my car feels slower even when it hits vtec, im suppose to get the car dyno tuned. with Hondata. hope that makes a big difference.

is this common when you do this mod skunk2 IM on a gsr?

 

sure is, u bog when u hit vtec, and then pic up again when u get into the higher rpms, once u get it tunned it will drive nice

 

i hope so. put a lot of work into it so far and wasnt too impressed... felt slower than the b16 with p28 ecu in a civic

 

dont worry i had your set up, i had the skunk2 cams, and the skunk2 intake and a bunch of other goodies, and it did that once i got a vafc and raised the vtec engagement it went perfect!

 

I read in a tuner mag that the skunk2 range is like 7000-9000 RPM so it only works well with upgraded cams and headwork. They put in a JG IM and made more power but this was on a turbo GSR. Oh yea they made more power with the stock IM below 7800 RPM. Im considering swapping my skunk2 with a JG or dynoing it again vs. stock or ITR IM

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Luchini &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">skunk2 range is like 7000-9000 RPM so it only works well with upgraded cams and headwork.</TD></TR></TABLE>

this is absolutely true...gains on an otherwise stock gsr are minimal...ppl tend to think all mods always make your car better...no...some mods are suited for a different powerband location...the skunk 2 IM is one of them...

 

how much whp were yo uputtipng down? approx? did you get it dynoed

 

focusing on peak numbers??? you shouldnt...cause they can lie...a mod that gives a severe peak increase at the end of your powerband isnt as useful as a mod that gives slight gains throughout the WHOLE band

 

DAmn that sucks....i just got a skun2 manifold and itr cams and i was just goin to throw it in there with some cam gears....but damn so then i shouldnt put the skunk2 intake mani on my gsr.

 

i would still use the skunk im because its high quality and you should really have the car tuned after almost any mod. at least if you want to get the mods true potential.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by teggy182 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i would still use the skunk im because its high quality and you should really have the car tuned after almost any mod. at least if you want to get the mods true potential.</TD></TR></TABLE>

this poster completely ignored the skunk2's operating range...you can tune those cams on your STOCK IM

 

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Yea, the skunk2 design is made to help in the upper rpms. So your going to lose midrange, and gain some top end. How much, well that depends on your supporting mods. Everything has to work as a system, not just thrown togeather.

 

Need bigger cams

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDMkidGSR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">DAmn that sucks....i just got a skun2 manifold and itr cams and i was just goin to throw it in there with some cam gears....but damn so then i shouldnt put the skunk2 intake mani on my gsr. </TD></TR></TABLE>

why its a replica ITR intake manifold, that manifold designed to work with those cams.

 

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why its a replica ITR intake manifold, that manifold designed to work with those cams.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Its not an exact replica, there are some differences between the ITR and Skunk2.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 01blackgsr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Its not an exact replica, there are some differences between the ITR and Skunk2.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea its not all the same but its damn close.

 

im glad this thred came up because i was thinking of getting one on my da (b18c swap) so i could use my regular old intake .

 

you just need a chipped p28

 

what u need to really benefit the sk2 mani is some bigger cams.. but again.. and vtec raised because 4500 will bog. i use to have the sk2 mani on my gsr and i didnt like it at all. i put back in my stock mani and actually felt faster. its up to u rather u like low rpm torque more stick with the dual stage mani or if u wanna lose a lil torque with sk2 mani and gain more on top. i personally cannot give up my low torque daily driving joy, so dual stage mani si tha way to go

 

this car was built for high rpm gains. so i bought my parts incordingly like 4-1 header design, and i was already planning on getting it dyno tuned at church. cars driven for track /street more track though. so i dont care about losing low end hp.

i was just wondering if that is normal for the car to feel so weak after the IM swap, and the consensus is yes till you get it tuned and raise vtec. thanks

 

i dont mean to hijack, but has anyone heard anything about the skunk2 IM's on LS-T's ... im going turbo soon and i wanted to know if it was worth the pricetag

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GSRVTEC1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what u need to really benefit the sk2 mani is some bigger cams.. but again.. and vtec raised because 4500 will bog. i use to have the sk2 mani on my gsr and i didnt like it at all. i put back in my stock mani and actually felt faster. its up to u rather u like low rpm torque more stick with the dual stage mani or if u wanna lose a lil torque with sk2 mani and gain more on top. i personally cannot give up my low torque daily driving joy, so dual stage mani si tha way to go</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah i feel the same way i recently purchased skunk2 stage 2 cams, cam gears and valve train and a skunk2 throttle body and intake manifold but i cant deciede if i wanna lose that torque or tune it on my vafc and get the power

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tegbooster &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i dont mean to hijack, but has anyone heard anything about the skunk2 IM's on LS-T's ... im going turbo soon and i wanted to know if it was worth the pricetag</TD></TR></TABLE>

You will get better results from the JG manifold. I wish I would have known this before I bought the Skunk2 manifold.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tegbooster &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i dont mean to hijack, but has anyone heard anything about the skunk2 IM's on LS-T's ... im going turbo soon and i wanted to know if it was worth the pricetag</TD></TR></TABLE>

Think about it. If the skunk2 IM power range is higher then a stock GSR with an 8000 RPM redline its gonna suck on a LS with a redline of like 6500.

 

i had a skunk2 IM on my gsr, i took it off after a week because of the low end loss, the stock IM is better