getting two on friday for me and agent jam to test...i need to know a few things-
who has installed them with success on ek...

any dyno sheets of this bitch on an NA setup?

love,

builthatch

PS- D SERIES ONLY!

 

bump

Love the new avatar by the way... lol

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by builthatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">getting two on friday for me and agent jam to test...i need to know a few things-
who has installed them with success on ek...

any dyno sheets of this bitch on an NA setup?

love,

builthatch

PS- D SERIES ONLY!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Never put one on an EK, but I installed one on an EG. In my opinion its a heap of ***. Customer brought it in purchased used, fitment was crap. Moved the throttle body back too far to the point where it causes the intake pipe to rub on the fuel filter. The PCV hose "holder" in the intake manifold was moved to the opposite side of the stock manifold. The intake temp sensor is moved far enough that it warrants additional wiring in order for the plug to reach. The throttle cable bracket also didn't work in a "satisfactory" way either. I have heard from other people the gains are "night and day", but this install was accompanied by a Skunk2 stage 2 cam also, so I cannot say how much was picked up from the manifold alone. Even with the cam in the SOHC, I would say it was maybe a mid 15 second ride.

 

fits like ***. The IAC valve and the TB rubbed up against the fuel and brake lines. It rattled all the time. Skunk2 knows 1 in 30 cars supposedly it woun't fit

Made a nice top end bump but the edelbrock that it was traded for made even more with no fitment isssues

 

JV, thanks man ; ), i get it so much i just play along now hehe

anyway-

any GOOD reports about the d-series skunk piece????

someone, PLEASE!

 

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I have heard from other people the gains are "night and day", but this install was accompanied by a Skunk2 stage 2 cam .</TD></TR></TABLE>

i didnt know the stg2 piece was out yet. online they only list the stg1 for both z6 and y8

 

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i didnt know the stg2 piece was out yet. online they only list the stg1 for both z6 and y8 </TD></TR></TABLE>

The pieces came in as used parts supplied by the customer. I didn't purchase them myself, so I don't know for 100% sure. The customer was told by the original owner that it was a stage 2 camshaft. I never saw the cam outside the head to confirm. Could have been the stage 1. It made the Vtec changeover sound a lot like the DOHC engines, I know that much.

 

i have it and i made about 4whp with it without tuning i was basically tuning for the nitrous but i must add i also added a 62mm tb ,but it's a nice piece and i'm sure with your setup you'll see better gains

 

I run one on an EK, fits well, no clearance issues. Can't give you individual numbers on the manifold itself because it's a turbo set with alot of other stuff.

 

The EK has more room between the engine and firewall but the coolant port is the wrong size for the EK but I guess it works anyway

 

so...myself and agentjam both installed the manifolds at my spot today...the verdict is....

DOPE ****

first things first, the quality was great on both units, with the only slight slight issue being a little air pocket in the casting on Vince's piece, but that was the only apparent 'error' we noticed, however, it was not an error, it's just what happens sometimes with cast stuff...no biggie

**** what you hear, installations on both EF and EK went hassle-free, for the most part- the only issue directly related to the manifold that would be apparent in any chassis is the pipe for the coolant, the big one, is a tad too close to the #4 runner, so, it takes a pretty thin band clamp for that hose and some finagling and wd 40 to get the band clip down to the point on the pipe where it will grip satisfactorily..

EF- ill let Vince fill in anything i missed, however, the only issue i heard him yell about was the tight fit, however, it did fit, its just that the IACV was pretty damn close to the firewall on his setup, meaning if you want to remove the IACV, you need to pull the mani.

EK- Truthfully, it was so easy...the only 'issue' i encountered was the little bracket that holds the clutch hydraulic line, where it converts itself to a flexible hose (held to the firewall with two 10mm nuts) had to be temporarily removed for the TPS to clear it while sliding the TB onto the mani...took some extra time, and had a little room to get it back on, so no big deal.

now, on to performance-

first things first, AgentJam's car is HELLA fast...it was cool driving another SOHC like mine...i wish i had a crx chassis ; )

at any rate, the flow potential of the skunk is VERY apparent vs. the y8, even Vince's ported y8 joint...the throttle response is improved, and the majority of the gains seem to be from, i'd guess 3k, then really come on strong after VTEC all the way to 7500+, not sure about after that cuz that is where i shifted each time, but it sure as hell didn't level off, I'm sure with some tuning we can obtain max tork down low but still make power well into the late 7000's, if not 8k.

