Hondata Heatshield Installed (by a novice)
09-05-2005, 08:48 PM
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Hondata Heatshield Installed (by a novice)
Well I finally got around to installing the Hondata heatshield I bought a few weeks ago. I am not writing up a full install guide as JTso already did an awesome job of that (i used that along with the service manual).
I just wanted to add my impressions of the install for any of the non-experts that wanted to install it. The install took a little longer than I expected (I have only dismantled an engine to this degree once before for a valve cover gasket replacement on a friends car) and it took me about 3.5 hours. Everything is pretty straight forward I just took my time and spent forever working on the PITA intake manifold bracket.
After everything was done I checked for leaks and took it for a drive and everything seemed to be fine. It also made a 140 mile roundtrip voyage (i drive to Colorado Springs for my first marathon).
I am glad I did the install on my own, it nice to see the inner workings of the engine and to be able to say I did it on my own.
Next mod: dc header (in the near future....
)
I just wanted to add my impressions of the install for any of the non-experts that wanted to install it. The install took a little longer than I expected (I have only dismantled an engine to this degree once before for a valve cover gasket replacement on a friends car) and it took me about 3.5 hours. Everything is pretty straight forward I just took my time and spent forever working on the PITA intake manifold bracket.
After everything was done I checked for leaks and took it for a drive and everything seemed to be fine. It also made a 140 mile roundtrip voyage (i drive to Colorado Springs for my first marathon).
I am glad I did the install on my own, it nice to see the inner workings of the engine and to be able to say I did it on my own.
Next mod: dc header (in the near future....
)
09-05-2005, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by virus7
Everything is pretty straight forward I just took my time and spent forever working on the PITA intake manifold bracket.
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Originally Posted by jiggaman
i'd like to attempt this install next, how much do you think it would cost to have a shop do it for me?
I will be attempting to do it myself this weekend
04-21-2006, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by jlukja
$375 pays for a R/T ticket for JTso to Texas and some beer. 
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