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Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:47 am

Cheers Rob.

Yep, everything is in preparation of the P28 install ;-) I figured the best opportunity to do all of this is whilst she's off the road, so why the hell not. I've got to save for the bushes, so I'm sure i won't notice the extra saving for the install on top. I'm going to be installing the modded intake manifold before then to, so it all made sense ;-)

Yeah, being she has no added extras anyway, yet still has a full loom pretty much there were a lot of redundant connectors already... I've just added to them with the removal of the air-con, PAS, EGR etc like you said :) And don't worry... They're all bagged in a bag, so they're safe :lol:

Well I removed the air con fridge the other day, which by the way was a doddle, so I've got plenty of room behind the glove box now. (Though I am on the hunt for a non-air con duct to close the gap between the blower and the distributor) But yeah... the fusebox is going there somewhere. Like I said, I plan to remove the drivers seat and more than likely the passengers as well, to give me better access. I don't know how much stretch I've got at the moment, so i may need to do some extending yet :?

I'm still wanting to fit the P28 in the glovebox. I've decided to go down the Hondata S300 route also and forget about crome... though it would have been cheaper ;-) How cool would it be to flip down the glove box for a bit of plug'N'play? 8)

Oh and by the way, my P13 ecu... remember we thought it may have been chipped due to the erratic torque curve? Well on the removal of my ecu I to thought that may have been the case. Looked like "Tony" may have had a tinker :? ...

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But after investigation all seemed pretty standard :? ...

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So it's all still pretty much unexplained lol. And god knows why Tony felt he had to tag his ecu :lol:

Yeah, I discovered the carbon cannister the other day. Hadn't heard of it before either, but it's quite a large black cylinderical cannister with 3 hoses connecting to the top and 2 "dump" hoses connecting to the bottom. Sits just above the 2nd cross member to the left hand side as your stood infront (under you induction tube). It's basically designed to prevent vapourised fuel from contaminating the atmosphere. Instead, it captures the vapour in the canister and at certain intervals (when the solenoid says) it releases the fuel vapours back into the intake manifold. I'm still at two minds whether or not i should have removed it. There's no real pros apart from it looks better lol. Cons are my fuel economy may or may not lessen (A lot of Americans argue that last point). This should explain it better than I could ;-) ...

"When the vehicle is shut off, there is a pressure imbalance within the fuel tank caused by fuel being siphoned out, but no air being let back in to take up the empty space. The lower pressure in the gas tank promotes a greater rate of evaporation, letting some of the fuel become a gas. Eventually the tank's internal pressure equalizes, at which point the gas leaves the tank through the vent port and goes into the carbon canister. It's trapped there by the properties of the carbon within the canister, keeping it from escaping into the air. When the vehicle's engine starts, the sudden suction created along the intake manifold opens up the purge valve and pulls all the gaseous fuel out of the canister and burns it in the engine. The canister goes unused until the car is turned off again."

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Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:49 am

aardvark64 wrote:Love what you're doing with the wiring: looks very uncluttered now.

Best wishes, Colin
Floydie wrote::shock: :shock: Only you, Nathan - only you! :lol:

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Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:49 am

Floydie wrote::shock: :shock: Only you, Nathan - only you! :lol:
I suppose there is a subtle difference compared to my last lude :lol:

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Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:50 am

aardvark64 wrote:Love what you're doing with the wiring: looks very uncluttered now.

Cheers Colin. Means a lot coming from the forum lecy :D

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(LB) Engine Harness Out

Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:51 am

Great success last night... I managed to remove the entire engine harness without needing to remove anything else... Only the intake manifold brace.

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Now I can customize the harness to suit my needs and locate a few of the uglinesses else where ;-)

I also did away with the EGR valve and IACV and freed up yet more vacuum hoses... Along with the "vacuum thingy" ;-) So she's looking a lot less congested around the intake manifold now and a bit closer to my liking :D ...

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She's almost there now ;-) ...

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Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:51 am

Floydie wrote:
Nathan wrote:I also did away with the EGR valve
It's looking sweet, Nathan, but I think you might upset Drew

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Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:52 am

How about if I polish it up and mount it on a turned wooden base to keep as a trophy?... Think he'll approve then? :lol:

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Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:53 am

Crazy_C wrote:I wanna drool all over your engine bay!!! :D
lucas wrote:i quick question ! for you or colin :)

if i was doing an engine conversion .. will i need to take out the FULL loom, or just the engine harness ?
and was there alot of tiny wee wires to snip removing it ..

basically .. what is easier lol ?





oh, and my god thats the best looking engine bay in a prelude ive seen. kudos

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Re: PLEASE DO NOT POST IN THIS THREAD YET (Under Constructio

Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:53 am

Cheers Lucas :) she's yet to get better though ;-)

Basically, disconnect the connectors from beneath the engine fusebox, this will allow you to that that part of the loom with the engine. Then the various connectors clustered together in the opposite back corner... Disconnect all of those and that will allow you to take that part of the harness with the engine (That's the harness I've just removed in the pic above). If you remove the front wings you can then thread the harness connectors (ecu side) back into the car to remove the ecu side. That's a basic "quick" answer anyway ;-) Try not to snip any wires :)

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Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:53 am

lucas wrote:AWESOME :D so i dont need to rip any wires from inside the car ? :D :D

dude ... i love you ;)

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