So It's All Decided Then! UPDATE 07/22/2009

by **nemoxfishy** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:21 am

Very clean engine bay! How did you clean it? I'm not too confident to hose it directly with all the wires and electricals.

by **SleeperSolara** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:54 am

Your engine bay looks so clean.

by **ampreston85** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:23 pm

I'l post up a pic of the product I used... Cuts through grease like knife through butter... Don't remember the name of it off the top of my head. I actually take my car to a do it yourself car wash... Popped the hood and spayed degreaser over everything and then pressure washed it all lol. No problems. But that was the provided degreaser at the car wash. I'll post pic of the product I used wit a rag tonight. Great stuff and only 4 bucks

by **nemoxfishy** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:09 pm

ampreston85 wrote:I'l post up a pic of the product I used... Cuts through grease like knife through butter... Don't remember the name of it off the top of my head. I actually take my car to a do it yourself car wash... Popped the hood and spayed degreaser over everything and then pressure washed it all lol. No problems. But that was the provided degreaser at the car wash. I'll post pic of the product I used wit a rag tonight. Great stuff and only 4 bucks

Did you cover up any part of the engine bay before you pressure washed it?

by **ampreston85** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:52 pm

Honestly no I didn't cover anything... However I didnalt point the stream of water on any one spot for any longer then a second. I spayed back n forth at a steady pace. Hope this helps... I'll post the pic of the product I used on my own tonight

by **bbq bob** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:26 pm

i sprayed mine after my spin out. i had alot dirt in there. i ended up shorting out my knock senser harness.

by **bbq bob** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:26 pm

i had to replace it

by **nemoxfishy** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:19 pm

bbq bob wrote:i sprayed mine after my spin out. i had alot dirt in there. i ended up shorting out my knock senser harness.

That's exactly what I was worried about. I guess I'm just gonna use a continuous amount of rags and some really good degreaser.

Website · by **99BlackSandv6** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:29 pm

Yeah man you car's engine looks sharp, more info please! And where did you get the plug wires at for $40?

by **ampreston85** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:10 pm

This is the product i use to actually get in and scrub/degrease my engine... Cut thru grease quick and easy. Smells horrible lol, but it gets the job done.

As for my wires... I gave HPF (HorsePower Freaks) a call and they no longer do mechanic work on anything other then BMW (mainly M3's) and they referred me to a place called Forged Performance here in Troutdale/Portland Oregon. They hooked me up w/ the NGK Blues, and 6 Denso Iridium IK20's @ 90$. I'll be honest, the place looks like a hole in the wall, but the cars they have coming in n out of there are insane. Silvia S15, Acura NSX, couple EVO's, and a couple nice ass Honda s2000's. And they are real nice/professional. If HPF recommend them to do all the mechanics work, then they must be good. Good labor rates too. Engine minor is 50$/hour! lol and they considered removing the Intake Manifold and replacing gaskets n valve covers to be "minor" engine repair rather then "major" engine repair which they still charge under average @ 75$/hour. Check out the "rides" section of their page. Any other questions =) let me know.

by **ampreston85** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:59 pm

Hey, random question, any of you guys know where i can find online a good set of clear corners for my gen 1? or black housed heads / corners too.

by **Toy1mzfe** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:20 am

Thats a cleanass looking engine bay man.

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