Hondata Intake Manifold Gasket
 

Anyone here using it? Any noticable gains on the butt dyno?

And does anyone know if any of our sponsors carry this product?

I'm pretty sure I will be purchasing one shortly, strictly as a safety measure...it would be a bonus to see some increased horse power though as well ;D

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Do they have one for the B18 A/B? I don't see how it could hurt performance unless it leaked...which I don't think is very likely.

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Yeah they do...I inquired about it sometime back from a vendor on H-T...if I remember correctly it was about $65 shipped which ain't too bad I figure for cooler intake temps and less heat soak in the IM

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i have one from AN-R.... doesnt seem to do ----, intake manifold still gets too hot to touch...even with no coolant going to the IACV, TB, stupid thing below the TB...hell no coolant to anything but the thremostat and still hot as ----... it may take it longer to heat soak in? but i dont have datalogging so i cant tell ::)

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I have one on my b18c1 turbo. I can tell a difference because last year when I went to the track, I could NOT touch the IM in between runs.

When I did go this year the IM was to the point that you could put your hand on it and keep it on and not burn your hand. 98ctr

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I'd have a hard time justifying spending $65 on an intake manifold gasket...

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then don't, im just telling you guy from my own experience. If you can keep the IM from heatsoaking as much as you can then the $65 its worth it to me. 98ctr

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I have some very knowledgable sources who say its worth every penny.

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I was reading on boosted-hybrid's site and he said it kept temps down 20-25 degreees on the dyno. I think when I build my motor I am going to give it a try.

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Thats my experience as well.

Its mostly a way of controling the rate at which your IM heat soaks, vs the end temp it will ultimately reach while sitting. After just 8-10secs of decel in gear your IAT temps can jump as much as 15-20*. These gaskets slow that rate dramatically.

FYI, leaving your engine running will increase your IAT's at a MUCH slower rate than turning it off for short periods. Thats my datalogging experience atleast.

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makes sence seeing that you are moving air and cooling the IM down that way VS just letting it sit there and try to dissapate heat by itself

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I read this too and its what got me started thinking I wanted one.

BTW, best price so far I have found is $59 shipped.

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We need someone to dyno without it, then install it and dyno again, with no other setup changes, let the dyno do the talking.

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sorry xenocron forgot your still running an LS... ::)

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i threw one on my y8 the last time I changed my headgasket. I didn't really notice any difference in power, but i guess the im is a little cooler. Its still hot as ----, but not as hot. Still definantely worth the money imo though because it is reusable unlike the ---- stock gaskets.

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I looked into those things before. I know on HT there was a guy trying to sell them and it got pretty heated cause nobody knew him so they were questioning him about what it was made out of. If I remember correctly it was said what it was made out of. Someone should find the material and make an HMT IM gasket.



Can you say "the next HMT sponsor" ;)

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i have seen them made out of a material called "phenolic" do a google on it and it should give you some description on the applications and properties of it. there are even some sites out there where guys are making their own and providing test results. i'd make one, but i can't buy the material cut to what i need, they only sell them in 4'x8' sheets and they are almost $300! perhaps i'll have to look into it a bit more.

check this: http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_0401/article.html

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They sell these for the 5.0 mustangs...I know because that was my first built car (built it myself from a bare block, thank you very much...anyway...) They are supposed to stop the heat soak to the top part of the manifold and keep the charge temp lower...I knew a couple of people that used them on the cars and didn't really see much deference. They do make the intake runner a little longer so you will gain a little low end torque but you just end up loosing it on top...but overall they don't seem to do much. They do have a little more affect on setups for autocross and roundy round racing where you are under load for long periods of time....

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check out this dyno on a similar gasket! http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=624233 :o

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If you guys look around there is another offering that is more complete than the hondata setup.

www.outlawengineering.com. The kit is for IM/TB/IACV. So you can retain coolant flow, not affect idle/cold start etc... and still slow heat saturation of the IM.

Ive seen it installed on 2 cars now and they had nothing but good things to say about the product. Actually just ordered one for myself yesterday.

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I just found this and thought someone might be interested. It's the cheapest I have found them for....
http://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1077107

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another upside to these over an OEM IM gasket, is they are 100% re-useable, so if you have your intake off the motor alot, might be worth it.

The paper ones always stick and break.

I do have this carbon metallic looking one that resembles an exhaust header gasket or something, it gets re-used, but its starting to look like it wants to fall apart

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yea man, after i installed mine on my old car you could put your hand on the manifold runners and not burn yourself. also, they are reusable, so if you pull your manifold off a few times it will pay for itself over buying oem gaskets. just my 2 cents

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Damn Boost you beat me to it! any 3 for 75 shipped is a pretty good deal compared to the hondata gasket for almost that price for just one. I'm picking one up for 29 bucks since there reuseable and my engines never stay together for that long anyways :P

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I ordered the deal off H-T.
When the new motor goes in ill let you all know how it goes and the quality.

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I also have one from AN-R, and I thought it worked pretty good.. ???

Good call Dr.Boost! I just bought a D16 intake mani gasket from this guy, hope they are pretty decent.

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boost is a little slow :)

https://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/...threadid=32522