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Re: Day 4 of Install (pg 7)- Speedfoos' Turbo Install
Thanks Travis, like I said - this is fun! And for the record. I am not painting anything on my car purple. Nothing.
Had to order some more stuff tonight. A 45 degree silicone bend for that problem pipe, a 3" to 2.5" reducer for my intake pipe and some more clamps. Add another $40 to the total!
Had to order some more stuff tonight. A 45 degree silicone bend for that problem pipe, a 3" to 2.5" reducer for my intake pipe and some more clamps. Add another $40 to the total!
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Re: Day 2 of Install (pg 5)- Speedfoos' Turbo Install
i just figured since you're military (and a warrant at that) you could catch a cheap *** MAC flight out and stay at the $10 a night accomodations at this navy base lookin good tho
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Woohoo! Just picked up some SRT-4 injectors (all four) on Ebay for $47 shipped! Gotta love it when people don't know what they have! OK, gotta go to bed now. I gots faucets big enough to fuel more boost than 5 psi now!
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Yep, thats how I made my intercooler piping fit. Cut bend test. Cut bend test. cut bend test!!!! Keep going you'll get it. You're piping looks alittle bit better than mine tho!! PS. How did you get that intercooler mounted foos? I have two huge bolts right through the bumper support. You don;t look like you have any???
oh & incase your wondering the bottom radiator hose I put under the bottom intercooler piping. When I put it over the top it squished it too much. Works fine under the piping, no cooling probelms!!
Watch the intercooler mounting taps too. They crack easy!!!
oh & incase your wondering the bottom radiator hose I put under the bottom intercooler piping. When I put it over the top it squished it too much. Works fine under the piping, no cooling probelms!!
Watch the intercooler mounting taps too. They crack easy!!!
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I put two holes in the intercooler tabs and mounted them on the bottom on the bumper, where it curves up before the hollow portion in back. I'll post some pics when I get home tonight. I haven't rechecked my radiator hoses, better do that tonight too...
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i started my project yesterday. pulled the motor, installed my new flutch and clywheel. and swapped on the vtec head. gotta pop on the manifolds, set timing and drop it back in the car, install the kpro and run some wires for vtec before im done today. good luck with your project foos.
Re: Day 4 of Install (pg 7)- Speedfoos' Turbo Install
ull get it eventually. looks good tho.. that IC is lookin super sleeperish..and i duno man i think that thing does have a touch of purple in it lol
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Chris, check your PM - sorry for the length!
Ya'll are crazy. There is NO purple on this car. Period.
Good stuff on your re-build Edwin, what clutch and FW setup to you end up going with?
Tonight is test fitting. Bumper, radiator and strut bar. I've got some college courses to catch up on so minimal wrenching will be done tonight. Pics of the bumper fitment though in a bit though, since I'm curious to see how/if it all fits.
Ya'll are crazy. There is NO purple on this car. Period.
Good stuff on your re-build Edwin, what clutch and FW setup to you end up going with?
Tonight is test fitting. Bumper, radiator and strut bar. I've got some college courses to catch up on so minimal wrenching will be done tonight. Pics of the bumper fitment though in a bit though, since I'm curious to see how/if it all fits.
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Good stuff. That's the same setup I'm running. I rike it a rot!
Finished my test fitting and whatnot. Par for the course, had to do some cuttin' again. Just on the bumper cover though. Pics after I eat dinner!
Finished my test fitting and whatnot. Par for the course, had to do some cuttin' again. Just on the bumper cover though. Pics after I eat dinner!
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lucky you, the only thing holding me back right now is a stupid hondata cam gear that was supposed to be here yesterday..
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That sux. Hopefully it will arrive tomorrow man. The only thing holding me back is time at this point. I've got more couplers en route, but those will probably arrive before I'm ready to turn the beast over. Trying to balance the Army, a family, upkeep on the house, college, and a raving addiction to Hondas is hard work!
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oh ok so you mounted it just like mine just with smaller bolts 
got it!!!
I got lazy I drilled two holes in the support! Mounting the intercooler was probably one of the easiest things to do!
