does the hondata imgasket really lower intake temps by 15-20%?


i always used oem im gaskets but recently i was in my local shop and noticed the hondata im gasket and did a little research and hondata says it lowers intake temps by 15-20%..can anyoneverify this or add to this info?...would it be worth using this gasket for a street built head?

 

Yes it does insulate the intake manifold to help reduce thermal conductivity, thus reducing it's temperature. And yes, it's worth using.

 

I have it and my intake manifold gets just as hot as it did before I put it on. I dont notice a difference.

 

I've heard good things about it.
Will most likely get one whenever I decide to get me a new IM.

 

plus they're reuseable, so after awhile it will pay for itself. i pull my intake mani off at least 4 times a day.

 

My experience was more like 10-11%. I have Hondata and datalogging, so I just watched the IAT sensor readings. At 200 degrees, that's 20 degrees cooler intake temps-it is good for a few hp.

 

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Me too!

 

yea..i dont pull my im very often and for the price they are going for i might as well just buy a few and thrwo them in my stock pile of replacment gaskets..might as well give it a shot..i got nothin to lose

 

How well it works depends upon the way you drive, and where you drive. Naturally the gasket will work better when there is a lot of airflow both through the manifold and through the engine compartment. So if you do a lot of highway driving, it will be more effective than if you do primarily stop and go driving where heat soak will become a major factor.

 

does anyone know if they make it for d16z and where i can get one? sometime this week i'm gettin a skunk 2 intake manifold so since i'm gonna be changin the manifold, mind as well get a new gasket for it... thanks

 

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http://www.hondata.com

 

hondata makes a great product in their im gasket, but a more affordable im gasket that is nearly identical to the hondata is the an-r.
an-r.com
either way you will have a cooler im

 

i dont see an-r's gasket on their site...

 

I've got the hondata IM gasket, and after pulling my motor apart for this rebuild, the gasket is all nasty-looking. The intake ports seemed to have shrank (i.e., the holes that the air flows through are now smaller and look like it will restrict/disrupt the flow of air). Am I the only one who has had this problem, and should I reuse it?

 

Im using the Hondata Gasket and the manifold does feel a little cooler but the other advantage to it is. If you remove your manifold alot or any its reusable.

 

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And has enyone looked into this???

 

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same with me
i have it and i dont notice any difference at all
i mainly got it cuz its reusable

 

thats the one thing i dont like about the hondata gasket, they get deformed way too quickly. after being used for maybe about 100miles, i pulled mine and the ports were all squished out of position. thats probably causing lots of disturbance. and all the bolts were tqed to spec so thats not a factor. I think the material used is just too soft.

 

i have em as well...and my intake manifold is twice cooler...just have to sandwich the hondata gasket with 2 stock gasket and use rubber washers so the nuts wont touch the intake mani...

 

what kind of motor?

 

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yes. I have some in stock. $60+shipping

 

yeah, it works much better if you also have the insulating washers. Otherwise the nuts touch the studs, which are in the mani, and you still get heatsoak.

Not a bad idea to reroute your coolant lines that go to the TB/IM while you are at it.