Hi guys, I'm having the manifolds and TB ported and polished and looking for new gaskets to replace the originals.

I found them all except for the one between the heads and the runners, anyone know the P/N? This is for a type s, in case they are different than base models. The original ones on my car are metal I think.

Also, I'd like to polish the exterior of the manifold and paint the head covers, but doesn't look like I'll be able to do that on this occasion, probably have to wait till next year, when everything will come out again for a valve adjustment. Out of these gaskets, which ones are reusable and which ones need to be replaced with each removal / install:

-TB to upper manifold gasket
-upper manifold top plate gasket
-upper mani to lower runners gasket
-lower runners to head gasket
-valve cover gaskets

Thank you much appreciated

 

http://www.acuraoemparts.com/delray/...All&vinsrch=no

number 12 and 14

I only know because I was looking for these very exact ones and are classified as injector runner gaskets

 

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Sweet thx dude I never thought to look in the injectors ha!

 

to be very honest; if your gasket's are not all bent up and out of shape, they can be re-used.

the only one that is imperative is the head gasket, but you didnt dig that deep into the engine.
in the past; when I swapped intake runners and manifold, I re-used my stock gaskets.

this time, however, I used brand new gaskets all around for my head swap

 

Cool, I'll do that on these gaskets. I figured I'd swap them all on this job since they are the originals, but I plan to get into both valves next year for the adjust and *maybe* cams. At that time I'll try to paint the valve covers too. I'm replacing the front valve cover now because the pcv breather tube pipe nipple on the cover was heavily corroded, and I don't know how far down that corrosion had gone, so that'll get replaced, but no time to get both valve covers out now for paint, so next year.

I'll re-use all gaskets then.

 

^good plan.

yesterday, when i was removing the paint on the valve covers, i noticed a little corrosion of the rear valve cover.
the metal was white underneath the paint.

not sure because I used paint stripper or because actual corroding.
i'll clean up the rest of the rear cover and decide if i want to keep it or not by tonight.

 

Yeah take a good look at it. Corrosion sucks because if you dont completely grind it out it'll just keep eating away at the metal. The covers aren't overly expensive either.

Btw love your valve cover paint job in your other thread too - I was gonna IM you asking how you did it, i.e. did you sand it down, mask all threads, which paint did you use etc. came out great that's exactly what I'm looking for in that color too. Just debating whether to spray paint myself or send it out for powder coating.

 

the hardest part is sanding it down.
i think in my thread, robert (yungone) stated that he usually gets them sand blasted instead of trying to waste time on taking the paint off himself.

i must have spent a good part of the morning taking the paint off.
at first, i was using a dremel, but proved to be too slow.
so, i just bought paint stripper and the paint came right off.
the little crevices are hard to get to tho.

2nd hardest part is learning on how to remove the spark plug seals. if you pull on them, they just rip.
so, once all clean, tape off.

I bought VHT wrinkle red paint.
it asks you to do three thick coats. each coat is applied in a different direction. a cross hatch pattern. one coat horizontal, the next at an angle and the other at another angle with 5 mins in between each coat.

then use heat to bring out the wrinkles.
I used a heat gun making sure I didnt stop in one spot for too long.
ive seen some people put it into the oven to bring out the wrinkles.
with my heat gun it took me less than 10 mins to produce wrinkles!

thats it.

 

Awesome good info thx!

 

Picked up the new valve cover today, but it looks like it was made back in 07 and sat in a warehouse till today. Is this how they all are? Darn thing looks worse than the one on my car, except for the non-corroded pcv tube. Our engines aren't the prettiest under that plastic cover, that's for sure. Is this ok or should I return for another one?

 

use some autozone brake cleaner.
while it looks visually unpleasing; its function isnt compromised.

 

Cool thx

Wasn't sure if it was oxidizing or something. And the spark plug seals have this white residue on them. I'll clean it up like you said.

 

^I wanted to stay home today to finish painting mine...
i sucked it up and made it to work tho.

 

I hear ya, just not enough time for everything. I'll likely end up having a shop powder coat mine, I don't have the time to do a proper job and I don't want to half ass it.