installed procarparts intake & rear strut tower brace
01-12-2002, 12:41 PM
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installed procarparts intake & rear strut tower brace
Rear strut tower brace was a snap, except now I have to remount my sub because it was resting against the backseat.
Heavy P, the end bolts don't go nearly all the way into the brace, but it's strong enough... I yanked on it as hard as I could and it's real tight. Haven't been able to test this one out yet since I haven't driven the car for more than 5 minutes.
Installed the intake too. IMO, it doesn't sound as nice as just removing the silencer from the stock intake. It's much less rumbly (used to vibrate the hood and the interior) and it's now more raspy and slightly louder. The car doesn't feel any faster either, but my butt dyno sucks.
You also don't get the 3800 rpm VTEC kick anymore, probably because this box isn't used with an aftermarket intake:
But hey, for the price, this stuff is great. I paid $150 for the intake and $180 for the rear strut tower brace for my old 2.5RS... procarparts charged me $40 for the intake and $20 for the rear brace!
Heavy P, the end bolts don't go nearly all the way into the brace, but it's strong enough... I yanked on it as hard as I could and it's real tight. Haven't been able to test this one out yet since I haven't driven the car for more than 5 minutes.
Installed the intake too. IMO, it doesn't sound as nice as just removing the silencer from the stock intake. It's much less rumbly (used to vibrate the hood and the interior) and it's now more raspy and slightly louder. The car doesn't feel any faster either, but my butt dyno sucks.
You also don't get the 3800 rpm VTEC kick anymore, probably because this box isn't used with an aftermarket intake:
But hey, for the price, this stuff is great. I paid $150 for the intake and $180 for the rear strut tower brace for my old 2.5RS... procarparts charged me $40 for the intake and $20 for the rear brace!
01-12-2002, 02:36 PM
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i'm installing my 40 dollar intake from cosmo today too.. kee kee... will post pix when i'm done! =D
rear brace.. um... sounds like a easy garage mod... do u have a front one as well?
hg
rear brace.. um... sounds like a easy garage mod... do u have a front one as well?
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01-12-2002, 03:35 PM
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hey, dont leave those pliars under the hood! That could be quite a enigine mod right there! Would make for some really interesting noises! lol, trust me, i know from experience! LOL.......well, intake looks great....must do one myself......we'll see!
01-12-2002, 03:42 PM
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O2 sensor? You doing exhaust work? 
Oh shit, I did leave the pliers in there! Thanks for the heads up!
And yeah, I do have a front strut tower brace... it's the black one that came with the car!
Oh shit, I did leave the pliers in there! Thanks for the heads up!
And yeah, I do have a front strut tower brace... it's the black one that came with the car!
01-12-2002, 04:01 PM
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Hey ridin low.....
Does the mounting bracket fit correctly? The one i got kinda points towards the back of the car instead of at each other. Get what I mean?
Looks good, thanks for the pics!
Does the mounting bracket fit correctly? The one i got kinda points towards the back of the car instead of at each other. Get what I mean?
Looks good, thanks for the pics!
01-12-2002, 04:15 PM
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Yeah, it fits right after a bit of tweaking. I had the ends screwed into the bar a bit too far and both ends were pointing towards the back of the car... but when I got it right, everything lined up. Since the threading is reversed on one side, what I did was I put both ends into the bar one full turn. Then I bolted one endpiece onto the car. Then I rotated the bar until the other endpiece lined up and I bolted that one down.
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01-12-2002, 04:25 PM
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nono.. no exhaust work... there are 2 little tubes that you need to connect to the intake .. i know one of them is the oxygen sensor.. not sure what the other one is...
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O2 sensor? You doing exhaust work?
Oh shit, I did leave the pliers in there! Thanks for the heads up!
And yeah, I do have a front strut tower brace... it's the black one that came with the car!
O2 sensor? You doing exhaust work?
Oh shit, I did leave the pliers in there! Thanks for the heads up!
And yeah, I do have a front strut tower brace... it's the black one that came with the car!
01-12-2002, 09:43 PM
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really? umm.. i have no idea... there are to tubes that comes off my intake... the one up front with another tube coupling thru the bottom (i think it's coolant.. not sure) is the one that didn't fit quite right.. i managed to get it installed tho... but it came off after i drove it around for awhile... so.. more work tomorrow i.. ergh..
but yeah.. the shit sounds SWEET and very angry when i floor it! ahaha....
newayz.. here's a pic.. =D ... i know.. my engine compartment is pretty dirty... ne tips on cleaning that shit up?
here's a sound/video clip on what it sounds like idle..
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but yeah.. the shit sounds SWEET and very angry when i floor it! ahaha....
newayz.. here's a pic.. =D ... i know.. my engine compartment is pretty dirty... ne tips on cleaning that shit up?
here's a sound/video clip on what it sounds like idle..
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01-12-2002, 09:45 PM
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01-13-2002, 01:08 AM
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i got a strut bar from them too. I needed to bang it down w/ a hammer to get it down. It's kind of a shitty brace though. It's not very strong and i didn't notice much improvement. But hey, it was fuckin cheap and did make a noticeable difference
and did make a noticeable difference
01-13-2002, 08:51 AM
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Originally posted by ghander
i got a strut bar from them too. I needed to bang it down w/ a hammer to get it down. It's kind of a shitty brace though. It's not very strong and i didn't notice much improvement. But hey, it was fuckin cheap and did make a noticeable difference
i got a strut bar from them too. I needed to bang it down w/ a hammer to get it down. It's kind of a shitty brace though. It's not very strong and i didn't notice much improvement. But hey, it was fuckin cheap
and did make a noticeable difference
sumo, you should hear a 2.2/2.3 with a stock intake with the silencer removed, it's much deeper sounding than an open intake. However, I did set off my neighbor's alarm with this setup yesterday.
01-13-2002, 07:18 PM
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procarparts intake
hey ridinlow..im thinking about getting procarparts cold air intake..is it good?? i mean its very cheap compared to AEM or injen so...
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02-13-2002, 03:43 PM
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yeah... the hum does get to me right after the install... but i don't really hear it anymore after 2 weeks or so ... and also.. i do alot of highway driving... the hum goes away when the throttle is open...
i did notice that the hum go little louder after my oil change tho! =)
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i did notice that the hum go little louder after my oil change tho! =)
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02-13-2002, 04:28 PM
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To clean your engine just buy a spray bottle of Simple Green and soak the interior. Start it up and let it run for about 5 minutes. wait to the engine colls some and hose off.
The stuff is great! Plus it is biodegradable so I can keep all the eco-weenie co-heads happy. It evens smells like a pine forest when your done.
Clean engine and you save $0.99 on an air 'fresher
The stuff is great! Plus it is biodegradable so I can keep all the eco-weenie co-heads happy. It evens smells like a pine forest when your done.
Clean engine and you save $0.99 on an air 'fresher
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