My J32A2

[civicdrivr]

It may not be a swap, but its still decently quick:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b378/civicdrivr/DSC02766.jpg

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Engine Mods:
Comptech Icebox, P2R throttle body spacer, thermal gaskets, headers, underdrive pulley

To Come:
J37 intake manifold, ported throttle body, MP90 supercharger, 2.5" exhaust, possibly 3.5l conversion (we'll see where the MP90 takes me ;))

[KhanhCord]

nice car... are u using ksports ?

[civicdrivr]

Yea, K-Sports, Ingalls rear camber kit, Comptech rear sway bar, Neuspeed front upper strut bar, I think thats I all I did to the suspension. Ive only had the car since Aug '08, and Ive done too much so far that I cant remember everything.

[Becoming]

Beautiful car, I just picked up an 06 TL yesterday for my wife.

[hondaboy4life]

Clean setup you have there sir!

[civicdrivr]

Thankyou for the kind responses.

I really wanted a 3g TL-S6, but couldnt find one at a decent price. Dealers here wanted $36k for used 07s with 20k miles on them :o

I always loved the body style of the CL, and was lucky enough to find one I liked.

A few more pics:

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http://acurazine.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1147&pictureid=12209

When I got it:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b378/civicdrivr/DSC01734LP.jpg

And the K-Sports are pretty stiff:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b378/civicdrivr/20090430114057.jpg

You may notice this in one of the pictures as well, its my brothers and yes it is a 6 speed:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b378/civicdrivr/DSC01560-1.jpg

Those arent scratches on the front bumper, just odd reflections. That was the day we picked it up, and he let me drive it 70 miles back to the house. 8)

[civicdrivr]

I got some new wheels for it. 19x8.5" RonJon Devotions. They are 3 piece wheels that have been powdercoated (flat black in the center, gloss black on the lips). Im running 235/35-19 Kumho Ecsta SPT tires on it. I havent rolled the fenders yet, but the rear is rubbing only slightly. I need to lower the front a bit more.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b378/civicdrivr/DSC02951plate.jpg

Im heading to the dyno today to get some baseline numbers, then tomorrow I am doing some motor work and will be back at the dyno next monday to see the gains. Ill post the graphs later.

Thanks for looking!

[hondaboy4life]

cant wait. keep us updated!

[civicdrivr]

They havent emailed me the graphs yet, but I have the printout.

Im very dissapointed, quite honestly. With a Comptech Icebox, XS headers, stock exhaust, an underdrive pulley, throttle body spacer, coolant bypass and thermo-gaskets, it made a consistent 232whp/202wtq.

It was 80* in there with 30% humidity. Those are SAE numbers by the way. People with these same modifications on AcuraZine are putting down 245whp+. Now I need to hunt for this problem and fix it. I know my valves need an adjustment. I may also have an exhaust leak.

Maybe my seat-of-the-pants-dyno is off, but my car feels just as fast as my brothers 08 Accord 6MT, and those have put down 240-250whp.

[hondaboy4life]

Did you do new spark plugs and change your oil before the dyno? That can actually make a difference...

[civicdrivr]

The spark plugs have not been changed, but the oil has maybe 800 miles on it.

I think I have an exhaust leak, which sadly cant get fixed until next week. The flex pipe on the XS headers are known to leak, so Im going to get a higher quality one have that welded in. The car has 91,500miles on it. My torque curve was incredibly flat. From 3k to redline it stayed at ~200wtq.

[skandal57]

^very true... a quick afternoon could bring back some lost power.

[civicdrivr]

Yea. I installed the new intake manifold, and it definately makes a difference. I just need to fix one vacuum leak and possibly replace the IACV (I dont think its broken though) and then Im back at the dyno for after results.

To keep the results somewhat true, Im not going to fix the exhaust until after the dyno run. Then Ill tackle the whole exhaust system, 2.5" cat, 2.5" piping all the way back, magnaflow resonator, and into my CT axlebacks. I may possibly be upgrading my headers, but we'll see about that.

Ill post all my findings on the intake manifold swap once I have it finalized and have some dyno results.

[Rajca]

any new updates?

[civicdrivr]

Hey man! I didnt know you were over here too.

Nothing major so far. But keep an eye out in the next 2 or 3 weeks.

[Rajca]

just joined. :cool: