The Official EF Discussion Thread
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He is, but never post. The plan is fly back every 6-9 months and get more done on his k20.
The motor on the pass side hits thr hood, in thinking he has the wrong engine bracket, any other k20 people want to chime in?
Thanks, moving is stressful but at least the Crx is safe and secure, that's like 50 lbs off my shoulders.
My Crx is overheating while chilling on the highway, I think by moving the intercooler, I blocked some air flow, either that or my water pump is trashed.
Thanks for the
The motor on the pass side hits thr hood, in thinking he has the wrong engine bracket, any other k20 people want to chime in?
Thanks, moving is stressful but at least the Crx is safe and secure, that's like 50 lbs off my shoulders.
My Crx is overheating while chilling on the highway, I think by moving the intercooler, I blocked some air flow, either that or my water pump is trashed.
Thanks for the
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Ya it's Larry's, he has a web free fiber images good a d it sticks up almost a half of an inch. Since his k20 was sold to him block only out of an ek, I'm thinking they may of swapped the upper mount out for a k24 unit since they pulled that motor to upgrade to a k24.
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Ya it's Larry's, he has a web free fiber images good a d it sticks up almost a half of an inch. Since his k20 was sold to him block only out of an ek, I'm thinking they may of swapped the upper mount out for a k24 unit since they pulled that motor to upgrade to a k24.
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Trying to come up with a fair price to sell my jdm metal hood for.. only thing I can find is passwords or ebay Malaysia shop prices. any idea what a fair price would be to ask for it?
may even sell that RRG splitter/air dam/lip, I need to stop hoarding parts.
may even sell that RRG splitter/air dam/lip, I need to stop hoarding parts.
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No time, plus I really don't drive it all (its scares the **** out of me) so she is going away for a few years the end of this month. I accepted a post doctoral fellowship at University of Minnesota working in the center for renewable polymers and wish to focus on my career. Honestly its going to be safe at a friends house next to his, allowing me to sleep at night. I will pull it out when I get a real job, but for now its pretty much done other than cage and seats. I also need to focus funds on getting a newer truck and I still have the cbr for fun.
But the crx will see a track eventually, its just life right now and what is in the cards.
But the crx will see a track eventually, its just life right now and what is in the cards.
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Hey guys... quick question:
It was about time to change the spark plugs on my CRX D16a6.
Anyways, when I took out the plugs, I noticed some oil has gotten the plug on on cylinder 4 and a bit on cyl 3.
The valve cover gaskets are 4 years old. I did check for tightness of the valve cover and it seemed a bit loose.
Could this be a symptom of worn bores/piston rings or valve guides ?
My CRX has 265,000 km (164,663 miles)
Also, I bought the NGK BCPR7E-11 plugs which run 1 step cooler.
Some pics:
OLD VS NEW
It was about time to change the spark plugs on my CRX D16a6.
Anyways, when I took out the plugs, I noticed some oil has gotten the plug on on cylinder 4 and a bit on cyl 3.
The valve cover gaskets are 4 years old. I did check for tightness of the valve cover and it seemed a bit loose.
Could this be a symptom of worn bores/piston rings or valve guides ?
My CRX has 265,000 km (164,663 miles)
Also, I bought the NGK BCPR7E-11 plugs which run 1 step cooler.
Some pics:
OLD VS NEW
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The electrode/ground strap look clean, if you havent replaced the gaskets yet thats probably what it was. Plus if you are getting that much visible oil on the plug, it would be a miracle if the car wasnt smoking.
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Rob. when you take off the valve cover are you replacing just the gasket on the perimeter? Usually you can get a valve cover "kit" that will come with 4 round gaskets that just pop in where the old ones were. pretty simple if you can tackle the valve cover gasket itself.
Those almost look rusted as if you got some water down the tubes or maybe some coolant sneaking in..
Those almost look rusted as if you got some water down the tubes or maybe some coolant sneaking in..
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Rob. when you take off the valve cover are you replacing just the gasket on the perimeter? Usually you can get a valve cover "kit" that will come with 4 round gaskets that just pop in where the old ones were. pretty simple if you can tackle the valve cover gasket itself.
Those almost look rusted as if you got some water down the tubes or maybe some coolant sneaking in..
Those almost look rusted as if you got some water down the tubes or maybe some coolant sneaking in..
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yup the o-ring under the rocker assembly is usually the culprit. if you change the valve cover and tube seals and the the plugs still get wet esp that much its usually the o -rings.
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Well the ef is finally on the road again. Took it to the track today and it did really well (by my standards) Did a few mods over the winter/spring and felt a huge difference in overall performance. No track pics yet.
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What do you guys think, OEM or amber bumper lights?
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Nice Chris, what cage did you end up going with? New wheels I see... Why so high though?
hmmm.. you have a bunch of different lights going on. tough choice.. I feel like it depends on the car color sometimes.
hmmm.. you have a bunch of different lights going on. tough choice.. I feel like it depends on the car color sometimes.
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I will be adjusting the height and camber soon and re-doing the alignment
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Nice, glad you got that cage situation sorted out. custom weld in is the only way to go to get what you really want and need. Would like to get something done myself. Slowly making progress though.. Look forward to the track pics!