What did you do to your car today?

Put in a new set of E3 Plugs into the beemer today, what a difference! Runs way smoother and seems to be getting better mileage on the meter as well. Hopefully it will get better after a couple of days of driving.

Really? Do they actually work?

I though E3 were pretty gimmicky, also isn't that plug Adam (Silverbeast) had the tip break off and destroy his exhaust valve/cyl head and turbo?

https://2img.net/h/i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo59/Scourge63/SparkPlugs9.jpg?t=1266342449

Heretic wrote:

Really? Do they actually work?

I though E3 were pretty gimmicky, also isn't that plug Adam (Silverbeast) had the tip break off and destroy his exhaust valve/cyl head and turbo?

https://2img.net/h/i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo59/Scourge63/SparkPlugs9.jpg?t=1266342449

Well that would then be a great excuse to do this...
Miller 535i


Besides if you look at how discolored (heated) the threads on the plug are, I would say it was detonating. Improper heat range I would suspect.

1eightySX wrote:

T-Fel wrote:

blew the timing belt up on my SIR on the side of ring road last night... didnt take long for the cops to arrive asking me why i was there and saying they'll tow it if i dont have it moved

It is a sign...move forward with the S chassis.

This is the plan infact.
Next weeks to do list ; fix timing belt so i have a daily
Then onto the S chassis.. already spoke with Golks picking up some new turbo piping and Megan engine mounts and a HKS BOV and some other odds and ends and start going nuts with it then go pick up motor and get at er

Sleypr wrote:

Heretic wrote:

Really? Do they actually work?

I though E3 were pretty gimmicky, also isn't that plug Adam (Silverbeast) had the tip break off and destroy his exhaust valve/cyl head and turbo?

https://2img.net/h/i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo59/Scourge63/SparkPlugs9.jpg?t=1266342449

Well that would then be a great excuse to do this...
Miller 535i


Besides if you look at how discolored (heated) the threads on the plug are, I would say it was detonating. Improper heat range I would suspect.

Yeah I've replaced an engine with plugs that looked sort of like that.

within the next 4-5 days plan to have every done brakes my new coil change the fender do the timing belt put on the new header and put in the new test pipe as well as put in my short shifter .... hoping all goes as planned and hopefully this weekend i can be cruising .... hopefully

removed the illmotion shit.
replaced with a little homegrown

240sxy wrote:

removed the illmotion shit.
replaced with a little homegrown

like, and your shorter sig does make me happy

anyone here ever swap out the failure prone h22 auto tensioner to a h23 manual tensioner? i bought everything necesaary to do it but before i do it i was hoping for some input from some one who has done it. Any personal experiences are preffered to diagrams.

Advice? yeah replace worn H22 parts with new OEM Honda H22 stuff. They don't go all that often, and when the do they give lots of pre-warning. (assuming you pay attention to funny noises from your car)

My buddies H22 did the can of marbles thing when decelerating too, the best advice we could get was to just to put a new OEM parts back in. 4-5 years later no problems yet.

But if you already bought parts.
http://www.preludepower.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229140

Mr. Heretic, I want to see pictures of your car with your new wheels.

Heretic wrote:

Advice? yeah replace worn H22 parts with new OEM Honda H22 stuff. They don't go all that often, and when the do they give lots of pre-warning. (assuming you pay attention to funny noises from your car)

My buddies H22 did the can of marbles thing when decelerating too, the best advice we could get was to just to put a new OEM parts back in. 4-5 years later no problems yet.

But if you already bought parts.
http://www.preludepower.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229140

fair enough but ya my timing belt has jumped 3 times now the belt is pretty much garbage now first time it jumped im sure it was because something fell in the timing belt cover second time im sure because of the tensioner just doesnt seem as tight as it should be even with adjusting it and a couple weeks ago it jumped again and im done with this auto tensioner. New belt and h23 manual tensioner is my way to fix this problem. However i have also decided tomorrow (thursday) i will be taking into cws tuning for cam to have fun with.

Installed an AFE DryFlow intake system, Silver Billet TB spacer, and E3 spark plugs in the Cherokee today. Nice bump in power I must say .... but lets see what the fuel economy does.

troyjule wrote:

Mr. Heretic, I want to see pictures of your car with your new wheels.

