I had some down time due to a wastegate issue. So, I figured I'd upgrade a few things to raise the bar a little... My main efforts pertained to decreasing under hood temps and increasing traction. Pictures are usually worth more than a couple words. So, have a peek. My weekend off should be fun...that is if Mase ever gets around to sending my chip back

Temp picures:

Full-race Mani with HPC coating (no wastegate)

Full-race Mani HPC coating (Black 44mm Tial wastegate)

Full-race down pipe with high temp wrap


Traction Pictures
225/50 BFG Drag Radials

Modified Stage 3 Gator Axles

Full-race traction bars



And lastly, one of my favorite pics :


I have yet to install everything. And it may be some time before I get her up and running. I may be able to install everything tomorrow. But, in the meantime, I have to wait on Mase....

 

how much was that mani i love those and i want to get one once i start the turbo setup part of me lsvtec

 

Contact the Full-race guys. They can help you with pricing.

 

Sorry for being ignorant, but where do those traction bars go?

 

how much beefier are those axles compared to stock?? I forgot how mine look putting them in

 

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Here is a great post regarding the install process:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=936492

 

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Size isn't the only factor. Material and workmanship are huge factors when it comes to quality products:
http://www.gatorracingaxles.co...shtml

 

That coating looks good. What was HPC's turn around time to get the manifold coated?

 

Great pictures, nice quality stuff

Christmas in August anyone??

 

The turn around time was only a couple days. It turned out better than I had anticipated.

 

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Christmas in August anyone??</TD></TR></TABLE>

I believe in the UPS man. He comes year-around.

 

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I have the same axles...

They don't really look that much 'beefier' but they are definately a heavier metal...

Although I know the gator site says something about the shaft being lighter than OEM, my axles (the entire assembly) definately weigh more.

 

I cant wait to see a post install post Everything looks very good. I like the back drop too Kept my eyes from moving around.

 

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I'm looking forward to the post install as well

 

Man I wish they made those BFG's in a 235/50/15 or 245/50/15. The 225's on my car just smoke everywhere I go.

 

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I have a feeling I'll be saying the same thing. But I'm sure the BFG's are better than the 205/45 16's I have on their now.

I'm also going to try out this setup:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=649401

 

everything looks beautiful

 

anyone know how effective those heat coatings are compared to a heat "wrap" such as the one pictured on your down pipe ? ??

 

very nice setup man. i am very close to putting my built ls/vtec motor in. I can not wait. post those pic up of your car when you get this installed. let me know how those tractions bars do..

 

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I just got off the phone with an HPC engineer. He really didn't want to compair the two (wrap and coating). He stated that he feels the wrap is detrimental to metal. He also stated that the wrap can also be a wick during possible fires. Due to those variables, he didn't recommend the wrap; therefore didn't compair the thermal differences between the two.

On the coating, he said that underhood temps can see an 18-25% reduction.

So, to answer the question... I don't know

 

Very nice parts man, good luck post install it was definitely money well spent.

Edit: You probably already know but you had better water proof that heat wrap or you are gonna see some serious steam every time it rains. With out waterproofing the wrap will also rot pretty quickly. They make a waterproofing spray for it but in the pic yours did not apear to be coated.

The exhaust wrap and similar coatings are not just used to reduce under hood temps. They also speed up the exhaust flow by retaining the heat from the exhaust.


Modified by Inte9ralove00 at 3:21 PM 8/20/2004

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Inte9ralove00 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Very nice parts man, good luck post install it was definitely money well spent.

Edit: You probably already know but you had better water proof that heat wrap or you are gonna see some serious steam every time it rains. With out waterproofing the wrap will also rot pretty quickly. They make a waterproofing spray for it but in the pic yours did not apear to be coated.

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Thanks for the advice. I really don't drive the car when its raining. The car is only happy when the pavement is dry.

 

the coating works pretty good but the wrap definetly brings temp down. it'll look great in the car

 

OOOOOOO CROME LOFL
That manifold is phucking gorgeous ::DROOL::!!
I love that black WG with the Full-Race manifold. It would have been nice to get the lower WG housing coated as well. That is what I will be doing when I get a new manifold. I am guessing maybe you didn’t have it when you got the manifold coated since you were having WG problems??

I want to know how much it lowers UH Temp's. That is an issue I am concerned about. I don’t believe that 18-25% really but that would be SWEET if it were true. That is supposed to be from just the manifold not the heat wrap on the DP correct?
I would not run the heat wrap on that flex. It will get nasty quick. You shuold just clamp it off at the ends It will still work great

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by si2die4 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">OOOOOOO CROME LOFL
That manifold is phucking gorgeous ::DROOL::!! I am guessing maybe you didn’t have it when you got the manifold coated since you were having WG problems??

I want to know how much it lowers UH Temp's. That is an issue I am concerned about. I don’t believe that 18-25% really but that would be SWEET if it were true. That is supposed to be from just the manifold not the heat wrap on the DP correct?

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I tried to order the wastegate from FR, but they were out at the time. Soon there after, I learned that the tial 44mm WG's were on a national backorder. So, by the time I hunted one down, the mani was already on its way to be coated.

I'll keep everyone posted on the results. My hood release cable melted soon after a race gas pull. So, I decided to look into reducing temps...