turbo questions

[AccordEpicenter]

qwickcoupe... wasnt that setup for a b20a? The big thing is the manifold... if you can get that you can make your own downpipe, or have a muffler shop make one for you. Pretty much any accord turbo mani you have to either make yourself or have someone make it for you. I, like everybody on here except like 1 person, made it myself.

[nappyroots827]

is it that hard to do?? i guess not if that many people have done it themselves, haha, do you have any pics of it??

[mykwikcoupe]

id prefer not to part out the turbo kit. You dont have to get all the add ons but it would be who of you too. Its all there. Check my for sale thread it has a brief run down. if your interested Ill explain in detail.

[smufguy]

is it that hard to do?? i guess not if that many people have done it themselves, haha, do you have any pics of it??

yes it is hard to do. Its not a joke!!! doing a log manifold is not hard for a guy who always does log manifolds. But getting a equal length or anything else, its hard cause u need to get the geometry right and since we dont have enough room from the head to the front crossmember it needs to be constructed with the final turbo u are willing to run. You also have to take into consideration of the engine movement from front to back under acceleration and deceleration so that u dont hit the turbo on the crossmemeber which will either break/crack ur manifold or even pull ur head to shit. most cost efficient style is the log style and thats where its advantage stops. One of the street style manifolds are much similar to the ones on the turbo DSMs, including the evo since they are decent sized and a tubular version of it dissipates heat better. Since running a turbo will increase the underhood temperature, the manifold itself soaks up a lot of heat since its made of turbular one. The more it soaks up the heat, the less velocity the exhaust gases have, thats why a lot of them are made of stainless steel and the stock ones come with Cast (also they are cost efficient to produce).

I see you got a lot of questions about turbo and specifically for its use on this car. I suggest that you learn more about just the turbo and its charecteristics, then look at the manufacturer u want for your turbo, then ask yourself what kind of power you want, if its gonna be a track car, street car with legal emissions, or street car with illegal emissions, then select the turbo size by looking at the compressor maps for the. Next mark your location in the engine bay of where you want the turbo to be, taking into consideration of the heat issues with the manifold. (Heat issue is a big one so dont over look it). While in the progress, look up on the turbo threads that have valuable information on your questions.

Hope it helps you somehow

[AccordEpicenter]

hmm... if i downshift and engine brake hard then my turbo will hit the front beam... i had to notch/bash the front beam to get it to fit anyway. At least it hasnt broken anything or cracked anything. Im going with a solid front mount so it wont happen any more. I bet if you had a decent mig welder you could put together a decent log turbo mani for $100-$150 in parts... actually maybe less.

[nappyroots827]

hey, this is a random and stupid question, but did you guys notice a really nice gain from the turbo, and is it worth the money for the gains you get, i just love thinking that i will have a turbo

[Justin86]

have you every done a 3rd gear burn out, boost will do it for ya

[AccordEpicenter]

Huuuuge Power Gains

[nappyroots827]

well considering i am currently running an automatic transmission, odds are i haven't done a 3rd gear burnout, but don't worry, im swapping trannys before i do turbo, haha, im not gonna throw my money into a turbo and not have fun with it

[nappyroots827]

p.s. justin, that intake manifold on ebay is MINE! lol

[89T]

here's another option for fuel... so far i am sticking with a stock ecu ,safc, 1:1 fpr and doing this....http://www.nitrousworld.com/jacobsmastermind.html i have 4 72# injectors already....so if one is not enough?