[Darkstar]

can you guys post some pics of your engines? im getting ready to do some work to mine and would like a few ideas. thanks!


-brandon

 

[acuralegend.com]

 

[LiasLegend]

I think the beer makes the engine!

 

[MC®]

 

[Mike Diaz]

 

[Triton3K]

Hey Darren, i just realized that you have an Acura battery. Is that the original one that came with the car or did you buy it afterwards and are you running a seperate battery so it wont drain your car?

 

[acuralegend.com]

Hey Darren, i just realized that you have an Acura battery. Is that the original one that came with the car or did you buy it afterwards and are you running a seperate battery so it wont drain your car?

Dunno.... It came with that battery. That has been replaced with a yellow top optima now.

 

[MikeD]

German Engine...

Here's mine! Not a excellent photo, but looking good, or?
The same engines like yours, but without any accessories (like "Intake Filter" etc). We guys here in Germany doesn´t have an "TYPE II Engine", because Type II Legends never imported to Germany. Our engins have 205 PS, (not more and not less), but we can reconstruct our engines with 2 other camshafts (origin from "Honda Racing Sport"), and thus, we have the magic 233 PS !!! Like mine.

Hope you guys like´em...
Mike / Cologne

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[jrock7791]

Here's mine...you can see others of it on my website.

 

[MikeD]

Hi Jason,

looking good. Not bad. A quite excellent combination, to paint some materials in blue. It could be my taste.

Just as a side note: as far as I know, it´s a really hard work to paint some rubber materials in a specific color ! And especially some like flex hoses types! Hope, you know what I mean !!!
I like your hadlamps !!!

Mike / Cologne (Germany)

 

[Guest]

Re: German Engine...

but we can reconstruct our engines with 2 other camshafts (origin from "Honda Racing Sport"), and thus, we have the magic 233 PS !!! Like mine.

Could you export those Camshafts over to the states... I would be interested if it would give me a 30hp gain. Or is this basically the camshaft that is out of the Type-II. I.e. with my type-II could I expect to be getting over 250hp .

 

[Reno5658]

I think the blue covers are a bit tacky now. i might just make them look like MikeD with blacck and white lettering.

 

[MikeD]

Re: Re: German Engine...

Could you export those Camshafts over to the states... I would be interested if it would give me a 30hp gain. Or is this basically the camshaft that is out of the Type-II. I.e. with my type-II could I expect to be getting over 250hp .

Hi Buddy,

I don´t know, if the company are longer exists. But, I had luck, because the previous owner has paid all. Before, I got my Legend, he told me, that this car has other cams, spec. indurated valves and springs. That´s all. Price ? He paid 1993 approx 1600 DM + installation + tax, means $740 Dollar. But I think, today, it´s a higher price (I don´t know it exactly)

Like I was saying... Type II engines are never exported to Germany, so, I don´t know, if the cams (if available) will fits into Type II engins. And also, I don´t know the differents between Type II engine and non-Type II (I mean within the engine)

Please, don´t annoyed, but if I have more info, I´ll keep you inform, Ok ???

Mike / Cologne (Germany)

 

[Matt Whelan]

MikeD, how hard was it to paint the "3.2L" & "V6" on your engine covers? Did you mess up any?

 

[Mike Diaz]

Matt, I would take a small paint brush and some enamel paint, take the covers off, and paint em. It shouldn't take you more than an hour.

 

[MikeD]

MikeD, how hard was it to paint the "3.2L" & "V6" on your engine covers? Did you mess up any?

Hi Matt,
mess up any ? Oh no ! But I got this tip from ChrisK (Member of this nice board here). He wrotes me (via EMail)...

"Hi Mike. I did it by hand. What I did was clean, and prep the plastic really well. Lightly sand the plastic to roughen it up so the paint stick better. I then primed it well, and wet sanded the primer smooth. Then I painted the entire plastic engine cover the base color I wanted. After that dried really well, I wet sanded that in areas that needed it, and sprayed a few more coats of paint. I did about 3-4 coats total. Then I when by hand, and used a fine paint brush, and painted the 3.2L letters, and Honda letters by hand. It takes a while becaue you have to go slow, and get a nice even coat. Once that dried, I sprayed the enire thing with high tempurature engine paint clear coat. I used about 3-4 coats of clear. And that was it. - ChrisK "

Yes, I did it too, with success! Looking good and also heating resistant. That´s very important. Greetings to "AL"

Mike / Cologne (Germany)

 

[Matt Whelan]

Hi Matt,
mess up any ? Oh no ! But I got this tip from ChrisK (Member of this nice board here). He wrotes me (via EMail)...

"Hi Mike. I did it by hand. What I did was clean, and prep the plastic really well. Lightly sand the plastic to roughen it up so the paint stick better. I then primed it well, and wet sanded the primer smooth. Then I painted the entire plastic engine cover the base color I wanted. After that dried really well, I wet sanded that in areas that needed it, and sprayed a few more coats of paint. I did about 3-4 coats total. Then I when by hand, and used a fine paint brush, and painted the 3.2L letters, and Honda letters by hand. It takes a while becaue you have to go slow, and get a nice even coat. Once that dried, I sprayed the enire thing with high tempurature engine paint clear coat. I used about 3-4 coats of clear. And that was it. - ChrisK "

Yes, I did it too, with success! Looking good and also heating resistant. That´s very important. Greetings to "AL"

Mike / Cologne (Germany)

WOW!! Thanks ChrisK and MikeD....ChrisK, you must be a very meticulous person...By reading how to do all that I am thinking of backing out of doing this project(Just kidding) But ya, its like I always see you taking the time to fully reply to peoples questions, taking time to answer questions that may arise...I dunno....Thanks for that Chris.

 

[MikeD]

WOW!! Thanks ChrisK and MikeD....ChrisK, you must be a very meticulous person...By reading how to do all that I am thinking of backing out of doing this project(Just kidding) But ya, its like I always see you taking the time to fully reply to peoples questions, taking time to answer questions that may arise...I dunno....Thanks for that Chris.

No problem. Makes me happy, that we could help you!

Mike / Cologne (Germany)

 

[OregonLegend90]

G1

 

[MikeD]

It seems to me as somehow known ! Yeah... my 1st Legend. Looks pretty sweet, Buddy. Here is mine old pic, two years ago...

Mike / Cologne (Germany)