I haven't went and got tires yet. Cars not ready or plated anyways. But I'm going to the SKdubs spring event on May 14, and I do plan on having them on for that. Are you attending? I assume Fountain tire will only need a week notice or so to get in a set of Federals in 195/45?

I shall be there for sure. I missed out on last year's festivities so I wanna be cool and hip with the crowd again.

h22z1 wrote:

Heretic wrote:

Advice? yeah replace worn H22 parts with new OEM Honda H22 stuff. They don't go all that often, and when the do they give lots of pre-warning. (assuming you pay attention to funny noises from your car)

My buddies H22 did the can of marbles thing when decelerating too, the best advice we could get was to just to put a new OEM parts back in. 4-5 years later no problems yet.

But if you already bought parts.
http://www.preludepower.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229140

fair enough but ya my timing belt has jumped 3 times now the belt is pretty much garbage now first time it jumped im sure it was because something fell in the timing belt cover second time im sure because of the tensioner just doesnt seem as tight as it should be even with adjusting it and a couple weeks ago it jumped again and im done with this auto tensioner. New belt and h23 manual tensioner is my way to fix this problem. However i have also decided tomorrow (thursday) i will be taking into cws tuning for cam to have fun with.

beat me to it!, I was going to link him to the same site, I also have to swap out my auto tensioner for my manual ones, the h22 auto tensioners are popular for failing, and effing shit up!!

Heretic wrote:

troyjule wrote:

Mr. Heretic, I want to see pictures of your car with your new wheels.

But I'm going to the SKdubs spring event on May 14, and I do plan on having them on for that.

Im gunna have to be there! Cover the meet for Dodo and see your new wheels in action.

nguyen306 wrote:

h22z1 wrote:

Heretic wrote:

Advice? yeah replace worn H22 parts with new OEM Honda H22 stuff. They don't go all that often, and when the do they give lots of pre-warning. (assuming you pay attention to funny noises from your car)

My buddies H22 did the can of marbles thing when decelerating too, the best advice we could get was to just to put a new OEM parts back in. 4-5 years later no problems yet.

But if you already bought parts.
http://www.preludepower.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229140

fair enough but ya my timing belt has jumped 3 times now the belt is pretty much garbage now first time it jumped im sure it was because something fell in the timing belt cover second time im sure because of the tensioner just doesnt seem as tight as it should be even with adjusting it and a couple weeks ago it jumped again and im done with this auto tensioner. New belt and h23 manual tensioner is my way to fix this problem. However i have also decided tomorrow (thursday) i will be taking into cws tuning for cam to have fun with.

beat me to it!, I was going to link him to the same site, I also have to swap out my auto tensioner for my manual ones, the h22 auto tensioners are popular for failing, and effing shit up!!

If you need i have an extra set of complete parts from an h23 i went and bought all new ones when a buddy of mine was parting out his h23 prelude. So everything is there but its used and the car had 360k i think dirt cheap like 50$

if its the same dude, i already coped the manual tensioner and fuel rail with the injectors for like 30 bucks, I gotta get my H2B project going.. been slacking

Heretic wrote:

troyjule wrote:

Mr. Heretic, I want to see pictures of your car with your new wheels.

I haven't went and got tires yet. Cars not ready or plated anyways. But I'm going to the SKdubs spring event on May 14, and I do plan on having them on for that. Are you attending? I assume Fountain tire will only need a week notice or so to get in a set of Federals in 195/45?

Just a heads up I'm not with Foutnain anymore. Go see the guys at the North Albert location if you want, tell them Shawn sent you. Can't vouch for pricing but they a pretty good guys to deal with.

BTW those wheels look hot!

so i put on a garden lip ...... beak if you like but imo it looks hawt haha i also zipstitched my bumper back together . and put in a new knob and a wink mirror oh and lowerd it more if you havent seen it yet

siickk

i found more reasons why not to ever take your motor to continental engine rebuilders.

i honestly can't believe how good fucking garden trim looks on ek hondas haha

lol does look pretty good

x2, and how much did it cost to make? lol