Just another EE9 track car...

Rich4thGen · Post by **Rich4thGen** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:38 am

Right, had my vt for 2 weeks now so its time to get started on a few bits. Decided today to give the rocker cover a clean and buff. Currently skint as I've just bought it - got to wait for payday until I can start getting the exhaust done etc.. So for now its the quick wins - started with the flaky and quite mank rocker cover - check pics below. Quite chuffed with the result of a few hours labour!

Am not sure now whether to leave it as brushed aluminium or paint it - will be fitting an induction kit soon so maybe fine to leave as is?

Engine bay before:

Rocker cover before:

After a bit:

Looks a bit better methinks:

Post by **Tahir** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:06 pm

Paint the rocker cover dude.

Get a panel filter for your oem airbox, take the resonator out and fit a cold air feed to it.

Gut your catylic convertor for a few more hp!

Cheap pikey mods but work a treat.

Tahir

Rich4thGen · Post by **Rich4thGen** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:26 pm

Tahir wrote:Paint the rocker cover dude.

Get a panel filter for your oem airbox, take the resonator out and fit a cold air feed to it.

Gut your catylic convertor for a few more hp!

Cheap pikey mods but work a treat.

Tahir

Thanks Tahir, the induction will be done in a couple of weeks and I'll be getting a decat pipe when I get my exhaust done very soon.

What colour should I paint it? I was thinking of just painting the cover in the middle black

Post by **Tahir** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 8:14 pm

Do it as it was before, looks best me thinks unless you have a super bling bling engine bay then you can go funky like Ian.

I would leave it black, thats the oem wrinkle black too. Looks perfect me thinks.

Rich4thGen · Post by **Rich4thGen** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:47 pm

that looks mint, think you've persuaded me

Post by **Tahir** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:08 pm

OEM FTW

Thats original paint from Honda

Optimus · Post by **Optimus** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:34 am

Rich4thGen wrote: What colour should I paint it? I was thinking of just painting the cover in the middle black

Yeah deffo paint the cover, i toyed with doing mine red (as my VT is red like yours), then bought black wrinkle paint for it and was going to do the plug cover in red, then at the last minute changed my mind and did it gunmetal with aluminium paint plug cover :

clicky

See Marc_VT's "rocker cover for sale" threads for some more original ideas!

EE9 CVC · Post by **EE9 CVC** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:39 am

For the induction kit, get either an AEM V2 cold air intake (they are very good) or keep the stock one with the mods Tahir described. Or if you are feeling like spending a bit more then go for a M&M Honda one (£260 but really really good, Carbon Fibre too!)

Bassically if you want a great sound go for the V2 if you want just a bit of gain go for the Stock box and if you are rich go for the M&M.

I quite like brushed aluminium but I don't think it goes with the red. I think Tahirs Cover goes perfectly with his bay.

Rich4thGen · Post by **Rich4thGen** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 1:37 am

Tahir wrote: Get a panel filter for your oem airbox, take the resonator out and fit a cold air feed to it.

is there a pic of this so i can clarify what you mean? (sorry newb). I was just going to get a full induction kit and put it on as I've done that before - never heard of doing this before! Will it create any more noise?

Post by **Tahir** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:39 am

This is what I have in my siR, they are supposed to be the best. It replaces your standard paper filter. Under your airbox you have another plastic box, its there to quieten things down lol.

You remove that, its easier done by taking front bumper off, you replace it with a cold airfeed direct to the airfilter box, use some dryer pipe found at all good plumbing stores. Works a lot better than open cone type filters.

Tahir

EE9 CVC · Post by **EE9 CVC** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 1:46 pm

Rich4thGen wrote:Is there a pic of this so i can clarify what you mean? (sorry newb). I was just going to get a full induction kit and put it on as I've done that before - never heard of doing this before! Will it create any more noise?

Not really, if you want more noise go for an open cone type, you can't beat them for noise, it sounds awesome.

Post by **Tahir** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:13 pm

The question is, do you want power or do you want noise?

Post by **dida4g** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:18 pm

Tahir wrote:

This is what I have in my siR, they are supposed to be the best. It replaces your standard paper filter. Under your airbox you have another plastic box, its there to quieten things down lol.

You remove that, its easier done by taking front bumper off, you replace it with a cold airfeed direct to the airfilter box, use some dryer pipe found at all good plumbing stores. Works a lot better than open cone type filters.

Tahir

As Tahir said.

It's a bit ghetto but pound for pound it works.

EE9 CVC · Post by **EE9 CVC** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:35 pm

I could really do with an air intake on my bumper, but I can't bring myself to cut a hole in my bumper and have a duct in it, it shows up quite a lot against the red.

Rich4thGen · Post by **Rich4thGen** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:36 pm

cheers guys, and cheers for the pics. I have to say I like the cold air intake at the front - looks mean. Its got me thinking for sure...