THE turbo auto thread
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not yet, still sitting in my room, lol. since its a estimated $400 install, i'm gonna have to wait to see how much my turbo install is gonna be first, it might be a week or two after my turbo is in until i get it installed. and i still need a donor torque converter, they are impossible to find! i really want a upgraded torque converter put in before a overhaul kit just because i think a TC would more of a difference.
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Rep Power: 0 try car-parts.com search for 2001+ parts, that all you'll find, but i awsked magestic honda and they said tha 2001 ex and lx, and 2002 ex and lx use the same torque converter.....
y don't know about the rest of those years, ther's one for 30 buck i thnk...
y don't know about the rest of those years, ther's one for 30 buck i thnk...
hey i know a guy with an 2001 lx turbo automatic and he can run 0-60 in like 5 secs, thats about equivalent to running the 8th mile in 9 sec and the quarter in 14 flat. i can tell him to be a member of this site so he can show us all. thats all stock internals and no tranny cooler as he says
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Rep Power: 396 that sounds a lil fishy but if its true, im gonna go crazy building my transmission
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Rep Power: 0 i was just wondering, cuz i wanted to but the TCI tranny overhaul kit, and emailed TCI about it and they saind that i wiould no improve shifts only make the tranny hold more power, and the Level 10 kit (90+ dollars more than TCI), is saind to also improve shiffting, but they seem to ofer the same parts, what could be the Diff??
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Rep Power: 400 "In short, this Red Eagle clutch/Kolene steel combination will shorten clutch lock-up time, reduce heat due to slip, increase fatigue resistance, bolstering your transmission against the increased torque of your modified Honda power plant."
i dont think it is really supposed to improve shifts a great deal, its more meant to be a rebuild so it can handle more power. a torque converter is what you want if you want better shifts. a overhaul kit just takes the weak pieces of your AT and makes them stronger.
i dont think it is really supposed to improve shifts a great deal, its more meant to be a rebuild so it can handle more power. a torque converter is what you want if you want better shifts. a overhaul kit just takes the weak pieces of your AT and makes them stronger.
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Rep Power: 400 Originally posted by CivicMexicano
there must be some members with auto already, boosted, i wanna know what type of cars they've killed....
there must be some members with auto already, boosted, i wanna know what type of cars they've killed....
since my car is my one and only daily driver i'm setting the daily boost at 6psi, ok maybe 7psi
. what kinda cars would we be able to beat at that setting? when i break in my kit i'm going to race my friends WRX and for that i might set it at 9psi. we will be doing it from a roll, what do you think the outcome will be? 
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Rep Power: 0 "autos hold boost better than manuals" or so ive been told/felt
thats all i gotta say..the 14 flat auto civic could easily be true. I have a friend with a turbo auto Del Sol (95hp) and its running low 14s.
^18sec i think your tranny/TC will be fine at 6-7psi as long as you dont do burnouts like crazy because all the new torque
thats all i gotta say..the 14 flat auto civic could easily be true. I have a friend with a turbo auto Del Sol (95hp) and its running low 14s.
^18sec i think your tranny/TC will be fine at 6-7psi as long as you dont do burnouts like crazy because all the new torque
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Rep Power: 0 where did you get the quote?? whats the average price you think it should cost??
(overhaul kit install)
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not yet, still sitting in my room, lol. since its a estimated $400 install, i'm gonna have to wait to see how much my turbo install is gonna be first, it might be a week or two after my turbo is in until i get it installed. and i still need a donor torque converter, they are impossible to find! i really want a upgraded torque converter put in before a overhaul kit just because i think a TC would more of a difference.
not yet, still sitting in my room, lol. since its a estimated $400 install, i'm gonna have to wait to see how much my turbo install is gonna be first, it might be a week or two after my turbo is in until i get it installed. and i still need a donor torque converter, they are impossible to find! i really want a upgraded torque converter put in before a overhaul kit just because i think a TC would more of a difference.
