Alrighty, well i got that stinkin' air pump removed ( running AEM EMS ). I still have some questions however. Near the throttle body there are a TON of vacuum lines. A couple of them go to something that sits on the aluminum bar that used to be under the stock airbox. There is a check valve in one of the lines and it runs to this thing thats attached to the side of that bar. Also, there appears to be a solenoid of some sort that used to be connected to the air box, im not sure what this is either, but it has something to do with that other thing i was referring to because the vacuum lines from this solenoid also run to or from that thing. I dont have a picture, but im sure someone knows what im referring to. I want to know what these things are, and if i can remove them or not. Im gonna try to clean up the engine bay and make this look clean, i dont want vacuum lines all over the place. Let me know guys, i need help!!

 

-the selenoid thing youre talking about is an air control valve and can be removed. make a block-off plate to cover the hole.

-use the vacuum line port that you removed from the air control valve to intake manifold for your bov.

-the thing under the air box is another valve and can also be removed. you can then remove the hard vacuum lines by the fuel rail.

-when removing the hard lines substitute the coolant hose with a longer one to go directly from under the throttle body to the engine head.

....this will all make perfect sense when you are under the hood

 

lol, thank you SO much. I have been into cars for years but this is my first turbo honda so im still learning a little bit. I appreciate you very much!

 

Andy, I shot you a PM regarding the pfab manifold. How do you like it? Is there good room between the turbine housing and firewall for a good sized downpipe, etc?

can you snap some pics for me? I'm deliberating between that and the spoolin performance bottom mount setup.

 

I did get your PM, but I had to take it all off because Pang from P-Fab sent me the wrong downpipe. Hes making it right though, and honestly he replied to my email within 5 minutes and is more than willing to help me out because he knows he screwed up on this one....great customer service cant go wrong with p-fab.

As for the manifold, there is plenty of room for a 3" downpipe ( thats what im using ). I think it goes without saying that you are gonna have a hard 90* bend right off the turbine, but its not really that bad of a bend, and its not gonna flow any worse I dont think either. I got his whole kit, and it all seems to be really nice stuff and its not as expensive as some of the other stuff out there. Once I get the manifold shipped back to him along with the downpipe i can take some pics for you but its gonna be about a week for me to ship it and him to make a new DP and send it back.

 

just curious... why did you have to send the manifold back? I would think all the pipes would be built off jig's, beyond the initial run...

John

 

yea thats what i said to him, but he requested the manifold too. Trust me, I dont want to take it off but oh well.

 

no problem man

post some pics when you're done and good luck with your build!

 

Andy- thanks! Yeah, I look forward to the pics. I still have to sell my b-series stuff to fund the s2k manifold/dp. I've got a turbo, wastegate, intercooer with various bends, TN raptor bov, and AEM FIC on the way, so that's half the battle!