HELP need to keep intake cold !


K20-DC5

K20-DC5

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Anybody gt any good advice of DIY bits and bobs i can do to make my Induction kit breathe colder air.
At the moment i have a big chrome sheet along the side of the pipe and the air filter to stop heat absorption by the pipes and to refelct the engines heat.
But i would appreciate a better looking solution and one that will give mea little more power. :please::)
:thanks:
 
what car is it? I know its an Ek9 site but your username is throwing me off :p
 
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Redirect the hot water pipe that runns through the throttle body.
Dunx
 
kevtegra said:
what car is it? I know its an Ek9 site but your username is throwing me off :p
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I did have an DC5 and owned several ek9s, but currently have an eg9 to play about with, My name was simply because i couldn't find a suitable ek9 one. Sorry if it confused you but i really neeed a way of getting cold air into the induction.
 
Type-r-dunk i would also like to know how to do it can u message me the method.thanks

Edu.T that looks quite similiar to what i have on it now. :))
 
K20-DC5 said:
Type-r-dunk i would also like to know how to do it can u message me the method.thanks

Edu.T that looks quite similiar to what i have on it now. :))
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I recently put a thermal gasket in my intake. Cheap and efctive, loved.
 
You will notice 2 coolant lines on the TB.

  • One line comes from the the engine block via the Intake Manifold to the TB.
  • The other goes from the TB to the IACV.
From what I have read online Honda did this to allow the TB to be heated up by the coolant, to prevent the butterfly in the TB from becoming frozen shut during harsh weather conditions.

All one needs to do to bypass this is to take both coolant lines off where they connect at the TB and merge them together. I just spent $3 and ran a new hose that bypassed the TB. DONE! lol. 10 minute install. Most of the time being spent on the Honda spring clips, lol. Hate them buggers.

I also installed the Hondata Heat Shield which replaces the intake manifold gasket. This helps to reduce heat from the engine block from transferring to the intake manifold. link

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"The graph above shows the results of installing the Heatshield gasket and bypassing the throttle body heating and idle control valve heating. If you examine a Type R intake manifold you will find that most sources of water heating are removed. Further temperature drops are possible when in addition the interior heating hose is blocked. What the graph shows, is that as you open the throttle, the intake temperature drops slowly as it cools the intake. When you descend a hill with the throttle closed or drive around town on a light throttle the temperature climbs quickly. It takes a good 15-20 seconds for the temperature to drop again when you open the throttle. So if you start your 1/4 mile drag with a hot intake manifold - you are only starting to develop maximum power near the end of the run when the intake has been cooled. The Heatshield gasket kit gives you 4-5% more power immediately by lowering the intake temperature."

http://www.hondata.com/manuals/heatshield/heatshield.html

Hope that helps...:)
 
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