Ted's Owner
On to Integra number two!
I don't have a backup vehicle.
Ted's Owner is back in the Honda game -- Nick's '95 Integra LS hatchback
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Ted's Owner
On to Integra number two!
Kinda screwed there, too. A majority of my friends are at least 20 minutes away from me and that's 20 minutes from work. If they aren't too far, they're in school/college or working.
Ted's Owner
On to Integra number two!
Nah. I can still drive my car carefully as is. Swapping the motor would be a 1-3 day job.
Ted's Owner
On to Integra number two!
You're on swap number... three, right?
Ted's Owner
On to Integra number two!
Geez.
Ganyon
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That's what mine did then i sold it with more oil stabilizer than actual oil in the motor :lol:
Ted's Owner
On to Integra number two!
I'm not selling mine, though. I've gotta fix it.
Ted's Owner
On to Integra number two!
I posted a post last night saying, "I've got a big update!" today and it's not on my thread. Where'd I post it? xD.
Well, here's my update. I'm gonna try and not miss anything.
My car now has a short ram intake, a new distributor cap, new spark plugs, and a fresh oil change.
I found out earlier this week that the, 'bottom end noise' I was hearing was just a cold start exhaust leak and when the car is warm, the metal expands just enough for it to seal up, so that's good.
I also pulled the valve cover off of the car because I have valvetrain noise.
I'm glad I pulled it off. I found out that one of the cam caps on the intake cam was helicoiled and the helicoil was stripped and rounded off, so I had one cam cap on the intake cam barely bolted on. That could've been catastrophic had it come loose. So, I put a new helicoil in it and it's fine now. I wish the retarded previous owner fixed it right the first time, but stuff happens.
The reason for the rest of the stuff I listed is because I left my hood open and valve cover off in the rain and rain got in the oil. I didn't do this on purpose. I went on a parts run and I expected the trip to last 20-minutes but it ended up taking over an hour. Lol. I about killed someone when that happened.
But, to fix the exhaust leak, I ordered this:
CLS Street Version tri-Y header. Stainless steel, mandrel-bent, TIG-welded, .38" exhaust flange thickness, 1.85" primaries, 2.238" secondaries, and a 2.5" collector. Comes with a free slim fan, too. I'm probably not going to use that, though.
I also ordered some DEI titanium exhaust wrap that I'm going to wrap the intake and header with and some Downstar header hardware.
Well, here's my update. I'm gonna try and not miss anything.
My car now has a short ram intake, a new distributor cap, new spark plugs, and a fresh oil change.
I found out earlier this week that the, 'bottom end noise' I was hearing was just a cold start exhaust leak and when the car is warm, the metal expands just enough for it to seal up, so that's good.
I also pulled the valve cover off of the car because I have valvetrain noise.
I'm glad I pulled it off. I found out that one of the cam caps on the intake cam was helicoiled and the helicoil was stripped and rounded off, so I had one cam cap on the intake cam barely bolted on. That could've been catastrophic had it come loose. So, I put a new helicoil in it and it's fine now. I wish the retarded previous owner fixed it right the first time, but stuff happens.
The reason for the rest of the stuff I listed is because I left my hood open and valve cover off in the rain and rain got in the oil. I didn't do this on purpose. I went on a parts run and I expected the trip to last 20-minutes but it ended up taking over an hour. Lol. I about killed someone when that happened.
But, to fix the exhaust leak, I ordered this:
CLS Street Version tri-Y header. Stainless steel, mandrel-bent, TIG-welded, .38" exhaust flange thickness, 1.85" primaries, 2.238" secondaries, and a 2.5" collector. Comes with a free slim fan, too. I'm probably not going to use that, though.
I also ordered some DEI titanium exhaust wrap that I'm going to wrap the intake and header with and some Downstar header hardware.
klutchDb7
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Pro tip to kill auto trans: neutral drop it every chance you get :thumbs up
Yay for parts!! Sucks about the rain haha.
Ted's Owner
On to Integra number two!
I actually need my car to last, though. Lol. I don't have money for a 5-speed yet.
Ted's Owner
On to Integra number two!
I got my header hardware from Downstar today and they accidentally sent the wrong ones. Not only are they letting me keep the ones they sent, but they're one-day shipping out the right ones today. Very happy with their customer service. I will definitely order from them in the future.