Is there any other company that makes IM gaskets just like HONDATA!? HONDATA is 60$ and that's alot ... IMO... is it even worth getting!? Any info/advise would be greatly apprecaited thank you !

 

JHPusa.com sells Pro Fab intake gaskets. They look very similar to the hondata gaskets. Here's the link: http://www.jhpusa.com/catalog/...d=813

I personally don't have any experience with these gaskets, but I have used the hondata gasket. The hondata gasket worked really well. It kept the intake manifold very cool for a longer period of time. It also fit very well and I didn't have to port match it at all. I had the old school one too that came with the nylon washers.

Hondata gasket... I feel that it is worth the money.

There are other companies that make similar gaskets. I believe AN-R makes one too.

 

yeah i was surfing though some sites and came across the Pro Fab gasket... it's alot cheaper then the hondata one, but i dunno if it' comes w/ washers etc..

AN-R only makes them for the B-series (from what i saw)

 

anyone one else!?

 

fork over the extra cash for hondata img...you wont be dissapointed

 

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its worth the damn money!

 

I just ordered this intake manifold by pro fab design. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...=WDVW
I will let you know how it works with my new skunk2 mani

 

you get what you pay for
i'm sending my profab back to get a hondata gasket
the profab is junk
the holes didn't line up and when i finally got it on it leaked really bad
profab

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ebp 99 si &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you get what you pay for
i'm sending my profab back to get a hondata gasket
the profab is junk
the holes didn't line up and when i finally got it on it leaked really bad
profab </TD></TR></TABLE>

I agree, i installed one on his car and it really didn't fit right at all, the holes were really off, and it did leak after i installed it so now i get to pull the GE mani i just installed off of the car agian and put a OEM gasket on, then when the hondata gasket gets in install that one, IMO not worth the hardships for only being a few bucks cheaper

 

Wow i would at least think the holes would line up and it wouldnt leak. Well i already ordered and im gonna try it . I wouldnt think they would release a gasket that is useless. But i could be wrong.

 

"extra cash" for a Hondata? It's $60 people . . . . . :laugh:

If you don't have $60 to spend on a modification, I guess you could always make one out of an old tupperware container if you wanted to save money.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Daemione &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">"extra cash" for a Hondata? It's $60 people . . . . . :laugh:

If you don't have $60 to spend on a modification, I guess you could always make one out of an old tupperware container if you wanted to save money.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats what i was thinking...$60 isn't too bad...hell, its cheaper than a mugen shift ****, and that just sits there and looks pretty.

and the tupperware sounds like it would probably fit better than the profab

 

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dude do you know how many products out there that are total crap? i see 2 parts on your car already that are total junk

 

i'm sure if someone took the initiative, they could probably find a source for the material to make their gaskets.
(hint: http://www.mcmaster.com)

imo, paying $40+ for a small pre-cut piece of plastic seems kinda ridiculous.



Modified by safe driver at 9:19 PM 8/9/2004

 

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imo, paying $40+ for a small pre-cut piece of plastic seems kinda ridiculous.</TD></TR></TABLE>

people have spent a lot more money on stuff that will
benefit them less, it's a good investment, like it or not

 

I just pulled the intake mani off of EBP99si's H22 hatch and matched up the new oe gasket to it and the pro-fab is way off, i will post a pic later tonight when he gets back over here with his camera along with some pics in apperance cosmetic of the other things i did to his car

 

Alright, so go ahead & price a slab of ultra-high-temp 3/8" thick plastic from mcmaster's. Let me know how much money you'll be saving . . . .

 

well at least you'll still come out cheaper than those pre-cut ones.

 

anyone have any dyno's?

 

I have a hondata gasket for the prelude sitting on the shelf, we run them on other cars and they definately make a difference in intake manifold temperature.....one day when I'm really motivated I'll put that sucker on!
B

 

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That's my whole point. You won't. Not by a long shot.

Go ahead & start browsing around the plastics that come in 12x24" sheets & can withstand 450+ degrees. Unless you're buying the stuff in bulk or find a much better source, you're never going to save money that way.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 99blackcivicSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I just pulled the intake mani off of EBP99si's H22 hatch and matched up the new oe gasket to it and the pro-fab is way off, i will post a pic later tonight when he gets back over here with his camera along with some pics in apperance cosmetic of the other things i did to his car </TD></TR></TABLE>
Yea please take pics. Im gonna go buy a oem gasket so when it gets here i will match them. If they dont match up i will take pic send it back with the picture. Get my money back and order a hondata one like i should have.

 

Here are the pic's....

Dosn't look bad form far away does it?


lets take a closer look...

well this is the BEST i could get it to line up, i took other pics but they came out like *** becuase my camera really sucks ***, but there is the best pic i have of it


Just think if someone sold flanges that lined up like that? woulnd't that just suck ***..

Thank you Tom@camp1320 for taking care of this matter for us AWESOME CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!!!!

 

IMO, they're basically the same. I've used both brands for H and B series motors, none of them are perfect. Personally I think it depends on what production run you get..if you're lucky, you get one that lines up with the studs perfectly and doesn't overlap the intake ports....most of them don't.

BTW: If you take an OEM IM gasket and put it up to the head, it wont match up that great either.

A lot of shops like us make sure that if you do porting work and plan to run a Hondata or other IM gasket, to bring that specific gasket to do the port match.