I know that there have not been very many successful turbo accords with automatic transmissions... I just wanted to post my results of 2 months of driving on 8 lbs with a 16g... it idles like a stock car and accelerates smooth... ive done some highway pulls and it actually moves pretty well for such a big car... i try to granny the car majority of the time mainly because i wanna get the most life out of the tranny but i have a 5 speed swap sittin in the garage for whenever it starts slipping... all in all it runs great and its kind of a sleeper...
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I only hear the Prelude/Accord autos weren't very good to begin with and can barely handle an H's VTEC. No surprise there aren't any real auto boost builds here. It's cool that yours has been successful though, that combo of turbo power and the comfort of an auto sounds nice
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Ive been wondering about this Im planning on boosting mine soon. But if my tranny goes south I got the 5sp swap parts ready to go to. I may just have to give this a try with the old autoragic.Comment
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i beg to differ... i have been beating the living piss out of my auto tranny for over a year. yes i know its not boosted but still they arent weak lol.but man i gotta give it to you for having a boosted auto.
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Our automatic transmissions are great. Honda did a fantastic job designing them. The problem isn't in the strength or build quality, but in the maintenance history of most of them. Most people are smart enough to change their engine oil, but very few people (that I've known personally, and from reports on here) ever think to change their transmission fluid on a regular basis. Our transmissions are very sensitive to the proper fluid, so people who do change the fluid will very often have it done at a local shop or Jiffy Lube, and they won't be running Honda fluid.
Maintenance is usually the culprit for failing transmissions, not quality.
One reason why people don't like to boost autos is that tuning the ECU is a bit more difficult. Rootbeer91, what did you use for tuning?
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yea me and you talked about the tuning issue a while back deev... im tuned on crome... my tuner said he could do so i gave him a chance and so far so good... and i personally have not changed the tranny fluid altho my car was very well maintained prior to me owning it so its possible that its been done... i myself have avoided changing it because of things i had read a few months back... i think it said something about the fluid becoming accustomed to the tranny and vice versa... sorry if im mistaken its been at least 6 months since i read about it... im tryin to sell the car so i dunno if ill get to do my 5 speed swap...Comment
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I would definitely change the fluid. Just drain and replace, rather than a "flush". Flushing it is what causes problems. That old fluid's lubrication properties are probably seriously compromised due to use, especially with the increased torque provided by the turbo (and the heat that surely comes with it.)
That's good that your tuner was able to make it work, though. That shows that he knows what he's doing. Many of the amateur tuners on here won't do it.
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damn who was it that tuned it? i havent been able to find anyone to tune my auto h22 in my area and what ecu are you using?Comment
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nice man, glad to see more boosted autos. don't sell her, you'll regret it!Comment
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@ rexload i can assure you i will miss it but im in tx and we just had a 40 day streak of 6 digit temperatures and this is my daily... no ac is killin me... i do have a project car so i really shud focus on that and get a daily with ac that my 1 year old can ride in... @92accord a guy named bruce out of sherman, tx tuned it on a p75... ive spent countless hours having discussions with him and he always knows what he's talking about so trusted him... @deev do you know if there is a diy on changing the fluid... i read the flush diy a while back but didnt see the one to just change itComment
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I've never worked on an auto myself, so I can't say for sure... but I believe all you need to do is drain and refill. Do it a few times to ensure you get all the old stuff out of there. That's technically a flush, but done the right way. I believe there are machines that can "flush" it for you... and that's what you do not want.
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also try an oil additive called uniglide.
dont know of any others $55 for 500ml aint cheapComment
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cool cool if i ever get a p28 or p75 could you ask him if i sent it to him could he possibly do a tune for me? i know that it wouldnt be the best tune because he wouldnt have my car there with him. but my car is basically a stock h22 with i/h/e.Originally posted by Rootbeer91 View PostComment
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if your trans oil has been changed in the past on regular basis, then yes do change it. but if in the past no one has touched that trans oil, then leave it be.
but wow a turbo auto cb7.are we there yet are we there yet are we there yet
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If your gonna turbo an auto i would get the h22a auto lsd tranny. They can handle the abuse. And a larger tranny cooler.MR:http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=150506
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