Suck and blow! - Updated 09062009

Breathing better isn't only important to an active sportsman, it's also key in making gobs more power and my darling Silver just ain't breathing right. So over lunch, I visited Fer (my mech) for a little tweak of the intake tract. Fer opened up my manifold a little more to provide more throat for the suck, then Kiong (exhaust dude) took out one of my resonators and welded a 2.2" pipe in its place for the blow.

Exchanging my Apexi unit with my Werewolf (local brand) currently used in Daniel's Civic. What a samaritan I am.

Billy hooking me up with the exchange.

Silver reunited with my "Werewolf" muffler. Locally made, low on budget, but works awesome and sounds fantastic.

DOHC T/B ported maximum and polished smooth.

As I was also facing trouble installing my strut bar (I've been running without one for oh-so-long and I miss it dearly), I'd also replaced the super large throttle body (which is a little rough around the edges) that came with the engine for my stock SOHC throttle body to get a smoother flow pattern in the mean time whilst I get my DOHC one modded to fit.

DOHC T/B getting prepped for milling to allow my strut bar installation.

On the mill for removal of excess material.

After some soft testing last night, it seems the combination of all three changes done had resulted in lower low end torque but with much more up top, with excellent response to boot. I also had better fuel economy and a smoother revving engine. I guess bigger isn't always better aye?
Still, I can't wait for the other throttle body to get back from the mill. I wonder how the larger throat would affect this setup?