Look at what we have here!!!!

[military mase]

hummmm..what's this???!!

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/324000-324999/324959_81.jpg

yummy!!!so shiny.....i love the fedex lady

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/324000-324999/324959_82.jpg

a little look at my my parts ready for install

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/324000-324999/324959_80.jpg



Here's my engine bay ready for engine and turbo

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/324000-324999/324959_79.jpg

i'm changing out all my bushings this week along with all the suspension stuff...
hope to have some inprogress pics next week...stay tuned

[NXRacer]

damn yo thats sick. cant wait to see more progress pictures! :D

[Acid X]

Awesome! I love how your engine bay is painted as well. :)

[Cheeseburger]

sweet man!!!!!!!!! more pics would be nice

[frankie89]

damn mase thats hot...you gotta post more pics man, cant wait to see final outcome..

[Rendon LX-i]

Damn.....

[superaccord]

I hate you...um...or do I love you...ah..whatever. Sick work. What motor?

[acco-R-d]

what turbo is that and what motor?

[myaccord7]

yoouuuuuuu bbaassterr!!




nice

[military mase]

my a20 motor will get the new upgrade...the rebuild will be done at the end of next week. The turbo is a T3 .50Trim. The rebild on the motor is taking a while just because there is some things that are not on the spec sheet that sean sent to diamond for the pistons that we have een shipping them back and forth to work out the small bugs. After it gets from diamond this time it will be ready to get the engine in and transfer shops for the piping. I'm glad i have a 2nd car cuz of this.

[Vanilla Sky]

i think i'll be making a trip to NC to see this car when it's done.

[jigga89SEi]

Whats the specs on your pistons?.. Did you bore the block?.. Are u usin LS rods? and what r u doin for management?... I'm glad someone relatively close is doin a turbo set up... I might be intouch with you about some other things too...

[military mase]

pistons are 9.2:1 but with the copper headgasket is should lower it a bit.. Using eagle rods...yeah there LS ones. As far as engine managment i'm going with AEM

[3G Jester]

thats deffinatly gonna be a shower like OSS. he made NOPI. i would say yours is headed that way too. Pearldrop too.

[bobafett]

pistons are 9.2:1 but with the copper headgasket is should lower it a bit.. Using eagle rods...yeah there LS ones. As far as engine managment i'm going with AEM

where are u getting a copper headgasket? i have a similar bottom end in my motor, but im not going with 9.2, im going 9.5:1....

also, where did u pick up that turbo? looks nice, im still trying to figure out which one to use...

[kaltenacht]

(mouth drops and drools) wow, i tell you military you never cease to amaze me. I always look forward to looking at what you are doing to your car! Actually I have your AOM picture with your lambo doors open as my wallpaper on my desktop to remind me of what im shooting for with my car. As always keep up the good work!

[acco-R-d]

you know what would be interesting, if it was possible, is to do a subaru STi like intercooler and have it tucked under a hood scoop. has anyone atempted this?

[military mase]

for the copper gasket i'm going to go through these guys here at www.importperformanceparts.net .look for Hussy Copper Gaskets. For the turbo i went through www.gpopshop.com for my turbo but i bought it off ebay. I remember this company a while back and heard good things about them. They don't sell mass amounts on ebay.

[3G Jester]

although its a nice though acco-R-d there just isnt enough room to properly mount it and keep it from riding on the engine

[Coroncho80]

what is your over all whp objective?

[military mase]

well we'll start for shooting at 200 and work our way up no more than 300. i stillwant drivability to where it's streetable so when we get it to were it's almost not streetable we'll back it down to a good medium. It's gonna take many tuning sessions to get it just right.

[3G Jester]

should through so more pics ofyour ride up here. id love to see the rest of her

[military mase]

you'll have to wait about 2 more weeks when it goes tothe shop for the turbo

[truetune]

one trillion kudos points



oh so hawt.....

[MIK3]

What the hell is the color of your car? I am confused. Is it blue or purple man? Anyway, awesome upgrades and yeah, going along with Raunch, any goals being set out as far as HP numbers are concerned?

[military mase]

The collor of the car is called firey blue. When it's cloudy or dark at night it almost looks purple but on a bright sunny day it will be blue

[military mase]

Here's the bushings i'm putting on this weekend and next week

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/324000-324999/324959_83.jpg

thax for prothane!!! she'll be pretty stiff and steady.

