DIY: HONDATA IMG INSTALL - Page 6

lyttleviet · 01-15-2008, 02:37 AM

Am i the only one that can't see pics?

reaper702 · 01-15-2008, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by lyttleviet

Am i the only one that can't see pics?

*DIY-HONDATA IMG Install-Q Style

check that one out

BTRobertson · 02-11-2008, 12:25 PM

I had someone ask me this question and I wasn't sure how to answer it. If the gasket prevents heat soak from the engine block to the intake, where does the heat go then? For example, if the block is - for the sake of argument - 200 degrees F. Now, with the stock gasket, it siphons off 40 degrees to the intake, which means it's core temperature would be 160 degrees. Is this correct logic so far?

So now we put a gasket in that prevents this heat soak to the intake (doesn't prevent it 100%, I know, but lowers the transfer)...now the 40 degrees (above example) doesn't transfer to the intake - where does it go? Does the engine block get HOTTER because the heat transfer isn't taking place? If that's the case, does the coolant system work overtime to keep the block cool since the heat transfer prevention is actually heating the block up more than it was before?

Or is this logic flawed when it comes to the way an engine block handles heat? My buddy seems to think that preventing heat from transferring will increase the overall temperature of the block, potentially causing more damage. Is this at all true? Thanks Honda gods! :)

kekekekevin · 02-22-2008, 05:22 PM

The intake manifold ONLY has a little thing to do with the heat transfer from the head. I would say the coolant and cooling fan do the 99% of the work, while the IM only does 1%. Plus, it has been out for a long time, and no one mentions he has any overheating problem.

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01-15-2008, 02:37 AM	#101 (permalink)
lyttleviet Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 442 iTrader: 6 / 100%	Am i the only one that can't see pics?

02-11-2008, 12:25 PM	#103 (permalink)
BTRobertson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Age: 31 Posts: 685 B.T. Robertson iTrader: 0 / 0%	I had someone ask me this question and I wasn't sure how to answer it. If the gasket prevents heat soak from the engine block to the intake, where does the heat go then? For example, if the block is - for the sake of argument - 200 degrees F. Now, with the stock gasket, it siphons off 40 degrees to the intake, which means it's core temperature would be 160 degrees. Is this correct logic so far? So now we put a gasket in that prevents this heat soak to the intake (doesn't prevent it 100%, I know, but lowers the transfer)...now the 40 degrees (above example) doesn't transfer to the intake - where does it go? Does the engine block get HOTTER because the heat transfer isn't taking place? If that's the case, does the coolant system work overtime to keep the block cool since the heat transfer prevention is actually heating the block up more than it was before? Or is this logic flawed when it comes to the way an engine block handles heat? My buddy seems to think that preventing heat from transferring will increase the overall temperature of the block, potentially causing more damage. Is this at all true? Thanks Honda gods! :)

02-22-2008, 05:22 PM	#104 (permalink)
kekekekevin Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sacramento Age: 24 Posts: 201 KeKeKeKeViN iTrader: 0 / 0%	The intake manifold ONLY has a little thing to do with the heat transfer from the head. I would say the coolant and cooling fan do the 99% of the work, while the IM only does 1%. Plus, it has been out for a long time, and no one mentions he has any overheating problem.