my intake manifold is kinda dirty. now that i have the whole motor apart i was thinking about dipping the intake manifold in that chemical to get it clean but there are some plastic sensors i cant get off. its a b18b manifold. anyone done this before?

 

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You should be able to get everything off of it to clean it up in a hot tank. Are you going to be running a catch can when you put your motor back together? If you're not dont even bother cleaning the manifold. It'll get dirty again. The stock PCV system is at fault for most of that gunk inside the manifold.

 

how does the catch can have anything to do with the IM being dirty? no im not using one. so then i shouldnt even bother?

 

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The Stock PCV box has a vacuum hose that goes to your intake manifold. This is to relieve pressure from your crankcase, but it also gets alot of oil and gunky stuff built up in your intake manifold and injectors. Only way to fix it, is to get a catchcan and get rid of the stock PCV system, so you wont have a vacuum line running from there to your manifold anymore.

You should get a catchcan anyway. Boost and stock PCV is kind of risky. As soon as you hit boost, the stock PCV valve closes and crankcase pressure builds up like crazy. From having so much pressure built up th oil vapors can get up in your combustion chambers lowering the octane of your fuel which will probably end up in a broken motor.

 

is there a kit i can buy because i think ill want to do this. is it a hard conversion? is there a website where i can find more info on how this works besides searching and reading everyones threads?

thanks

 

Well searching around here is your best bet to learning more about it.

Here's a very detailed thread on how to put together different PCV setups. Also Endyn has a kit that comes with everything you need.

http://www.theoldone.com/components/breather/

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1199935