P.S Have you figured out your oil line set up? I had a **** load of the timing using the stock pressore sensor port. None of my fittings or even the stock pressure sender would clear the intake manifold. I had to make a little 3 inch stainless steel hose then to a set of tee's for my turbo feed,stockpsi, & oil pressure gauge sensor.
I wish my camera was up & going!!! Damn girlfriend broke it!!!
got it!!!I got lazy I drilled two holes in the support! Mounting the intercooler was probably one of the easiest things to do!
P.S Have you figured out your oil line set up? I had a **** load of the timing using the stock pressore sensor port. None of my fittings or even the stock pressure sender would clear the intake manifold. I had to make a little 3 inch stainless steel hose then to a set of tee's for my turbo feed,stockpsi, & oil pressure gauge sensor.
I wish my camera was up & going!!! Damn girlfriend broke it!!!
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Day 5
Did the test fitting tonight. And we're par for the course. Although I was hoping to avoid cutting the bumper, it had to be done. I slapped the bumper cover on there, and made it fit.
But you can see it bowing out at the bottom where the IC is hitting it. I'm glad I didn't mount it front of the bumper. 50/50 chance of screwing it up and I got it right!! Woohoo! Score one for 'foos!
I tried cutting the little fins off on the underside of the bumper cover, like this.
But it didn't work. In the end I had to cut a piece out of the bumper to clear the IC. I'm not particularly happy with it right now, but it does give me an excuse to buy a lip kit! Like I need more reasons to spend money....
Lookee here. Plastic is for suckas.
Yes I know, the cut is all ragged and crappified and its still a little bowed. I took some more plastic off after this photo and it doesn't bow out anymore. I'll clean it up later, plus the lip I end up ordering will hide it anyway.
FoSho, here's how I mounted the IC to the bumper. You're looking at the backside. This way I didn't have put those long *** bolts through the bumper to reach the other side.
Did the test fitting tonight. And we're par for the course. Although I was hoping to avoid cutting the bumper, it had to be done. I slapped the bumper cover on there, and made it fit.
But you can see it bowing out at the bottom where the IC is hitting it. I'm glad I didn't mount it front of the bumper. 50/50 chance of screwing it up and I got it right!! Woohoo! Score one for 'foos!
I tried cutting the little fins off on the underside of the bumper cover, like this.
But it didn't work. In the end I had to cut a piece out of the bumper to clear the IC. I'm not particularly happy with it right now, but it does give me an excuse to buy a lip kit! Like I need more reasons to spend money....
Lookee here. Plastic is for suckas.
Yes I know, the cut is all ragged and crappified and its still a little bowed. I took some more plastic off after this photo and it doesn't bow out anymore. I'll clean it up later, plus the lip I end up ordering will hide it anyway.
FoSho, here's how I mounted the IC to the bumper. You're looking at the backside. This way I didn't have put those long *** bolts through the bumper to reach the other side.
Simply put, the damn thing doesnt fit. Its 9" tall, and there's 7.5 under the bumper. If you trim the bumper to make it clear, it hangs out the bottom pretty bad. Thats why I got rid of it.
Get a shorter one made.
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Ya i got my bumper on last night, had to cut the **** out of it. oh and yes the intercooler still doesn't fit, hangs out. So I put that black little rubber spoiler on & you can't see a thing You can either do that or lip kit I suppose?
You can either do that or lip kit I suppose? 
Re: Day 6 of Install (pg 8)- Speedfoos' Turbo Install
nice... that block looks like crap.. what did i miss?? did u just buy that from someone or did u send it off to get something worked on it. it looks very..um used..
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No I bought it off someone in April and it arrived today. It is used, but it will be the foundation that I'm building my stage 2 setup on.
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I wil fix vBPlaza today
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hey right here, 
what exactly am i seeing here, like i see the injectors but what are they attached too?? the fuel rail?? maybe, i honestly do not know, so y not ask
what exactly am i seeing here, like i see the injectors but what are they attached too?? the fuel rail?? maybe, i honestly do not know, so y not ask
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You bet Travis, that's the fuel rail. Its got a vacuum line attached to it (what the rubber hose is attached to) and of course the fuel line.
