throttle body and intake manifold from skunk2
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Senior Wagonist
hey guys i was curious on a few things before i use my hookup for these items.
i was planning on getting the skunk2 intake manifold and a skunk2 throttle body.
1. how is the fitment on the intake manifold?
2. i heard that it comes close to the firewall, will i need to remove stuff from the firewall to get it to fit correctly?
3. what throttle body size should i get? (turbo'd d16a6)
i was thinking of 70mm. not sure if this will cause any fitment or any other issues.
4. what is the stock throttle body size we have on the 91 wagon 4wd?
5. does the intake manifold and the throttle body from skunk2 move the pipe position? the pipe im mentioned here is the one that connects to the throttle body from the front which feeds air into it.
if you guys have pics of your skunk2 parts on your car i would appreciate any links or post with pics.
thanks guys.
i was planning on getting the skunk2 intake manifold and a skunk2 throttle body.
1. how is the fitment on the intake manifold?
2. i heard that it comes close to the firewall, will i need to remove stuff from the firewall to get it to fit correctly?
3. what throttle body size should i get? (turbo'd d16a6)
i was thinking of 70mm. not sure if this will cause any fitment or any other issues.
4. what is the stock throttle body size we have on the 91 wagon 4wd?
5. does the intake manifold and the throttle body from skunk2 move the pipe position? the pipe im mentioned here is the one that connects to the throttle body from the front which feeds air into it.
if you guys have pics of your skunk2 parts on your car i would appreciate any links or post with pics.
thanks guys.
Comments
Fitment was great. No complaints. Everything that was on teh stock manifold bolted right up...not alwys in the same place, but close enough that we didnt have to extend any wires.
No idea on teh tb ?'s, but it does move the pipe twords teh firewall a bit. Nothing drastic though.
All my pix of that install got deleted when I left the speedshop
would u say i would need to redo my piping or could it still work with a little pulling?
is it going to move it towards the fire by 1 inch or more?
what did you guys do with that problem?
Shouldnt have any issues with piping, might just have to tug it a little to get it to line up like it did before.
Please elaborate on what a FITV stands for. I heavent heard anything on the manifold called that before.
It doesn't have to go exactly where I put it either. It can be remoted to almost anywhere under the hood. Just need to run the coolant lines, air lines and the wiring to it.
The throttle body. WARNING : skunk2 throttle bodys are sticky. I've had a couple of issues with idle, mostly sorted now just the occational engine stall now. However, due to the stickiness it makes it a bit of a bitch to drive but you learn how to
Yeah thats what I figured but I would guess better quality than a JRSC
I had the 1st generation of Skunk2 D series IM in my hatch. I had to make a small relief dent in the firewall. I also had some issues with the heater valve plumbing and the hose fitting on manifold for the heater hose. The manifold worked well for me. I just had a few issues with the install.
i was asking them to make me a gasket out of the same plastic material as the other IM, for the throttle body gasket.
you guys should request it too from innovative mounts.
I want to know how much you paid for your motor mounts first. I found a Hondata gasket for $40 new so if they could match that or go lower it might be interested. Actually I should AutoCAD a IM gasket and make it out of Nylon or something on my CNC. I'm such a slacker
i didnt buy it from them cause i just found out they made it.
i just installed the new skunk2 intake manifold. the whole thing is against the fire wall. what to do now?
yes if you have a a6 head or 88-95 non vtec the head is a little wider. even on my y8-z6 heads it is close. i have always took a sledge hammer to the wall use a rag so the paint dosnt chip up to bad. it wont hurt anything to bang some room to fit it. TB's are any civics from 92-00 with plentium style manifolds, and any b-series motors will work. good luck 8)
of course the engine mounts would be custom.
such as any hoses or connections, will they have issues?
i was thinking of moving it about 1.50 to 1.75 inches forward.
or
maybe move it forward about 1 inch and the rear about 1 inch up.
this is just a thought i came up with while staring at the engine bay. i noticed that the rear had some room to come up but not the front as the center highest point might hit the hood if i raised it too much. so it would come up at a slant.
do i cover up the holes in the back of the engine?
doesnt the aicv need the heat from the engine to regulate?
what goes in and out of the back of the engine?
if i understand this mod, i may be interested in your block.
i noticed that when i intalled my oem throttle body with the new skunk2 intake manifold, the forth hole doesnt line up with each other.
did anyone else have this same problem?
also there are three long studs that hold the fuel rails on the manifold which doesnt line up either.
what did you guys do to fix this?
does new fuel rails from a 92 line up right ?