Not to take any glory away from your DIY But half of the stuff is not necessary for starters the whole removal of the front plate not true! unclamping the hose from the bottom, all you really need to do is dissconect your CAI and the EVAP hoses on top of the TB and the clip to your fuel line and thats about it! you will have to remove the far left stud out of the head using the old two nut trick! Im not really sure you even have to drain the Anti freeze but I did that any way just in case Oh yeah the PVC hose And the brace under the ITM all of this will give you just enough room to wiggle it back and take out the old and in with the NEW Hondata IMG! dont forget to relocate the ground wire to the Valvecover And Tighten the bolts and nuts to the IM to 16ft-lbs and the one on the Valvecover to 8.6 ft-lbs! then retighten the next morning or after 2 hours of driving!
HAVE FUN!!!! I-VTEC DAILY!!!!!!!!
ps the only time i really notice the diff is about the first 15 to 20 min of driving after that heat soak sets in!!