i jus installed an obx one and i dont get that bov sound like the 3.0ers say they have. all i get is a nice whistle that kinda sounds like a spooling turbo.

not sure if its cuz i have a 2.x or cuz i installed it wrong some how.

Also since i have an f23 i ordered the 98-02 accord tb spacer since its the same engine if any other 2.3's were interested. the 2.2's should get the 94-97 one. im not even sure if the tb's are any different but whatever.

 

f23 and f22 are the same.

 

Are all your seals and gaskets in tight? You might have air leakage, also check your vaccuum hoses.

 

did you want a BOV sound? even though you arent boosted?

 

theres soemthing on ebay with a speaker and connected to ur speedometer...it sense when ur car is accelerating and make a spooling sound....when ur car shift it put out a BOV sound. that would be a picture setup for you. not sure how much hp its gonna give you.

 

Did u feel any gains?

 

im fine without it jus wondering if something was wrong

and as for gains the throttle response seems a little better and the rpms climb a little faster but i mean all i got is an intake to go with it so nothing significant.

 

i think im gonna look into gettin that. thanks for the info.

 

How mush u pay?

 

bout 50 off ebay

 

so including installation time, and difficulty, and the gains its giving u? Is it worth your $50 bux?

 

installation wasnt hard and gains are minimal so i dont think it was worth my 50 but it was one of those things that i wanted to try out after wakeboardfusion's thread about it. i had no idea what to expect from it.

 

I put a helix TB spacer in my 2.2 on tuesday and I love it. It makes a cool spooling noise during moderate throttle above 2500 rpms, but not a very noticable BOV noise if any. Like you said, theres minimal gains but it seemed to smooth out my power band a little.

That turbo noise makes me soo happy However, removing those two studs from the TB didnt make me happy

 

yea i destroyed those 2 studs in the process of removing them haha.

 

I'm not lookin forward to that part on my 3.0 or removing the IM to put my thermoblok in

 

The studs were just a pain in the ass because I was using a big ass vice grip wrench in a pretty tight space, so i had to clamp-short turn-unclamp repeat atleast 50 times.... i dont think itll be bad on your 3.0, but takin of the IM might suck

 

yea same thing. jus got a clamp and jus made a small ass turn until it came out after hella long haha

 

are they selling more on ebay and if so can i get a link.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OBX-T...spagenameZWDVW

jus search obx throttle body spacer accord theres a buncha them

 

helix power tower TB spacer is another option. I really dont think it makes that much of a difference though

 

are you guys kidding? just do the double nut method (i forget the technical term). put 2 nuts on the stud one in reverse and one normal, tighten them together, then just use the bottom nut to wrench off the stud...

 

Im not sure if that would work, its not threaded for the entire length (about 2cm of smooth metal between throttle body and where threads start) but thanks

Haha... you said double nut

 

haha, i'm pretty sure it would work.

 

Alright, thanks. I guess its too late though. I'm not really sure what you mean anyway, but its all good

 

http://www.scooterhelp.com/tips/engi....lf.vespa.html

"lock nut trick"

 

ah, I see now. Thanks man

 

actually, with the combo of a lightened flywheel header intake and no cat i noticed a difference in throttle response.... plus that cool whistle.

btw i thought the lock nut trick was one of those common mechanic tricks lol....learned it from my dad. lol

 

Have a friend w/ a 6th gen v6 accord with the spacers;

From my understanding gains are minimal @ best, 1-2hp and 1mpg after installing the spacer (Helix or whatever); also there isn't a BOV sound @ all, just the winding air sound. <--- synonomous to a turbo spooling up.

 

i guess its time to invest in some bolt ons then

 

what misc. parts does the TB spacer come with???

 

longer bolts, gaskets, a buncha little nuts and screws and an extension bracket to move the throttle cables over.

 

what you see here is what comes with the helix power tower...

 

i hope the ebay unit would send me all of that.

 

The ebay helix will come with all that, the obx doesn't come with all that I think

 

my obx one did...

 

hmmm, i didnt see anything left from OBX for the 94-97, im sure the 98-02 will fit so ill get that. that is unless i look at the Helix.

 

I'm told that helix is better than obx, I'm sure there's not much difference, OBX is just generic. My helix goes in next week

 

Thats the pic from ebay when I purchased my helix