It sucked. I had the manifold for a year and a half before I started working on it. It took me 20 freakin hours to polish it with power tools. 10 hrs to install .

So i unhook everything and try to take the stock manifold out like the Haynes manual says I end up breaking the pcv valve at the point where it goes through the manifold instead of it popping out of that plastic box thing.

So i get the manifold out and try to install everything onto the skunk. Had to transfer 4 studs from the stock mani. The tb cable bracket holes don't align correctly so I have to drill new holes. The fuel pressure regulator doesn't fit, so i put it in a vise to bend the outlet line up so it clears the runner.

Beautiful...it's all together, ready to install. Slips onto the studs, but won't slide on. I take it off and look, and it looks like there is too much material under the holes and is catching on the alternator bracket.

Take it off and grind away. Have to wash the manifold to get out the metal shavings...try to install again. No luck...repeat...repeat...repeat. Try to grind out the holes because i thought they might have been slightly misaligned. No luck.

Finally after dinner, I look at the manifolds, and there is about 1" of material on the the sides that are hitting the block. Get a jigsaw and cut those chunks off.

Finally goes on. Try to hook up all the lines, the coolant outlets are too close together to have room for clamps on the hoses. Have to pry those apart. The outlet on the fpr is too close to the runner to have room for the clamp...have to unbolt fuel rail, install return line, then re-tighten the fuel rail. Had to make my own catch can to make up for the pcv line I broke...had to get new hoses due to different vacuum ports on manifold.

Started on the first try, though. Idled at 3000 because I didn't adjust the throttle cable after install. Took it for a drive, and it feels great.

Worth it...yeah, but now I have to polish the tb and take off everything to get a hondata gasket on there.

Sorry it was so long.

 

Wow that took a long time. It took me a while to install it on my 92 ls also but i didn't have to grind anything which i am thankful for.

 

what kinda set up you runnnin your g2?

 

right now, just i/h/e..I'm piecing together a turbo kit for the street with a t28, but I'm still researching which fuel management I want to use. Even with 170k on it, it pulls on gsr's and turbo'd d-series civics...it's the weight reduction, i'm sure.

 

awesome, mine is all stripped out too waiting for a DIY turbo kit this winter!!!! anyway, i think im going AFC hack +450cc DSM injectors.. that or ill save for a zdyne gold or something like that.

do you have any pics by chance? its hard to find G2 integra related stuff on here. and g2ic is not as active as honda-tech.

 

I've put steel wheels on there, and painted the brakes black. I'm going to be getting the tip cut off the thermal exhaust I have on there...just trying to be more sleeper.

 

It took me about 3 hours for the entire IM swap. I know about that chuck of metal that hit's the block, I had to shave that off just a little. Well it wasn't all that (power wise) a bit louder that's all I've really notice. I'm also run a Type R thottle body...

 

whooo...long time there buddy......

 

hey I am in the process of installing my skunk2, I got the type r throttlebody bracket to use with the throttle cable, so I won't have to drill any xtra holes.
unfortunately I just broke my pcv valve and the weird hose that connects to it
is there a way I can build a new one the pepboys near me doesn't sell the hose,
but they do sell the pcv valve so I really just need to find a way to get a new hose together. please give me some suggestions.

thanks

 

Which hose is it? the one that connects the pcv valve to the top of the intake manifold? The dealer should have all OEM hoses.

 

I used a 3/8" ( i think) clear braided hose from home depot. I cut off the hose right after the piece that goes to the plastic box on the back of the motor, then connected the clear hose to that. I routed it to a catch can, then out through the pcv valve to the intake manifold.

 

I think the setup looks pretty good since I polished the manifold and the stock fuel rail. Next week, I need to route the clutch cable behind the block and put the fuel injector wires behind the fuel rail, so it'll look cleaner.