update: turbo accord project

[bobafett]

Just thought I would check in with my setup here...

Got the manifold and turbo mounted this weekend, planning my attack for how I will do the downpipe, and what else I will need to modify to make that happen.

In the first pic you can see the AEBS manifold and 70mm throttle body, and the sexy bracket I built so the throttle cable works. It's VERY simple Also you can see the spring I added to have a more firm pedal, I like the difference.









Planning on either doing a pie cut 2.5" downpipe that flares to 3" when its under the oil pan, or building something like this: http://www.explicitspeedperformance.net/TBS.html and not worrying about clearance and just running a full 3" dp.

If you want to see pics of anything specific let me know, hopefullly I will get the gauges redone soon and I can take some pics of that. Also working on getting the manual window conversion done. The interior is totally gutted with 2 corbeau seats, so there is not much to show on the inside.

Thats it for now.

[A18A]

ooo0000OOOO0000oooo thats sexy

[Cheeseburger]

ahhh sweet mother of cheese!

[guaynabo89]

looking good.

actually looking alot better since they are full sized and not phone sized. lol


You know what.

Now that I look at it. You definately have enough room to fit it there. Pie cut bends are not a bad thing. Its just noone makes really tight radius bends. I really think you can swing it there no prob. Just bust out the chop saw and make a bunch of pie cuts off a bend and you should have no problem slowly tacking them in place to clear the mount. You might have to notch the lip of the front crossmember slightly and the lower one that connects the front and rear subframes but definately doable without going all out traction bar just yet. For the cost of the bar youll have your downpipe n exhaust done.

One thing though is the wastegate placement might cause boost creep issues and/or reaction time probs being that its so far away. If you run the civic half rad you might have enough room to mount it like this.

[HostileJava]

Very nice!

[labeledsk8r]

omg looks sweet. what are your goals on the power scale when its done?

[Legend_master]

Oh man I have been waiting a year to see this project come together. Im glad you are getting close, keep us up to date.

[2drSE-i]

very awesome. What are your plans for an intercooler?

[EricW]

Looks good can't wait to see it done and running. Then you can join the turbo club.

[Sporno]

dear g-d thats amazing!!! Awesome wastegate , i love the tial ones! Which BOV do you have ? please tell me you got the HKS one

looks great man!

major props

[bobafett]

One thing though is the wastegate placement might cause boost creep issues and/or reaction time probs being that its so far away. If you run the civic half rad you might have enough room to mount it like this.

Yeah that is true, it would make the dump tube routing a lot more simple as well... I will think about it!

omg looks sweet. what are your goals on the power scale when its done?

Power should be 300+ whp, we will see what the motor can take!

very awesome. What are your plans for an intercooler?

Probably going with this intercooler, http://www.siliconeintakes.com/produ...2ae58e7ab960e1 but it is out of stock at the moment. I would like to run a bigger intercooler, but I am just not sure how much height I will have to work with. I will be building a new bumper support, so we will see.

dear g-d thats amazing!!! Awesome wastegate , i love the tial ones! Which BOV do you have ? please tell me you got the HKS one

Yep TiAL 38mm wastegate and I have an HKS SSQV BOV, but I haven't started the charge pipe project yet, since I don't have my intercooler mounted.

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Next pictures I will show the engine bay after I do some wiring clean up, and after I remove the distributor etc. I already pulled off the MSD 6A and Blaster SS Coil, and custom built Crane wires, anybody want them? I would like $150 for all three...

For those that DON'T know, I am going to be running an Electromotive TECgt standalone engine management system. Basically it is the same thing as the TEC3r, but can't run 16 cylinder motors (oh well).

So I get to pull off my dizzy and find some cam plug for that end of the cam (very much looking forward to that). My new setup consists of a crank trigger sensor that is mounted to the block where the AC/PS bracket is, and it points to a crank trigger wheel that will be mounted to my crank pulley (that will be shaved down to one belt only).

So that's the update, hopefully the intercooler gets in stock soon so I can proceed with the project. Or I finish the bumper beam so that I can maybe determine if I can get away with a larger intercooler.

[mushroom_toy]

Ramhorm manifold, pretty.

[86AccordLxi]

Zomg! Ze boosty boost! About freakin' time.

Looks good, and I think that with enough cutting, everything will fit (or else we will just cut more )

Alex

[bobafett]

If it doesn't fit, just remove or dent what is in the way! That has been the method so far... I still have a ton of work to do, so at least I can keep myself busy as I save for the expensive parts.

[Civic Accord Honda]

holy batman O_O

[Sporno]

yay!!! your gonna have my favorite wastegate and BOV on your A20

[2ndGenGuy]

I don't know turbo terminology, but can't you unbolt the two halves of the turbo, and put it back together so that the "output" half of the turbo is pointing down? That might make routing of the charge piping easier. Since you'll have it going up, then have to bend back down to the intercooler... I mean it just looks like you can undo the 6 bolts around the two halves of the turbo, and twist it around without separating them, since it's all round and everything...

[bobafett]

oh yes, I can rotate the center section (so the oil train is pointing towards the oil pan) and I can rotate the compressor housing and point the outlet straight up (as much as will clear the manifold) which should allow me to use a 90 degree silicone coupler, and head right for the hole in the body to get me down into the fender/bumper area.

if I point the outlet down I get the benefit of being further away from the manifold, but it will be harder to route plumbing, unless I bore a huge hole somewhere in the body.

I guess I have to keep thinking about it and decide the pros/cons of each way.

[thegreatdane]

going to be a beast! nice to see someone choosing one of the big aftermarket EMS kits!

[LX-incredible]

Awesome manifold!

[MessyHonda]

looking good man.

[2ndGenGuy]

Oh right. I forgot that you want to to up through the factory intercooler hole in the inner fender.

[hondaman87]

very clean motor and tranny

[Hash_man_Se_i]

Good to see things coming together finally. Keep up the good work. And can't wait to see the final results and the kind of power you put down.

['A20A3']

gotta love the ram horn. are you planning on painting it before you run it?