going turbo

[accordkid16]

well my buddy is giving me a new f22a4 and auto tranny for free and my car is going to be getting worked on in the winter. i want to put a turbo in the cb and only run small boost 5-10psi..im going to buy an ebay torbo kit(please dont flame about them unless youve actually had one and no friend of a friens stories either) i just need to know what else i will need besides this kit... http://cgi.ebay.ca/HONDA-ACCORD-1990...item4aa0bee149 thanks in advance.

[Sordz]

You will be running 7psi minimum with that kit, You still need to upgrade your fuel system and find a source to tune your car. I wouldnt do it but im sure you can get that kit or most of it to work for you. Good luck.

[Lawman_745]

If your sticking with the auto, you've got your work cut out for you. I suggest having a spare, and getting a big transmission cooler and maybe running some Royal Purple. Its still going to put alot of stress on it though, because you will be shifting through boost. There was a place that you could your transmission built up. I forget the name, but Deev drives past it alot.

[turboAccordHSF]

I'm not Flamng or bashing your thread so bear with me bro and just read carefully. I dont want you coming at me saying"you dont know squat"....

This is good has some what to a value to it.....just not worth 1,000 bucks....

heres an idea do what I've done in the past and now......i boosted a F22A6 running 6-7 psi but sold it didnt have time to tune it my family needed money.....i sold the kit three months later, it was like an ebay kit except one thing, it was from ebay but I went ahead and bought the parts individually and saved around 490 dollars and best of all they we'rent knock off parts either......

and now I'm doing the same thing boosting my A1 5spd.....in your case your an auto...I was going to boost my F22A4 auto Si wannabe too awhile back but i came accros tthe 5spd.....

something you need to know about automatic transmssions, just like the Manual 5spd tranny they wear out under boost, but the automatic wears out faster and and may be sooner than you think. Looking up torque converters is a good idea i bought a chevy Vette tranny cooler and was modify to fit my cb7, but the boosting an auto was a no go.

Your automatic can last a day or two, maybe a week or even a month to a year, just keep in mind as soon as it blows, time to 5spd swap no need to rebuild the tranny......

one more last problem with automatic, The tunning, your ECU is going to be chipped and tunned for your specific engine health, performance, and condition. Your Transmission has a TCU its self as you know it controls the tranny. Well if it either a hit or miss in this position becuase the chipped ECU has to run with the TCU and they have to work together as one....so its pretty dam hard...

and ok put it this way with that kit,

The turbo, you should have a Rebuilt kit just incase it needs it some times those t3 turbo come to you missing a part or even a bolt.

the piping and intercooler plus couplers, they seem fine to me just make sure they arent plastic...lol

the oil catch can, good enough.

the boost gauge.....works but its smoked i suggest you get a boost gage that does not tint up due to when you run at the day tie and your car jumps boost pressure then it will be good to know how much psi at all times instead of just in the dark.

the manifold, its a log style manifold no the best effiecent way to boost but you pay for what you get, its cast iron.

the wasegate its a hit or miss aswell....get a extra spring for it just in case....

the down pipe seems alright just make sure it bolts on with ou a problem.....

the BOV looks like a GReedy BOV, plp never have big problems with em at all....

alot of tuners hate these setups for two reasons they cheap, and No name brands!....even though it would be nice to stand next to a boosted teggy owner thatyou just beat at a race and have him say "yeah man i put 10k in my setup" and you'll look and laugh "i paid 1,700

Theres alot of difference turbo setups out there check em out and you'll be surprise how many ways and how much these turbo kits are and built. I'm gonna run a EMUSA t3/t4, my wastegate is Tial.....

Me stock motor,i plan on running on 6 psi.....

and one more thing what ever your set psi is shave a number off cuz it can peak boost and jump from 8 psi to 14 anyday....

but hey your Car your setup, do what you want to do. GL bro!.....

edit: Im not running at all my turbo aint done or bolted on just to clear that fact...lol

[Onebaddcb7]

i had a stock ls integra made 283whp on an ebay turbo kit had it for a year before i decided to go with a built gsr swap. I was the ebay t3/t4 turbo kit. This is from personal experience. But it may still be a miss or hit with those kits.

[accordkid16]

whith that info i think i might just look for another project 5spd cb or civic and boost it..thanks for the info..maybe ill get a small dry shot for my cb7?

[blazenem]

cant forget a chipped ecu and a way to tune it unless you get a shop to do the tuning. i would either swap in a mnual or find a manual project car. i hear to many bad things about turboing a accord auto...