrown]

Success! o2 sensor came out after a while. Had to snip the wires and put a closed ended wrench over it. The stupid shifter i bought didn't do shit, kept sliding. Ended up bleeding with all cuts and bruises on my forearms and hands. The joys of DIY

Hopefully fuel economy gets better... just filled up and previous tank was 13.3L/100km WTF!

[Super-DA9]

YESSSS!!!

Make sure you scrape off EVERY SINGLE remnant of the old manifold gasket off the head. Razor blade works well.

And be very mindful of your knock sensor. The plug off the OEM manifold which is deleted when putting the S2 manifold on is in same section of harness as the knock sensor. When I did the swap I accidentally snapped my knock sensor in half. Limp mode is no fun :/

Yeah man I was careful, thank god mine didn't break *phew*

sounds like it must've been annoying as hell.

[anzai]

Success! o2 sensor came out after a while. Had to snip the wires and put a closed ended wrench over it. The stupid shifter i bought didn't do shit, kept sliding. Ended up bleeding with all cuts and bruises on my forearms and hands. The joys of DIY

Hopefully fuel economy gets better... just filled up and previous tank was 13.3L/100km WTF!

fuark 13.3L/100km for a gsi is definitely not good.
try replacing your pcv valve if its still not good.