[bobafett]

hey what all do those replace, and what is left after replacing all of those that are pictured?

also do u have a link to where u bought that kit? after i get my motor in, my next project is bushing replacement too! ;-)

[military mase]

here's the link for the suspension parts http://www.suspension.com/prothane-civic.htm I purhased evrything except the swaybar endlinks. I need to replace the front/rear control arm bushing(the one that has the grease in it. new rotors and pads. Later on i'll try to track down the se-i rear disk brakes

[FyreDaug]

Those are damn dececnt prices on that website.

[XBoom135]

How much did the turbo run you?

[military mase]

The turbo ran me 395 bucks. It was 65dallors extra to get the compressor housing polishedso if i didnt get that done it would have cost me 330. For the prices on the suspension parts there a steal. It was better to get these than go with OEM ones plus the honda dealership would have had a price that was double than of prothane

[3rdgeneration]

thats the color my car was supposed to be damnit but thanks to macco its purple during the day and blue and night,,,, im at a stand still for my engine managment for my turbo project u said you are going aem what does this in detail?

[military mase]

I'm not sure with the AEM. I'mstill tring to figure out if i have to change the distributor to run the system or not

[Acid X]

What kind of turbo is it that you got it for 395 bucks?

[3rdgeneration]

let me know what works out because next summer i start putting everthing on

[military mase]

it's a Garrett T3 .50trim

[Coroncho80]

well we'll start for shooting at 200 and work our way up no more than 300. i stillwant drivability to where it's streetable so when we get it to were it's almost not streetable we'll back it down to a good medium. It's gonna take many tuning sessions to get it just right.


I don't know if you've ever driven a 300+ whp - 295 lbs wpt but I would not worry about not being streetable. 300+ whp - 295 lbs wpt is fast a hell on the street and it gave us a 12.6 @110 mph at the track (1/4) so I would shoot for a goal like that. I think that 200 whp on a turbo car is soooo easy to get and after two weeks or so you will not even tell the difference. You'll want more.

I like it that you're realistic on your goals. I do not know much about turboing 3g accords but I'm pretty well knowledgeble of turboing Hondas-Integras. Let me know if you need something :)

[military mase]

Isn't it funny when you want to replace something and and you find sonething else wrong....!!!@$#%. I found out one of my rear lower control arms is slightly bent and the short lower arms that control the camber the bolts have seized in the old bushings and both sides. Tried some PB but it looks like i have to do some cutting and ordering parts.

[carotman]

I think that 200 whp on a turbo car is soooo easy to get and after two weeks or so you will not even tell the difference. You'll want more.

That is SOOOOO true...

[military mase]

Well i finally got my suspesion parts off and found out the prothane rear lower control arm bushings don't fit so i have to call them today to find out what's up with this but everything else is going good.

[87_HaTcH]

Im liking that shit. its hot, :bow:

[military mase]

WARNING*** don't purchase the rear control arm bushings cuz there not the right size. I have the guy at prothane looking up somemore bushings that will fit. I don't see it happening so it's OEM ones for right now.

[bobafett]

so which of the bushings have been confirmed to fit.
i want to get a little part number list together, so i can attack bushings here in a little bit. :)

[military mase]

If you look up on the site i gave,.. eveyone is good except the one for the rear lower control arm bushings part # is 8-312-BL ...I can't believe this!! I just purchased some OEM ones and they cost me 108 for the 8 bushings.

[bobafett]

whoops im sorry. i didnt realize that site had a section for the 86-89 accord. :P

:newb:

if we can get the dimensions of the RLCA bushings then we can possibly find a generic engery suspension replacement. :) when i get some time ill hunt around. in the mean time, does anybody know the dimensions of the stock bushings?

[military mase]

The bushing is 31mm, I don't know the lenth of it off hand though

[military mase]

here's what the Fedex lady broght today. Soooo SWEET!!! :rockon:

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/324000-324999/324959_84.jpg
FRONT OF RADIATOR & FAN
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/324000-324999/324959_85.jpg
BACK OF RAD.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/324000-324999/324959_86.jpg

Almost a perfect fit , just some modding to do to the support

[BDaccordguy]

big props to you man.. i cant wait to see pics and numbers when its finished.

[Legend_master]

here's what the Fedex lady broght today. Soooo SWEET!!! :rockon:

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/324000-324999/324959_84.jpg
FRONT OF RADIATOR & FAN
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/324000-324999/324959_85.jpg
BACK OF RAD.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/324000-324999/324959_86.jpg

Almost a perfect fit , just some modding to do to the support


Nice, is that radiator made for our cars or did you get it for another honda?

