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hey guys
Finally got round in fitting my icebox over the BH weekend with my cousin so heres my instructions and review (sorry, no pics) :
Instructions
I used a combination of the fitting instructions from Comptech, Dai-tec “how to” guide, and also the one from K-Series.
It took us just under 2.5hrs to get everything done, but we wasted .5hrs putting in the correct position as 1st,3rd and 5th gear would catch the icebox feeder pipe.
Remove battery
Take out stock airbox, but you will need to keep the big long screw and also the 3 rubber grommets- cant miss them- they are the only rubber on the airbox, where the screws comes from.
To relocate the ground/earth strap, put it into 2nd gear for more space to work with. Remove the bracket that the strap was on as this is no longer required.
You should now have a clear enough space to put the air intake- although it is still quite a tight space.
Cut a bit of the splash panel rubber bit.
There is a small bracket that comes with the icebox that you fit to the end of the intake tube. Jack up the car slightly and you will see that there is a hole to fasten this bracket to the car.
Before screwing the whole icebox down- make sure you can go through all the gears, mainly 1st, 3rd and 5th. You might need to play around for a bit before screwing everything into place.
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Reveiw
Went for a quick spin and didnt really know what to expect. The first couple of vtec, there didnt seem to be that much of a "kick" I was honestly worried that i did something wrong.
After driving around for another 15mins, the vtec wasnt really that noticiable- however, i did feel that there is no torque.
So i let my cousin drive it and OMG i not sure whether its coz he was driving harder than i was but boy was he fast
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Questions:
Reasonable happy with it but heres my question...........
Is it coz the ECU is still recognising the Icebox so thats why i cant feel the "kick"-
how long does this usually take ??
its it worth my while to pull out Fuse 6 (i think it is) to "reset" everything?
Splash panel rubber bit- my cousin cut out a MASSIVE chuck out- so much that the bar bit can be seen- would this cause any harm/damage ?
Thanks
Gary
Finally got round in fitting my icebox over the BH weekend with my cousin so heres my instructions and review (sorry, no pics) :
Instructions
I used a combination of the fitting instructions from Comptech, Dai-tec “how to” guide, and also the one from K-Series.
It took us just under 2.5hrs to get everything done, but we wasted .5hrs putting in the correct position as 1st,3rd and 5th gear would catch the icebox feeder pipe.
Remove battery
Take out stock airbox, but you will need to keep the big long screw and also the 3 rubber grommets- cant miss them- they are the only rubber on the airbox, where the screws comes from.
To relocate the ground/earth strap, put it into 2nd gear for more space to work with. Remove the bracket that the strap was on as this is no longer required.
You should now have a clear enough space to put the air intake- although it is still quite a tight space.
Cut a bit of the splash panel rubber bit.
There is a small bracket that comes with the icebox that you fit to the end of the intake tube. Jack up the car slightly and you will see that there is a hole to fasten this bracket to the car.
Before screwing the whole icebox down- make sure you can go through all the gears, mainly 1st, 3rd and 5th. You might need to play around for a bit before screwing everything into place.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reveiw
Went for a quick spin and didnt really know what to expect. The first couple of vtec, there didnt seem to be that much of a "kick" I was honestly worried that i did something wrong.
After driving around for another 15mins, the vtec wasnt really that noticiable- however, i did feel that there is no torque.
So i let my cousin drive it and OMG i not sure whether its coz he was driving harder than i was but boy was he fast
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Questions:
Reasonable happy with it but heres my question...........
Is it coz the ECU is still recognising the Icebox so thats why i cant feel the "kick"-
how long does this usually take ??
its it worth my while to pull out Fuse 6 (i think it is) to "reset" everything?
Splash panel rubber bit- my cousin cut out a MASSIVE chuck out- so much that the bar bit can be seen- would this cause any harm/damage ?
Thanks
Gary