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Rep Power: 400 Originally posted by CivicMexicano
where did you get the quote?? whats the average price you think it should cost??
(overhaul kit install)
where did you get the quote?? whats the average price you think it should cost??
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Rep Power: 317 is it difficult to install an overhaul kit? or torque converter?
i was thinking about doing this one with a bunch of car friends, but I'm not sure how hard it is to remove the oem parts and replace them. I'd certainly like to learn though
i was thinking about doing this one with a bunch of car friends, but I'm not sure how hard it is to remove the oem parts and replace them. I'd certainly like to learn though
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Rep Power: 0 it it very difficult cuz, an auto tranny is very complex, and every thing has to be installed very carefully and in the right order and place, if you don't you've just fugged up your transmission
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Rep Power: 333 yea, ive worked with my uncle at his shop over the summer. i witnessed some tranny rebuilds, and there are a ton of different metal rings and stuff in the tranny, i have no idea how he knows which ones go in which order.
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"Theres on one thing I'm worried about. I dont want the car to slip or F up when I turbo it. The point of this thread is to see who has what and how their auto holds up while boosted, under cruising throttle and wide open."
^^exactly, any one have any news on their turbod civic, what i need to do in order to run 6-7psi. also, how hard is a TC install?
"Theres on one thing I'm worried about. I dont want the car to slip or F up when I turbo it. The point of this thread is to see who has what and how their auto holds up while boosted, under cruising throttle and wide open."
^^exactly, any one have any news on their turbod civic, what i need to do in order to run 6-7psi. also, how hard is a TC install?
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Rep Power: 310 i'm about to buy a turbo, i'm gonna try different psi's till the tranny explodes, i'll let you know. lol.. j/k.. well, most likely i will. i know how i am, "hell, if it can do 6psi, it can do 7.. it can do 7, so it's gotta hold up at 8" etc. lol. if it does, oh well, just buy new ****.. no biggie. i'll try upgrading the tranny though. any #'s yet 18sec? or any word on the WRX race?
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auto tranny won't hold up. I even put the transmission cooler on, and it still slips. It will become worse and worse with time.
auto tranny won't hold up. I even put the transmission cooler on, and it still slips. It will become worse and worse with time.
what PSI are you running? this should be news to everyone...
is anyone else here having problems with their transmission?
maybe I should go after that overhaul kit.
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i was running 4 psi without tranny cooler first, and it already slip. AFter bring it up to 7psi, i put the tranny cooler and i thougth slip will be gone, but it's still there. Later, i started to feel tranny is getting worse and worse
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Auto tranny's slip into gears anyway. My tranny slips when I am going slow, because it is more noticable. When I am bookin, it grabs. My problems come from a/f ratio.....I think I need new plugs.
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Rep Power: 0 im going to be joining the turbo family soon and here are my plans for the tranny so it can hold up: torque converter, tranny cooler, overhaul kit, and an EBC. what do u guys think about that? is it too much, perfect... what? also, with all that how much could i boost? and if any1 knos where i can get these products for a god price lemme kno. thx
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Originally Posted by CivicMexicano
it it very difficult cuz, an auto tranny is very complex, and every thing has to be installed very carefully and in the right order and place, if you don't you've just fugged up your transmission
. Now the valve body is another story. I've never rebuilt a honda auto trans , but have done many others so i guess maybe it takes a few to become comfortable doing them. 
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Our Racing Overhaul Kits contain the housing & cover gaskets, filter, o-rings, checkballs, gear shaft locknuts, lock washers, sealing washers & metal clad seals. The Master Racing Overhaul kits also include Alto Red EagleŽ high-performance clutches and KoleneŽ treated steels for all clutch packs.
Our Racing Overhaul Kits contain the housing & cover gaskets, filter, o-rings, checkballs, gear shaft locknuts, lock washers, sealing washers & metal clad seals. The Master Racing Overhaul kits also include Alto Red EagleŽ high-performance clutches and KoleneŽ treated steels for all clutch packs.
