I have noticed that Hondata has a little gasket gadget that is intended to reduce the amount of heat that the intake manifold absorbs from the head...

What I am looking for is:

Does it work as intended?
Is it worth the $60?
Is anyone running one?

Thank you,
Austin

 

yes, yes and yes.

 

Already got one can't wait to put that bad boy on.



and some spoon plugs as well...
My reflection is on the paint right near the highbeam

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[Modified by TODA RACING, 1:27 AM 2/12/2002]

 

It most DEFINATELY works, and is my hot part of the month. It does significantly reduce intake manifold temps, enough so that it reduces cool down time in between dyno runs. They run so cool you can put your hand on them and it's only warm, not hot. Add to the fact that they don't stick to your head, and they might even be re-usuable, and this one's hard to beat. It's a can't miss.

 

here is your pic TODA



Brian

 

How do I make my pics smaller?

 

 

I got one also, however I havn't yet put it on since removing the intake on the JRSC sucks a$$.
However I did hear from others around here who put it on and did a compairison from before and after using the Hondata datalogging and it showed the gasket keeping temps. a lot lower after the gasket was put on.
However those results were on JRSC cars where intake temps are way above any other setup. I would figure the results on a N/A car will good, but not huge. I would figure a few whp here and there once heat soak starts to kick in. With a JRSC car the gain and difference is almost immediate since the temps raise instantly.

 

is this a replacement or a supplement to the stock intake manifold gasket? im thinking replacement?

 

where can i get this gasket?

 

you guys will spend 25grnad for an Integra and your concerned about 60friggin dollars? give me a ****** break

 

just curiuos, where does the coolant hose that runs to the manifold go to since its blocked? do you just plug it? thanks

 

Is there any Hondata dealer here that sell that IM gasket? I want one!!

 

Already ordered mine and supposed to go pick it up this weekend. Does it work? Who knows... *shrug* but for $60, it's a damn cheap placebo for the itr. Maybe I'll dyno test it or something.

 

good point wheres the hole for the coolant? if you just block it off then any intake manifold will run cooler. you can do that without the gasket.

for those that were asking about dealers... http://www.hondata.com/contact.html and the gasket http://www.hondata.com/heatshield.html. i think you might be able to order from hondata themselves.

does the gasket change the angle of the injector to chamber? would that affect mixture efficiency?

 

Exactly why I should have done this BEFORE the install!

 

I know Dynospot Racing www.dynospotracing.com can get them real fast. They either have them in stock or can get them from Hondata ASAP since Hondata is in the same state (CA).

As for the coolant hole, yeah you either reroute the line and plug it (which will help drop temps even more) or you can just drill out the area on the gasket where the coolant runs needs to go through. Both work, its just a matter of how much time or work you want to do.

 

Thanks Steve...quite a few responses...I went to bed last night after posting this...

 

To make the gasket work the most, ALL coolant to the manifold must be
removed. This includes the IAC, thermo valve(if you have one), throttlebody
and Coolant bypass.

What you will do is "T" the heater hose coming from side of the head instead.

After driving hard for 20-30 minutes i can still rest my face on my intake manifold
and be perfectly comfortable.

 

I would like to see a picture of that.

 

I have not dyno tested it back to back, but I have dyno'd a car with and without it. We could significantly reduce cool down times between runs, down to less than 2 minutes on this car. This car is a b20vtec in a CRX, with spoon thermo stat, Koyo radiator, and water wetter used in the coolant/water mix. Before the manifold gasket, cool down was closer to 3-4 minutes. This also resulted in a highly repeatable performing car, where power didn't vary more than 1hp on back to back runs. Before, that margin was closer to 3hp. What does this mean to you? Less cool down times before a drag race, and cooler overall intake temps. It really, really impressed me. I think its a great mod for the money.

 

Funny thing is..my car actually seems to run BETTER when hotter. If I let it cool down on the dyno..it will make less power then a run that is done 30 seconds later..its pretty weird. Ive even done like 15+ back to back runs and power did not drop off.

 

Maybe I should have a group buy on these?

Would anyone be interested?

 

Yes please! I'll buy another one!

 

We carry the intake gaskets:
http://www.c-speedracing.com/onlinestore/hondata.html

We had a group buy that ended about 1 month ago with the Prelude/Integra crowd. If there is enough interest (again), I may be able to sway Doug and Rob into another one.