Well if you saw my other thread ( https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1216874 ) then you know I got the following parts in the mail yesterday for my 2000 Civic Si:

-PasswordJDM 3 point front upper strut bar
-PasswordJDM carbon fiber intake chamber
-PasswordJDM ventuli cooling plate
-PasswordJDM magnetic oil drain plug
-PasswordJDM rear lower tie bar

Today I had some free time so I installed the front strut bar, intake, and cooling plate. I'm sure you guys can imagine what a drain plug looks like so I won't get into that and the rear tie bar doesn't go on until my sway kit arrives.

Before pic:


At first I thought the intake wasn't going to fit but if you maneuver it around a bunch and put the provided bracket to use smartly you can get it just right. The intake proved to be a bit of pain up where the vacuum tubes connect, you're probably better off ditching that metal tube piece between the valve cover and the intake and just going with a straight piece of hose. The 02 sensor required a bit of pushing but finally popped in, I'd rather have it snug then loose anyway. It's nice that the PasswordJDM intake comes with the sensor bung and hook-up for the vacuum lines I found this intake to be quite deep and growly, more so than the AEM. Definitely love the sound of it though!



Note the use of the stock airbox bolt point for the bracket to attach to.


The three point front upper strut bar uses the two bolts from your struts as a mounting base rather than the stock strut bar mounting points. The two holes on the firewall are accessed but pulling out the little plastic plugs and the holes are threaded...what did Honda intend those holes to be used for?? PasswordJDM provides the proper bolts to utilize those holes. The welds on this bar are excellent, the only concern is the intake makes contact with the bottom of the bar. To avoid any rubbing or chatter, I just put a small piece of double-sided tape under there. No big deal.




It also required me to re-position a vacuum line going to the throttle body and the cruise control and throttle cables. Does anyone know if you can snake them through the holes in the strut bar?



The cooling plate requires you to remove three clips that pop up from the underside of the radiator support that normally hold some wiring up. The wiring doesn't drop down if you pop the clips out so no big deal there either. You could always zip tie them to something but I didn't see a need to. The cooling plate goes between the top of your bumper and your radiator support. The factory push-clips that hold the top of the bumper on are plenty long to hold everything in place. Just make sure you position the plate just right so your hood latch can open/shut properly. I wouldn't suspect you'd see any difference with this piece in normal driving, probably more of a hard-driving-at-the-track thing.




After pic...


Here's the car...


And here's a video of the sound of the intake...

Cut-N-Paste:
http://www.we-todd-did-racing....DE%3D

EDIT: Today I added the Honda Accessories window visor kit...





Enjoy!


Modified by JoshuaVTEC at 5:31 PM 4/22/2005

 

Nice

 

 

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the bar doesnt look as beefy as the carbing... does it feel solid or flimsy?

 

Super nice..

 

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Looks cool.

 

Very Nice!
So, When's the suspension going in?

 

 

Definitely feels solid though lightweight! I noticed a marked improvement with the three point over the two point!!

 

lol. That video was funny, because it seemed you were scared to rev the almighty B16 a lil.

 

 

badass. I want the cooling plate.

 

it looks so much cleaner under that bay with those new products.

i need some money so i can do the same. i like it, nice!

 

I wish my SI was as nice as yours.

LETS HEAR 8000!!!!! DON'T BE SCARED SHE CAN HANDLE IT!!!

 

big improvements

 

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How so? Just driving around or at 9/10th driving?

 

We need to hear it WOT on road.

 

damn, leo must be making the big bucks with all this password brand stuff

 

Sounds like a diesel

 

very nice..

 

yu have a nice car

 

lets here that B16 rev!, nice parts btw