man this J37 manifold is SOOOOO light. wow

off to the powdercoater

 

the inspires literally only need shaving on the back, they drop right into the grill as if they were custom made. Crazy...

that's good, man...cause I'm pretty transparent.

 

Glad you got it Jeff.


Post update when you install it.

 

anyone know if the EGR pipe from the 3.2 stock mani can swap over to the 3.7 mani?

 

Nope.

 

shit lol

 

I mean nope I don't know.

 

^^ hahaha..well they are diff part numbers and when I look on heeltoe for the 3.7 mani set up they supply a new egr valve but then this link mentions nothing about needing the 3.7 egr:

https://acurazine.com/forums/perform...thread-870327/

 

I'd assume it bolts right on, bro.
Check the part number. Bet it's the same.

 

09-12 = 17181-rcj-a00

04-06 = 17181-rca-a00

from looking at the diagrams they even look different... oh well its only 40 bucks, I'm this deep already so can't let this stop me lol

 

What does the whole 3.7 setup yield?

 

not 100% sure. 8-10 whp? just depends if you have ported runners or not or what other bolt ons you may have... most threads I found were guys going from 3.5 to 3.7 so to go from 3.2 to 3.7 would b more gains I would assume. The weight savings is pretty significant though, I also got magnesium valve covers for the swap also

 

I never was tempted by any of that...I have a factory freak early model 6MT with all of the torque and hp under the bonnet. Any modification I make would literally take away the monstrous power I already have. So I don't.

It's not biggy, really.

 

^Lol

 

LOL. yes J we all can't have 6MT

I also got a maxbore J37 TB to go with it too so that should help a little for throttle response.

In comparison to the stock TB this bored out one his MASSIVE lol

 

interested to see your setup after the switch! any plans to dyno or at least get flashpro? flashpro would make a world of difference with your car if you're making those mods.

 

^ I always thought that you couldn't flashpro the 04-06 AT??? Fuckin sucks balls man

Id have to dig more into it to be 100% sure but from what I've read quickly it seems that it wont work. I wonder if I could swap to a 07-08 AT ECU.. Seems like a can of worms that I don't really want to open tho lol

 

oh i didn't know that, that sucks. the flash pro makes such a huge difference and with your setup it would be night and day

 

it says I can swap the 07 AT ECU into my 06 but it needs some work or something. I really doubt thats something Ill want to get into . would end up being ALOT of coin no doubt. too bad I couldn't just plug n play eh. BRUTAL

 

To be honest if you go that deep into the NA mods tuning is the path to take. You may get 10HP out of the 3.7 setup...or it could be 18 tuned. You know?

I haven't looked into it in a while but if I remember right I'd have to get a new ECU, some kind of extra harness, and the Hondata unit plus tune. $$$$$

But he's right. A properly tuned car makes a WORLD of difference.

 

^^ what platform do you have 04-06 AT?

 

I drive an '04 manual.

 

 

Yea. Sucks. I would have already done it if it were a PNP type setup. I remember tuning my old Prelude and man what a difference.

 

MAYBE down the road Ill look into it. If I could find the required ECU out of a scrap TL then that may be an option. I don't really know much about all that tho.

I bet it does make a significant difference though, love those h22 preludes!

 

I do miss that DOHC VTEC scream.

 

Looks OEM to me







These were needed BADLY!!





Stock J32 (left) Bored out J37 (right)

 

^You didn't have to jack up the front end to replace the hood struts!





Everything mod wise is lookin' Good!

 

^ LOL, that wasn't for the hood struts, we were doing something else, I was just showing what I was using for hood struts, replacing them next weekend

 

Just messin' with ya Jeff!




They literally take a few min's to change!



Do IT!

 

^ ill def be doing it before or when we change out the manifold and TB, it will make life a lot easier for that swap

 

Turbo it

 

lol at the monocle emoji.

 

Now that was pretty funny, right there.

 

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part #3 in the diagram.. does it look like it "snaps" into the engine cover? do you think I could dremel off those clips and smooth them out then stick high temp 3m adhesive onto it to stick it onto my manifold top plate? I like what family guy did with the "3.5 vtec" badge on his setup but that one already comes flat with 3m tape.

what you guys think?

 

I'm sure you could...not tape, just do some red high temp gasket maker, a dab will hold it.

 

Couple new Pics

 

<p>Yup yup..</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Lookin good Jeff.</p>

 

thank you Flip!

 

Looks good but needs moar low.