gnuts

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no vids yet. maybe i'll try and do one this summer. my DSLR doesn't do video

gnuts

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anyone good with photoshop? i want to see what my charger would look like painted gloss black and painted engine covers...not sure what colour yet.

civicdrivr

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It came out my flat then gloss though

gnuts

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thanks! i couldn't find any free programs to do it. What color engine covers would look good with that? Probably the same black then the top plate SSM?

civicdrivr

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Yea, thats whay Id do at least. It wouldnt be too overpowering but it will still catch your eye.

JCharged

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Yeah. I wanted an all black engine bay at one point. Would look very aggressive.

gnuts

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Thanks guys. I'll be painting it next week when it's warmer. The charger is pretty beat up looking, this should clean things up a bit. Pics to come

civicdrivr

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Same here. I just dont have the patience to clean everything up.

rickike99

What wheels are those? size and width?

rickike99

Who makes those wheels? I've got the same color CL and those look perfect!

gnuts

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those are Racing Hart C4 19x8 +51. There are knock offs called RH rims.

gnuts

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only clear coat left to do. Came out pretty good (hard to tell in the shitty basement light). I still have to do the engine covers but can't find the adhesion promoter spray i need. Hopefully monday i'll throw the charger back on and fire it up!

civicdrivr

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Nice. What paint did you use?

gnuts

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Duplicolor engine enamel Gloss black

gnuts

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blower is back on and i fired the car up today and it the revs are bouncing from normal to about 2k rpm. Is this a vacuum leak somewhere? If so how do i narrow it down?

civicdrivr

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Gotta be a vacuum leak. Spray carb clean around all the gaskets you touched. If the revs stabilize, then you found the problem.

You can also block the IACV port on the TB to make sure its not the IACV. If the revs stabilize, its the valve.

gnuts

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been a while. I after the last post i went to work on the car after leaving it for a few days and the battery was completely dead. I had it out of the car for months when doing the valve adj. but had it on a trickle charger. For some reason i thought for sure the battery was toast and took the charger back off and had it tested at my dad's shop and recharged. Nothing wrong with the battery.

While it's out a see a tube not connected. Got that back on. Got the battery back on tonight and threw the blower back on. Started up fine. Went up and down the driveway and the revs started bouncing again but not as bad. Plugged the IAVC and the revs stabilized. FML.

Is there a way to try and unstick the valve in case it's not totally dead? I read somewhere about plugging a vacuum port like the PCV to try and pop it loose? Can't find that info again though.

civicdrivr

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You can remove the valves and spray carb cleaner to clean it out.

gnuts

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Will do thanks

gnuts

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Took the TB off and sprayed carb cleaner in the IACV. It had quite a bit of built up carbon. Hit it with some air and threw it back on. Car idles normal again! I'm finally relieved that all my maintenance is done and the car is running again. I took a small video with my phone....let's see if this works.

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/5599/mozw.mp4

StreetKA

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Congratz man im jelly...

zeta

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How did this work out for you?

gnuts

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Oh right, I owe you some pics. So I put on only the intake manifold gasket. The TB gasket threw off the alignment of the intake manifold elbow to the blower. As it sits now the alignment is still not perfect. The rubber coupling is pretty tight.

gnuts

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just some more pics. Needs a good wash and wax. I don't even think i'll paint the engine covers. I just want to enjoy the car for now. The dinoc interior isn't working and i'm going to rip it all out. I'll have to try and piece together new interior pieces to get it back to the OEM look (which is what i really want anyways).

azeezp13

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all comptech errything!

gnuts

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Ya I lucked out. Got my sons car seat in and had a family cruise. Had a few cars looking for some fun, but not with the fam. Next time.

civicdrivr

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Good man

gnuts

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So today i went to run an errand after work and the Acura no start. It had been sitting for 4 days. No lights were left on. I had my battery tested about two weeks ago and it was fine and held a charge. This happened before and i thought it was the battery, but now i'm thinking there is a draw somewhere that's draining the battery.

All i've done electrically is replaced the ballasts and bulbs with aftermarket units. Ideas?

gnuts

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I opened the port to the trunk and the light is off, so it's not that. I should mention that I did a valve adjustment.

I'm reading about testing the battery with a volt meter and pulling fuses to narrow where the draw is from.

civicdrivr

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When you turn the key, do you get anything?

gnuts

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It was cranking yesterday, but just wouldn't start. I'll check again today after work.

civicdrivr

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Weak crank? Or does the crank sound normal? Have you checked for fuel and spark? Can you hear the fuel pump priming?

gnuts

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So I got home and I heard the fuel pump prime....I take it that's the noise that sounds like a transformer. It fired right up. hopefully it was just random.

civicdrivr

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Next time it wont start, listen for the pump. It could be your main relay.

gnuts

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found this thread on the 3rd gen TL side on wheels that clear their BBK. They list 17x8 +35 RPF1's as clearing with a pic. So my 18x8 +35 should clear. I think i'm going to look around for some RL calipers.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...highlight=RPF1

gnuts

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i think i have a small leak where the camshaft bracket meets the head. There's a small rubber o ring there that i don't think is in the groove properly. Is there any silicone i can use there along with a new gasket to help give a better seal?

Going to the dyno once the humidity is gone here. Going to get a video of that.

anthracitecl

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Car looks good! still running strong? I like what you did on blower!
Rubber seal gets harden over time cause leaks. Once you install new o ring seal, you should be good. You don't need silicone, but when i have to apply silicone i use Rightstuff. Don't forget little lubricating new seal before you install.

anthracitecl

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That's good to know!
RPF-1... on my list... for 2nd set... someday...

gnuts

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I got some of the interior pieces swapped out (no more ugly silver dash kit). Also ordered some hybrid shifter bushings for my bday!

Showing the little man how to shift.

civicdrivr

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