First of all, there are a couple of good DIY's for what I have done here and here.
Driving Impressions:
The combination of 1.2° of negative camber up front, the HFP suspension and the Progress rear sway bar result in induceable oversteer. Stable unless provoked. A.K.A. - Perfect.
The short ram intake, well, the wave of evil that leaps forth from just above your knees and into your ears at 6000 rpm is worth every penny. It makes children cry. It may suck a little hot air when your are not moving, but for the most part it's Satan screaming after Vtec kicks in.
A few pointers for the noobies:
Clean the area above the IM BEFORE your start. Use a vacuum cleaner and a toothbrush to get all the grit out of there. You WILL be struggling to get this damn thing off, and shit WILL drop into your head. By the time I got done, there were aluminum shavings on the head from where the stud threads gouged the IM.
The Hondata instructions say to remove the LH stud. Don't. There is not enough stud sticking out after the IMG install to get the stud all the way in using the two nut method. You CAN use the 2 nut method to get it out, but then you will be totally clueless on how to tilt the IM back on with both studs in place.
The bracket under the IM, the one that does not go to the bar, does not need to be removed from the IM if you unclip the wire harness that is attached to it about half way up. It can be removed from under the car.
Push hoses, don't pull them. There are 8 trillion hose ends you have to push off. You will be an expert by the end of this project and will be taking them off and putting them on as easily as plugging in a hair drier.
I tried to cheap out and half drain my coolant. I was holding the IM up with one hand, and pushing off the pink hose with the other when I discovered that there was quite a bit of coolant left in my engine. So here I was on the cusp of FINALLY getting it off and my shoes were getting soaked.
Use a vacuum cleaner to suck up any bits of crap that fall onto or into the head. DON'T SUCK GASOLINE YOUR VACUUM WILL EXPLODE.
Extensions extensions extensions. Be sure you have plenty of extensions for your ratchet. I was able to get to the bracket bolt on the underside of the IM from under the car using a stack of extensions. A universal joint and extensions are required for this job, as are a 8,10,12mm sockets and a 8,10,12 mm wrench. Here's a pic of extension being used for getting under the IM.
Also note the copious use of 3m blue masking tape. Basically, if it lead to somewhere after the intake filter, it got covered with tape if I was leaving it overnight. I also covered the fuel rail with a plastic bag to keep dust off the injectors.
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