A cool effect with the Skunk mani is, you can actually hear VTEC come online similar to a dohc, it makes a different note unlike any sohc ive heard previously, akin to a noisy *** b16 going into vtec, but with power ; )

All this is with a loose tune for the Crower 2 still left on the FC, we will retune very very soon; i expect BIG *** NUMBERS from this combo

big ups to Skunk on this piece...i'm not sayin' i would buy anything else from them, or, in this case, 'acquire', however, i like the manifold.

 

Good stuff builthatch

You make me miss all motor

 

you can also use the JDM b20 IACV which has a thinner profile and is also minus the cooling ports.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sans &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you can also use the JDM b20 IACV which has a thinner profile and is also minus the cooling ports.</TD></TR></TABLE>interesting; ill tell Vince, thanks!

 

dam thats great u guys liked them. im really interested to see ur gains especially now with the skunk piece and the crower 3. good luck to the both of u guys do i hear 165+whp?

 

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I don't think the gains will be that high. Figured a supercharged SOHC Vtec engine is only laying down 140 to the wheels... I can't see these simple mods making 20 over that. sorry.

 

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I don't think the gains will be that high. Figured a supercharged SOHC Vtec engine is only laying down 140 to the wheels... I can't see these simple mods making 20 over that. sorry.</TD></TR></TABLE>

sorry to bust ur bubble man but hatch is already making 159whp all motor d. so im sure 6whp is not too far away considering a new intakemanifold, bigger and better cam, and a really really nice fabbed header.

read before u post bullshit man

to hatch and jam

 

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sorry to bust ur bubble man but hatch is already making 159whp all motor d. so im sure 6whp is not too far away considering a new intakemanifold, bigger and better cam, and a really really nice fabbed header.

read before u post bullshit man

to hatch and jam </TD></TR></TABLE>

You're welcome to remove your head from your *** at anytime. All I did was post saying I found it hard to believe considering what a supercharged SOHC put down. It was an opinion. If your going to post on a public message forum, your going to get a lot of those. Get used to it.

 

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Never put one on an EK, but I installed one on an EG. In my opinion its a heap of ***. Customer brought it in purchased used, fitment was crap. Moved the throttle body back too far to the point where it causes the intake pipe to rub on the fuel filter. The PCV hose "holder" in the intake manifold was moved to the opposite side of the stock manifold. The intake temp sensor is moved far enough that it warrants additional wiring in order for the plug to reach. The throttle cable bracket also didn't work in a "satisfactory" way either. I have heard from other people the gains are "night and day", but this install was accompanied by a Skunk2 stage 2 cam also, so I cannot say how much was picked up from the manifold alone. Even with the cam in the SOHC, I would say it was maybe a mid 15 second ride.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I've seen a lot of those issues with Skunk.

Just get a Edelbrock PerformerX manifold, nice fitment and actually works better. I've never actually seen a Skunk manifold live up to its 15 hp claim in power gains, cause its complete BS.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hybrid93Eg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't think the gains will be that high. Figured a supercharged SOHC Vtec engine is only laying down 140 to the wheels... I can't see these simple mods making 20 over that. sorry.</TD></TR></TABLE>i dont understand this post at all- what does your estimate for a blown sohc vtec have to do with kyosoeg6's 165+ number? in fact, what does a blown sohc vtec have to do with any of this?

the 165+ estimate is based on the fact that i already have made 159 atw with a stage down from the cam i am running now and a STOCK y8 intake manifold...so, i think 6 whp from a stage 3 cam and major intake manifold upgrade is doable, to say the least!

You can bring a jrsc'd sohc vtec my way all day, and ill show him my rear hatch every time.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by builthatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i dont understand this post at all- what does your estimate for a blown sohc vtec have to do with kyosoeg6's 165+ number? in fact, what does a blown sohc vtec have to do with any of this?

the 165+ estimate is based on the fact that i already have made 159 atw with a stage down from the cam i am running now and a STOCK y8 intake manifold...so, i think 6 whp from a stage 3 cam and major intake manifold upgrade is doable, to say the least!

You can bring a jrsc'd sohc vtec my way all day, and ill show him my rear hatch every time.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I was just saying. Obviously, I was wrong. Why does everyone need to get thier panties in such a wad?