Yep, I was kind figuring on 440 - 450 crank HP. With 17% on the 6-Speed and 23% on the 5AT:

6-Speed: 445 * 0.83 = 369 WHP
5AT: 445 * 0.77 = 342 WHP

That should make for some serious vehicles.

In years past the only real aftermarket performance from Honda/Acura (outside of the NSX) was in the I4 engines, mostly the Civic and Integra. Now we are seeing a new threat in the V6 engines.

The AV6 also had potential in the engine but was limited by the transaxle. Now there are fixes to that along with the 5AT and we also have the 6-Speed versions.

 

I'll be sure and go easy on the throttle after I get the IC setup .

 

I'm sure you will.

 

steve only 369whp oh well i guess i can deal with it for now lol

 

hey... its mike with the silver tl...make sure you let me aee that intercooler once you get it installed

 

hey mike dont worry ill even take you for a ride when its done welcome to the board.now go put some money into that thing

 

Finally, I can now take orders for the IC. Right now it is through a Paypal emailed request. Once I get time, which is not likely soon, I will update the site.

 

Any concerns with the IC and CA smog laws?

 

Passing tests will not be a problem as the EGR system remains intact and the fuel trim values look great. Now, what I am not sure of are the visual inspections.

 

That's the big problem with CA. You'd think the meatheads would only care about the emissions and let the car pass, especially if it blew better than average numbers. They let a lot of old clunkers stay on the road with crummy emissions by letting the owners slowly fix up the car. And, if they are gross polluters and old enough, they let them stay on the road (well, there are a few exceptions).

The visual part of the inspection would depend on the person and what is actually “visible.” Some of the import-savvy guys really know their cars and it really gets iffy. A look at the intercooler might be something that a motorhead would pick up on *and* depending on their mood, well....

I have a friend who is building a Cobra replicar, so we’ve there’s been a lot of information passed back and forth about what is acceptable and what is not. AS a note, the information is not always “constant”; OTOH, there are certain options that are fully CARBd for the donor engine – a 351 Windsor from a 1969 Torino; they have universally given the nod to the CARB’d parts and have had mixed comments on the non-CARB’d parts. A number of people have passed without a problem, but others have not been so lucky. IMO, luck of the draw and connections were involved.

Most of the changes that happen clearly out of view (like cams, pistons, etc) are not going to be detected by a visual check *and* unless something is really funny, like very odd emission numbers, they probably are not going to tear down an engine.

So, if they can see it, it's a possible problem.

Some of the folks here have commented that they have been granted a waiver when they swapped in a different motor. Yes, they will let you do that if the donor engine is from a year >= recipient’s car's year. The parts need to be all CARB'D and the engine needs all of the "ginger bread" pieces that came with that year.

 

Thanks Eric, it is a concern about the visual. Hrmm, maybe a little black paint and they won't notice.

 

When smog time comes up, I'm just going to reinstall the stock manifold and harness, then get it smogged.

 

I was wondering about that. It shouldn't be too big of a deal to pull the manifold.

BTW, make a post and change that post count. :devil:

 

Oh shit!!! That must be why alot of bad stuff happened yesterday! That number keeps following me around , seriously.