Hi, I'm in the process of cleaning up my engine bay a bit (pulled the head due to bent valves). First thing I noticed was how many misc. solenoids + vacume lines were in a h22a engine bay vs my old civic and 'teg bays.

-Now, the egr solenoids by the driver's strut tower, can they be disconnected without tripping a CEL? I can always hide them under the Intake Manifold, worse case (I already bypassed the EGR in the IM w/ a plate).
-I saw another solenoid by the battery that had a vac. line going to nowhere? (wasn't connected). The car came with an AEM CAI, I'm assuming that thing has to do with the OE airbox setup?
-Any other misc. items that can be safely removed? I'm probably going to ditch the Charcoal canister and Evap solenoid as well (as you can tell, I'm not worried about emissions - but I'll keep it in the basement anyways).

thnx,
-l8r

 

Keep the EGR plugged in (you can move it) and take that other stuff out.

 

Start with th AC system, then P.S, and you can ditch the Cruise also. Now relocate the Battery to the trunk, and put the underhood fuse box in the glovebox. J/K this is what I am working on as we speak.

 

Do a write up, lets see some pics!!!

 

i think paulh22a4 has a big list of things you can do to remove stuff/lighten

its in the faq

 

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Well, I was working on some stuff 2day (finally bolted the head down). I'm planning on leaving the p/s, a/c and cruise (It comes in handy on long drives from new haven to springfield).
Things I did (actually made the bay look cleaner):
-Cruise control, rerouted the cable so it runs behind the timing-side mount, and thru this "space" thats on the side of the driver's side strut tower (you'll know what it is when u see it). Also tucked the abs connector under there, out of sight. As well as ran a new vac. line for the cruise control under there (plenty of space).
-I removed pretty much all the brackets bolted to the upper firewall (throttle/cruise cable brackets), rerouted the connector for the resistor pack under the master cylinder and clutch m/cylinder.
-I also re-routed the vac. hose for the brake booster so its out of sight (it now runs under the booster, didn't even need new hoses).
-removed the charcoal canister & evap purge solenoid. Instead of venting the tank in the engine bay (think, hose that used to go from a steel line to the canister). I used a spare hose so it goes from the hardline, to the old charcoal canister dump (red hose in my car). The hose fits in pretty good and now the gas tank vents under the car instead of engine bay (never had a prob in my eh3/dc2 before tho). that hose is also out of sight too.
-the map sensor is now under the intake manifold, using a combination of spare brackets and a 10mm bolt to secure it there.
-fuel injectors are now clipped in "backwards" the connectors are now facing to the back of the fuel rail out of sight.
-also removed a bunch of misc. brackets & stuff that held the old vac hardlines & connectors.

I'll post up some pics when I get other stuff finished (gotta get the cams & t-belt put in before I take pics).
-l8r

 

i removed a couple things from my engine bay lol

 

wow, u tucked the engine, tranny, master cylinder, wipers and hood. now thats clean!!! lol.

 

^ Haha! He moved the engine to the trunk for better weight distribution!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by soundbomber &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i removed a couple things from my engine bay lol

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Wow, great job. Did you notice any adverse effects in performance by removing the engine?

 

i had a little fun as well rmeoving ****...









anyways , whats missing???

1. A/c (system/lines/compressor.
2. P/S (lines/pump/resevoir
3. EGR vacuum control valve
4. Cruise control
5. battery in trunk. (with tray gone asa well)
6 condensor (+fan)
7. multiple vacuum lines/brackets.
8. baby wire tuck haha.


anyways sorry for **** pics were off phone

 

Hey!!! I have that same hammer from Home Depot. It's all greasy and has black smudges on it from being used. Thief!!! Give it back!!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ether Way &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wow, u tucked the engine, tranny, master cylinder, wipers and hood. now thats clean!!! lol.</TD></TR></TABLE>haha, but on a more serious note, the firewall was a mess before


abs removal is a MUST for a clean engine bay, plus braking feels better too

 

I plan on getting a tuck too in the future and I just wanna know for those of you that have removed ps and abs, how is the driving experience compared to them being on?

 

without ps, a week after removing it, i got used to it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 98vtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">without ps, a week after removing it, i got used to it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

any similarity to driving a civic without p/s? ive never had p/s on my civic

 

How long did it take you to remove the ABS? I saw some of the posts people made about removing it.


Modified by bb_one at 6:04 PM 8/24/2006

 

it's not a question of time, it's a question of the parts. you need a lot of stuff from the non abs model, including the brake booster master cylinder some hardlines etc. other than that it's cake

 

well getting the line in for the passenger side takes some time, esp with the motor in the car....

 

who needs brakes anyway? Anyone have a ABS brake master cylinder?

 

haha that's true. i wouldn't really suggest doing it with the motor in the car, it's a ******* pain and a half

 

when removing PS from a 4th gen. is it the same thing as doing it in a 5th gen?? in reference to 8vtec's looping the lines thread

 

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like what? I dont see anything missing?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by egcoupe94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">when removing PS from a 4th gen. is it the same thing as doing it in a 5th gen?? in reference to 8vtec's looping the lines thread</TD></TR></TABLE>it's similar but the valve looks different. if i remember correctly, there were actually 3 ports on the valve

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by soundbomber &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it's similar but the valve looks different. if i remember correctly, there were actually 3 ports on the valve </TD></TR></TABLE>

is there a write up for a 4th gen? only one in the FAQ is for the 5th gen.