[military mase]

if you look the rad support pins are sunk down but they are a little off without much modding it will fit perfectly....by the way this is for a 90-93 teg. it's right about the same size .this is going in the 87 accord for my turbo setup

[military mase]

So it's been a while since i posted some pics of my engine so this is from about 3 weeks ago i already have about 300 miles on the motor now. This was the day before i put the engine in.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/ol_skool87/DSCN0846.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/ol_skool87/DSCN0847.jpg

Here is the big difference in the stock flywheel 21lbs and a UR flywheel 9lbs

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/ol_skool87/DSCN0849.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/ol_skool87/DSCN0850.jpg

My friend Eric who's has helped me in my project

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/ol_skool87/DSCN0851.jpg

This is before putting it in

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/ol_skool87/DSCN0848.jpg

Here's me making sure i don't mess up the paint

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/ol_skool87/DSCN0854.jpg

Here's the engine back in

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/ol_skool87/DSCN0853.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/ol_skool87/DSCN0855.jpg

Next is my OBD1 swap got everything but the P75 ECU which will be this week

[Legend_master]

Damn that motor is cean enough to eat off of. So how did that radiator end up fitting?

[87AccordLXsdn]

should've spend some time cleanin the engine before you put it back in! haha, j/k man. looks awesome. how's it runnin

[military mase]

Well i'm still breaking in the motor before putting on the rest of the goodies. I say Right before March it will be back in the shop but the OBD1 will be started next week.

[military mase]

With the cam grind i have i'm gonna have to go OBD1 so i can get a better tune out of it. Still hauls balls and with the light flywheel it revs fast. I just take it easy so that the plan come all together. This $h!t is hard work. It aint now one month stuff and i'm done. I've been at this project going one 10months now.

[ZackieDarko]

nice engine

btw this thread was started on my 20th birthday :-p

[bullard123]

Yeah that is a pretty clean engine. You are going to be a mechanic after you get out of the military. You went from auto to FI and from FI to turbo. Keep us updated bro. BTW how many miles does that engine have on it?

[A18A]

damn thats 1 shiney engine bay

[military mase]

the engine has about 300 miles on it now. I wish i was a mechanic. I'm gonna buy another car and do it myself engine rebuild and all. The car is show and go when all is done. By the way the school i we drove lots of cars to bang up and crash. The one car i wanted to get from them was a 2nd gen lude SI 5-speed. The only thing wrong with it was a broken rear tail light. I was so sad to leave it cuz i know it's gonna get destroyed with all the driving. If anyone is in FL. looking for one i'll give you the place that has it. it's to nice to get banged up and stuff. I was kinda sad to leave it knowing it's fate so if you know someone who wants one holla at me.

[88Accord-DX]

Awesome, another engine rebuild. Looks nice, did you have to overbore it any?

[military mase]

No overbore.Just enough to smooth out all the small scaring if any at all.

[TheWatcher]

That's just awesome. :thumbup:

You know someone who takes the time to clean and paint the engine compartment, clean the engine, upgrade engine components, etc., REALLY LOVES their car.

I wish my engine compartment and engine looked that good. Damn, it looks brand new. :)

I'm putting a bookmark on this thread for future reference. :)

Peace.

[carotman]

Niiice buid!

[military mase]

after doing this much to the car i won't give it up now. It.s kinda like a part of me.

[wprocomp]

looks great man hopefully I can get my engine bay looking like that after my rebuild,what was the cost on that flywheel?

[military mase]

i bought it from Johnny-O for about half of what it cost new.

[mkymonkey]

hey i have a q for ya....what kind of paint did you use to paint your valve cover? how many degrees can it handle? and if you know the exact name or have a pic of it...that would be awesome. i've been looking for a color like that to paint some stuff under my hood. :D i apreciate your time


oh the engine looks fucking awesome by the way :D

[Bglad420]

Looking good! Cant wait til you get 'er running!

[Cheeseburger]

looking hot mase

[military mase]

I don't know the color exactly. I think it's a aluminum color paint they use for valve covers. I'll try to find out for you. I've had it on the motor for about 3 weeks now and no peeling or fading so far. Once i get the turbo put on it will be getting it cromed out.

[mkymonkey]

cool let me know please please please. or at least take a pic of the can u used! :D:D:

[Selfmindead]

Looks like its shaping up to be a very nice build, looks clean!

[SQ is the SQUAD]

where can i find me one of those flywheels?

[military mase]

Hey Mymonkey the paint is called cast aluminum by Dupli-color. SQuaD i think horsepowerfreeks have it on there site so check them out.Yeah ijust bought a chipped p75 so i should be going to get it swaped out mid March to OBD1.

[military mase]

Well i just got my ECU which he chipped with crome rev limiter 7k. It is actully a P72 which he chipped with a P75 nonvtec program so i came out good cuz if i ever get to drop a engine in my civic i'll just change the chip out and back to vtec. cost me 120 shipped. the guy is a pgmfi.org crome tuner lives in Jacksonville,NC.

