Questions on F22A1 Turbo Setup

[Accord_Addict]

Good evening fellow CB7 enthusiasts!

So as the title says I have a some (noobish one could say) questions regarding putting a turbocharger on my bone stock F22A1.

1) What are good brands for turbochargers?
2) would it be easier to buy parts from kits to complete the build?
3) how hard would it be to install the turbo and it's respective parts?

Any advice, guides, links to parts, etc. would be greatly appreciated!

[deevergote]

1) Garrett, IHI, Mitsubishi
2) Yes. www.treadstoneperformance.com
3) "How hard" is something we can't answer for you. The simple fact that you're asking that question leads me to believe it will indeed be too hard. You must learn a LOT more to build and install a proper turbo system. It's far more involved than simply bolting a turbo to your engine. You must upgrade your fuel system, make room for your charge piping, upgrade your clutch, and obtain a tunable engine management system (and either learn how to tune it yourself, or have it tuned by a professional.) Additionally, you must be sure your brakes and suspension are up to the task of handling the extra power... as even a moderate turbo setup can easily double the car's stock horsepower.

Additionally, turbocharging a bone stock F22A is a VERY bad idea. The pistons are not designed to handle the heat and pressure of turbo, and they will likely break in a short amount of time. Especially 25 year old stock pistons with well over 100,000 miles on them... Forged pistons are a must, unless you actually WANT to blow your engine up.

We have an entire Forced Induction subforum on here, as well as an ECU Tuning subforum. I suggest you spend a considerable amount of time in each. Look at what other people are doing. Use their parts lists as suggestions for your own setup. Understand what you're doing before you buy a single thing. Picking up a copy of Honda/Acura Engine Performance by Mike Kojima, as well as a copy of Maximum Boost by Corky Bell would also do you a world of good.
Also, any threads older than 5 years, take with a grain of salt. Many things have been learned about the F22A in recent years that people did not know back then. Stock-block turbo setups were once common, and thought to be reliable. We have since learned differently (all but a few that insist their engines are an exception... since they haven't blow up... yet.)

[Tishock]

Sticky:Common Forced Induction Info can be found in here. PLEASE READ HERE FIRST
http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=158815

Sticky:Common ECU tuning Info can be found in here. PLEASE READ HERE FIRST
http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=158819

[GhostAccord]

You are going to get the same answers here as you did this AM on H-T. These are 25 year old engines and boosting them is nothing new. All of the problems and fixes have been posted many times over. There are entire forums based on boosting F22 engines. Take some time reading them and then see what you think. The links posted by tishock above are a good place to start!

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