TSX Intake Manifold DIY / Q & A

[thisaznboi88]

I love the tsx im and the gasket mod. I also got hit yesterday but then I gunned it moved out of the way soo fast. I Also love my suspension set up. Couldn't have done it with out the tl sway bar, strut bar, and coil with dampening. lol

[rjp6262]

those with the gaskets installed noticed a difference right?

[ibcnunv]

Shit man i still have not installed mine...

[CrackerTeg]

You serious Piero? What are you waiting on? You've had that thing for 3 months now. You don know what you're missing.

[ibcnunv]

You serious Piero? What are you waiting on? You've had that thing for 3 months now. You don know what you're missing.

I need help!!!

[slipkord]

I got $20 that says it's still in his trunk

[timot_one]

You serious Piero? What are you waiting on? You've had that thing for 3 months now. You don know what you're missing.

I need help!!!

Grow a pair and come up here.  I'll show you how to do it.

[CrackerTeg]

Or come out my way. I've already pulled this thing off at least three times since I first got it.

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

I really should get the p2r and hondata gaskets... It'd probably help out my SRI with the heatsoak in this florida weather.

The install is easy! For me it was a bitch though because I had to remove that valve thingy on the front of the old one and put it on the TSX one because it was missing. It did not want to come off, lol. I also got lucky that the TB gasket came off clean.

[slipkord]

I really should get the p2r and hondata gaskets... It'd probably help out my SRI with the heatsoak in this florida weather.

Good info:

The P2R gasket as well as the hondata gasket are not worth it in my opinion...heat soak is not a question of "if", it's a question of "when".  No matter if you have the gasket or not, your IM will be the exact same temperature after shutdown if you drive all day.  That gasket is really only effective if the engine is used in short sprints (race activities).  For the majority of us, we're going to be driving for at least 10 minutes past warm-up, so there's really no point.  I purchased a hondata gasket for my race engine because I wanted a good template to cut my RBC manifold....I'm going to install it when the race motor gets built but I do not expect it to eliminate or even help out with heat soak.

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

Yeah, I've been in a split decision on this for awhile. When I first got the TSX IM, I was skeptical. After awhile, I thought it'd be a relatively good solution. Plus, if you look at these dynos, the thing actually works. However, the more I think about it, the more I ask myself: when will I ever be consistently pushing the car to the max on the street? Never. Skippy makes a good point.

[K24power07]

Quick question , when ur looking for a tsx manifold and u have a manual, does the manifold have to come from a manual tsx? ....

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

I believe they're the same. When you're installing it for an MT, there's this little valve on the back of the intake manifold; ATs have a hose that attaches to it, MTs do not, so you have to plug up that hole. There's no mention of whether or not you have to get the AT or MT IM either, so I would think that it doesn't matter.

[CrackerTeg]

They're the same. Just plug the port on the rear like Jeff said and you'll be fine.

[K24power07]

Thanks guys...