thinking about turboing stock f22

[turbo90accord]

a big 16g can net about 100hp more than a 14b. but the biggest gain are that at high boost the 14b is pretty much a hot air pump and it is past its efficiency rating while the 16g is much cooler operating because it has greater flow capabilities.

[blazenem]

im goin dsm because its cheap and i never turboed a car in my life so its also a learning process for me. i have most of what i need like Turbo and manifold, some ic pipes, fmic dsm injectors, already upgraded the fuel pump before. need a ecu chipped and all needed to tune and some couplers so i can route the pipes and stuff. bunch of misc things...so far i think i have paid 400 for all that i have..

[Joey GT-R]

I have the treadstone intercooler kit for sale, only 250 plus shipping. Let me know.

[DKRM]

http://cgi.ebay.ca/H22-HONDA-PRELUDE...#ht_4443wt_907

Im running this intercooler and charge pipe kit with my dsm setup, it looks to be the same design as the treadstone kit but Cheaper, The quality seems decent with nice welds you just have to be careful if you do any other welding because it is thin low quality aluminum and will melt away if your not careful. Great kit for the 125 dolllar price tag though!

[DKRM]

http://cgi.ebay.ca/H22-HONDA-PRELUDE...#ht_2719wt_907

You can also get it without the intercooler for 80. Just thought id mention it

[Lawman_745]

Don't forget a higher flowing fuel pump. Walbro FTW. I have a 1st gen DSM exhaust manifold if you need one.

[rexload]

stock Honda fuel pump is good for 250-300 hp so it's not absolutely necessary.

[SleeperSEDAN]

Unless its a factory pump that's weak. Happens all the time.

The older the car gets then you tune it the fuel pump gets to like 50% flow of what it use to do. Think about it.

I tune cars all the time that have issues with a low flowing fuel pump. Mostly on not taken care of vehicles.
You will probably be fine but until you have a real tune and dial in ignition values and can rule out and changes over time you can't rule out the pump.

Just be aware it "MAY" be adequate and is for 95% of us.

A dsm kit is much better quality than most kits. Reason being they last and last. The turbo can be rebuilt or bought. Newer garrets are coming from honeywell with crap for bearings/seals etc.

I know. I have friends that work there. Along with reviewing that catipillar is having the biggest recall in history from garret. And I have 3 friends that have various new cars along with one have a m12 noble import that is super expensive high end. The gt28rs turbos are junk. They feel apart after 9k miles at 12psi. Turbo timed and all. Its just to much negative. Use whatever you can get your hands on. Rule out anything not needed. IE- bov can be had for cheap. Homemade or used.

A flux core 80.00 welder from harbor freight works for me. I do downpipes and charge pipes from 10$ straight sections (15ft long for 10$ come on) and stuff.

Clean the injectors before you use them. That or buy a new set. Atleast check and see if they flow equal.

Small stuff goes a long way. I've seen fmu setups tuned with an afc on stock injectors made nice number. Not the way to go but if you put the work in with quality parts/oem parts then your good.

A lot of us have had good results with ebay turbos. Some of us have not. Goodluck man.


Front motor mount. Get a 4 or 5 link piece of chain from lowes. Bolt it to the block at the bottom original torque mount bracket. Then to the cross member. It will barely clear the 14b intake housing and I anchored mine down nasty with stock mounts and it worked bomb!. Someone told me and showed me a pic so I did it.
You could always bolt a piece of 1 inch wide flap to the engine and cut the torque mount in half. Then lean it against the flap right under the turbo and then weld it. Easy as cake.

[chessboxer]

I know I'm late to this party, but if you go dsm, which is the cheapest and most reliable route, use real MHI parts, not the ebay knockoff dsm stuff. Buy a new E3B16G and you can make that power with ease.

Replace the fuel pump as well, as mr sleepersedan stated.

Do it right, use quality stuff, and get a good tune, and a dsm setup can last and be reliable.

[WiKKeDV16]

while ur at it.. get a 20g comp wheel and housing from ebay (genuine MHI parts) and have a real monster lol

[chessboxer]

haha, yeah, there's always the hybrid dsm turbos too, very good stuff, and not enough people go that route.