[bobafett]

the setup looks sick man! keep it up!

[AccordEpicenter]

i think somebody had some UR aluminum flywheels for sale on eGay right now actually. I run an Aasco and its very good also. I believe Clutchnet can get you one also (cheaper than any of them too) I love my aasco unit. Looks like your build is getting pretty good there mase. I believe that turbo isnt gonna be very good for over 215whp or so, you might wanna get a bigger compressor housing. I think you should be able to bolt on a 60 trim T3 compressor housing and wheel for up to 275whp or so. After that youd need to go to a T04 compressor section

[military mase]

Yeah ...well see. I just want to get the setup done and if i do need to go up in housing size it's no big deal. As long as the project keeps moving i'm fine with that. By the way RYWire said if you go OBD1 they can rewire the full engine harness for 310bucks, i just don't have the money to do that so i'm just gonna get the small harness. Has anyone bought one from them. I know the price of it but they don't have the price on the site to buy from them. Do they have a ph#???

[Legend_master]

Yeah ...well see. I just want to get the setup done and if i do need to go up in housing size it's no big deal. As long as the project keeps moving i'm fine with that. By the way RYWire said if you go OBD1 they can rewire the full engine harness for 310bucks, i just don't have the money to do that so i'm just gonna get the small harness. Has anyone bought one from them. I know the price of it but they don't have the price on the site to buy from them. Do they have a ph#???


I got my engine harness from them and there were a couple small problems. They sold it to me dirt cheap, because it was an experimental harness. They were not aware that the ecu is located under the drivers seat, but that is all corrected now. When I get home I will get you ryans phone #.

[military mase]

Thax bro. It will be a help. My tuner will be back to work on my car on the 15th.

[military mase]

Just got my ECU jumper from Ryan yesterday so i'm ready for this to happen now. Ryans a pretty good guy Legend Master. When i talked to him sounded like he was a little under the weather there. We got everything mapped out and it went smooth. I'll keep everyone posted and take detailed noted and pictures of this project since it's one of the big issues with the car people want to change to get better tunablility.

[SQ is the SQUAD]

the weather is startibng to look nice, so ill be converting to odb1 myself soon.

[EvilPenciler]

how many lbs you gonna run? This project is just awsome. Mad props man.

[MessyHonda]

If you look up on the site i gave,.. eveyone is good except the one for the rear lower control arm bushings part # is 8-312-BL ...I can't believe this!! I just purchased some OEM ones and they cost me 108 for the 8 bushings.

sorry to bump an old thread...but did all the bushings work? how hard of a job is it change it...do you think it cam be done in a weekend. would it work with stock swaybars??

[military mase]

The only bushings that don't work are the ones for the lower rear control arms. The dia. was so close i am tempted to enlargen the dia of the arms to make them fit. If your going to do this in a weekend use power tools and a extra hand to help. Have you ever taken the suspension apart fully since you had the car?? Just asking cuz i had 2-3 rusted bolts i had to cut off. If it wasn't for that i think i could have and i was doing this by myself no power tools took me 2 weekends to do just becuse of the bolts and going to the JY.

[Legend_master]

The only bushings that don't work are the ones for the lower rear control arms. The dia. was so close i am tempted to enlargen the dia of the arms to make them fit. If your going to do this in a weekend use power tools and a extra hand to help. Have you ever taken the suspension apart fully since you had the car?? Just asking cuz i had 2-3 rusted bolts i had to cut off. If it wasn't for that i think i could have and i was doing this by myself no power tools took me 2 weekends to do just becuse of the bolts and going to the JY.


I did find out something interesting about this. You cannot fit those bushings into the rear control arms, but they are a perfect match for the Rear lower strut mount. I am going to have them pressed in soon and I will let you know how it turns out. I will also have 6 bushings left over :thumbdn: .

[military mase]

OOPS let me clearify..that's the rear lower control arm bushings....besides that my full suspension has been fitted with poly bushings and totally upgraded and stiffed.

[MessyHonda]

OOPS let me clearify..that's the rear lower control arm bushings....besides that my full suspension has been fitted with poly bushings and totally upgraded and stiffed.

we need to talk some more....i dont have swaybars...im not sure if im going to get some...but yeah...i dont think my car has rusty bolts....and yes i will use power tools...and have my 2 uncles help me.

edit: you got aim?

[military mase]

yep i have aim....olskool87lx...oh yeah you and your 2 uncles.....you'll be finnished by the weekend as long as you have everything you'll be good:thumbup: