Hi Hussein,
Good luck with everything though! I's sure that getting the tuning correct is not going to be a walk in the park: you have so many parameters to deal with and they often interact with each other. Would the settings from the other people who have converted to a Honda motor be relevant to your application or is it significantly different?
Cheers,
Dom.
Thanks Dom.
Settings from others would only be relevant if it's the same tuning software. I spent more time looking at the intake plumbing today, to see if the remaining high idle is related to intake leaks.
Temps in the high 30's today, so I pushed the car outside to run it. I modded the RSX tune using the TSX VTEC settings & rpm limits & uploaded to the ECU.
After that I ran the motor briefly. Sounds good & AFR's are good. Only obvious problem is high idle now. First up I pulled the IACV & found the crappy seal was cracked, and leaking. With the two ports plugged in the TB, the idle was closer to normal.
after that, I ran the motor to normal operating temp - 180 something for the K24, fan cycled.
then I sprayed around the TB & intake plenum to check for possible air leaks. I did order a smoke machine - been meaning to get one for some time - but it won't be here for close to a week.
I got an idle change when spraying the right side edge of the plenum
unbolted the compressor, undid the plenum
have to remove the support backet also, all easy to get to with the larger opening
Just have to ease the gasket out & new one in
I don't see any wear/uneven compression on the one I removed though
Put it back together, and it sounded worse! So, I took the plenum off entirely, that wasn't to bad either, just have to drop the alternator to allow removal
I found that there is a hole in the welds of the crotch between 1 & 2. I have to take the plenum back to the machine shop, that was one of the tricky areas I had him finish for me. I've also ordered one of the thermal intermediate gaskets (3mm), as I'm not confident that the skinny metal gasket is ever going to seal properly.