B18c1 swap, heater valve clearance issue

[yevangelis]

Gsr manifold
98 civic

Hey guys I can't find any info on this but my TPS and heater control valve are too close together to get the tps plugged in.
Anyone ever run into this?

How do I remedy?

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[ShinsenTuner]

This will be terrible advise, but I would imagine a lot of people just unbolt the heater valve from the firewall and reposition it so it's no longer hitting. However what you're experiencing is rather uncommon (at least spoken about) so I'm sure others will have other options you can do.

My H22 Civic had the heater valve bent just slightly out of the way in order to clear the intake manifold, however whoever did it ended up breaking the valve itself and I couldn't get the heat to run ever again. Deleted the core and never looked back. :-)

 

[yevangelis]

Well -daily driver, so I want to keep the core. I tried unbolting it from the firewall but then the cable didn't fully close the valve.

 

[xxBLOOD88SHOTxx]

Aftermarket intake manifold.

 

[obracer12]

I just made a bracket with some sheet metal making the valve face toward the trans mount and bolted it into the same location. It works well.

 

[yevangelis]

well this is interesting, dealer is showing two different mounts/ valves for the integra; the gsr AND typeR use the one that goes sideways while the others use the angled civic style
http://www.hondapartsunlimited.com/auto-parts/1997/acura/integra-hatchback/gs-r-leather-trim/5-speed-manual-engine/electrical-exhaust-heater-fuel-cat/water-valve-scat

i tried using the gsr mount but it didn't bolt up to the firewall correctly... well I'll mess with it some more