Pacmans VTiR 4th gen.

[Bludger]

That's what you call a "working" engine bay. Nothing untidy about that. At least it's not all covered up with a plastic lid that screams "keep out"

agreed, what's untidy about it?

everything there is functional.

You could go and tuck everything, but that's a different story.

[sxmachine]

Nice pipe work mate who did it ?? Just that top radiator hose looks a bit scary near the manifold

[Bludger]

Nice pipe work mate who did it ?? Just that top radiator hose looks a bit scary near the manifold

lmzooo

dat dere eagle eyes.

nice spotting.

[ThePacman]

Are you going to tidy up the engine bay?

No mate. If (or when) something goes wrong, I want to be able to lift the hood and put my hand on the failed part. (Preferably after it's cooled a little)

It is how it stays pretty much, form and function. it's a driver. not a nip'n'tucked show car.... Just my daily driver.

[ThePacman]

Anyhow, A link to my thread in the forced induction section. in case there is something I missed in there, that I covered in here. Or visa versa....
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthr...22-Turbo-setup.

[ThePacman]

Nice pipe work mate who did it ?? Just that top radiator hose looks a bit scary near the manifold

All fabrication work was done by Richard, of Autosport engeneering. he is a certifyable genius when it comes to race fabrication, though certainly not the cheapest guy around....

I had little clearance on my top hose. as you can see in this pic showing the old clearances.


But I went down for a dig through the rad hose section at supercheap, and came up with a better hose. it's about an inch at the thermostat housing, but a good couple of inches everywhere else. I'm still considering making a little heat sheild though. I have to make one for the back of the power steering pump, altinator and AC compressor anyhow.

Pic showing new clearances. There's actually more clearance than it looks in this pic.


But they couldn't even tell me what kind of car it was from, so I could order a blue hose to match the Gates Racing bottom rad hose I already have ready to put on...
(taken from my other thread)

[hondapop]

No mate. If (or when) something goes wrong, I want to be able to lift the hood and put my hand on the failed part.

It's a Honda (and a car made after the 1970's), you have to remove at least 6 other items first.

[ThePacman]

It's a Honda (and a car made after the 1970's), you have to remove at least 6 other items first.

Christ mate, i'm going to have to do that to jump start it.... LOL (Battery is between the chasis rail and the gear box etc)

But I am planning to fit remote jumper terminals...

[IEVAQ8]

hey champ...

i love the engine bay work...
for ur rad hose, try some heat wrap or that heat sleeve stuff u can get from autobahn....

[Mikecivic78]

^ this

That hose is way too close for comfort, dangerously close to the header piping. So much heat is generated there, esp with turbo.

props on the car BTW

[ThePacman]

yeah thanks guys....

Going to be venting the bonnet to get rid of some excess heat... ceramic coating everything. But I don't want to wrap the manifold though.
So yeah, if I wrap anything it'll be the rad hose its self. (Dump pipe will be wrapped, after ceramic coating...)

[Mikecivic78]

yeah thanks guys....

Going to be venting the bonnet to get rid of some excess heat... ceramic coating everything. But I don't want to wrap the manifold though.
So yeah, if I wrap anything it'll be the rad hose its self. (Dump pipe will be wrapped, after ceramic coating...)

bonnet vent won't be effective, the hose is extremely close the the header, bonnet vent will make next to zero benefit for your problem.

I disagree, you should wrap the manifold, that will dissipate the heat - you should wrap that one, not the hose.

Its the exhaust header that causes the heat, which can result in the failure of cooling system, not the other way round.