My Turbo Project (updated) more pics FINAL PICS PAGE 4
My Turbo Project (updated) more pics FINAL PICS PAGE 4
Well today was a productive day for the project turbo civic.....project
Progress pics
Stock header off a/c condensor still in
Stock header vs Turbo and Mani
Vacume Box
AC Condensor gone along with AC Condensor rad:
Chantelle passing out around 1AM
Jim and Me rotating places to get the oil pan off
And Finally
Turbo and Mani in place (note the tight fit
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Im going to slam a cold one and hit the sack for the nite!
Progress pics
Stock header off a/c condensor still in
Stock header vs Turbo and Mani
Vacume Box
AC Condensor gone along with AC Condensor rad:
Chantelle passing out around 1AM
Jim and Me rotating places to get the oil pan off
And Finally
Turbo and Mani in place (note the tight fit
)Im going to slam a cold one and hit the sack for the nite!
, but how in the world that motor looks so old and rusty 
Lol, the motors dirty as hell becuase it has been canadian winter driven for 5 years and im a function > form kind of person
Your luckey road salt does not exist where you live!!
My buddy said he had enough of looking at it, so he is brining over degreaser tonight
The turbo is a small T3 .42/.48 and im using a 38mm external gate
Your luckey road salt does not exist where you live!!
My buddy said he had enough of looking at it, so he is brining over degreaser tonight
The turbo is a small T3 .42/.48 and im using a 38mm external gate
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Originally Posted by lovinthevtec
Lol, the motors dirty as hell becuase it has been canadian winter driven for 5 years and im a function > form kind of person
Your luckey road salt does not exist where you live!!
My buddy said he had enough of looking at it, so he is brining over degreaser tonight
The turbo is a small T3 .42/.48 and im using a 38mm external gate
Your luckey road salt does not exist where you live!!
My buddy said he had enough of looking at it, so he is brining over degreaser tonight
The turbo is a small T3 .42/.48 and im using a 38mm external gate
Tell us more about your set up!
Originally Posted by 03-Acura-1.7-EL
Where are you from Canada?
Tell us more about your set up!
Tell us more about your set up!
My setup includes:
RevHard Manifold
T3 .42/.48 trim turbo w/ garrett internals
38mm external wastegate
Type RFL bov
Greddy Profec-B spec 1 electronic boost controller
Emanage Blue w/ P&P Harness, support tool
RSX-S intectors
Exedy stage 1 clutch
Fidanza 7Lb flywheel
2004 LX tranny with 9000km
Innovative Wideband
2.5" polished alumimum intercooler piping
2.5" custom downpipe
2.5" custom cat back with high flow magnaflow cat and muffler
and some other stuff i cant remember
By the way..im having a real b*tch of a time getting the oil pan off...all bolts and brackets are off, and banged on it with a deadblow rubber mallet for about half an hour
I tried prying it at the tabs and still no go...what the hell does it take to get that thing off?
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oil pan is a biatch.
The problem is that the pan is to well "glued" to the block with Honda gasket material.
I've used small prybar from home depot. I stucked into one of corners and used all my power to unstick it from the block.
oil pan is a biatch.
The problem is that the pan is to well "glued" to the block with Honda gasket material.
I've used small prybar from home depot. I stucked into one of corners and used all my power to unstick it from the block.
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Rep Power: 0 hey bro im about to intall that EXACT same set up on mine in a week. i see that you remover the a/c components? why? your not suppose to have to with Dezod kit. how hard was it to actually install the manit and turbo. tight tight fit or slide in pretty easily? i bought another oil pan and had it modified with fitting for drain line and ima have my guy at honda swap the pans next time i do oil change in a few days and ill have the fitting capped off till i put on the turbo. take and post more pics man i want to see how yours comes along! OH also are you or have you relocated your battery to the trunk? i want to but ive heard its not good for our cars and can cause voltage drop or soem crap... idk... what boost you gonna start off at?
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Glad to see things are coming a long. 
I like the houses in the background.
First) turbo my car. Second) Finish School.
Third) Find me a job. 
Fourth) hopefully get a nice house like those in the background.
I like the houses in the background.First) turbo my car. Second) Finish School.
Third) Find me a job. Fourth) hopefully get a nice house like those in the background. 
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Rep Power: 279 YOu seriously need to steam clean that engine bay, and try a little lime remover and a wire brush and get rid of some of those salt deposits all over your engine.
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Rep Power: 379 looking real good cangrats on the diy turbo, makes me proud of a fellow tuner. as fpr the oil pan i just used lolitapierce's little brother and told him to pull it while i replaced all the fittings on the turbo.
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Rep Power: 0 hey man can you post a pic of where you put the drain bung in your oil pan? im having my extra pan drilled and the fitting welded in today or tomorrow and from the looks of it im just gonna have to have it all the way to the left on the shallow side.... just wondering how yours is done?
well im a tard... a stainless fitting cant be welded to aluminium... hmmm JB WELD!!!??? i guess that should work hu? anyone have a suggestion? i was thinkin... drill and tap a hole in the pan... screw in the fitting i have.... with some red locktight.... the JB WELD the HELL out of it inside and out... what yall think? lol
well im a tard... a stainless fitting cant be welded to aluminium... hmmm JB WELD!!!??? i guess that should work hu? anyone have a suggestion? i was thinkin... drill and tap a hole in the pan... screw in the fitting i have.... with some red locktight.... the JB WELD the HELL out of it inside and out... what yall think? lol
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^ thats the last thing i have to do..and its going on the top of the shallow part of the pan
Here are some updates
Driled and fabbed up my bov
Removed, drilled, cleaned and reinstalled vac manifold and lines...They wanted 40 bucks for a vac line kit at a local performance store, so i just ended up using 150 psi clear tubing that i got for 4.00...it still needs black loomb to clean it up
Oil feed and pressure sensor
What am I going to do about this clearance?? Holy thats tight!
Here are some updates
Driled and fabbed up my bov
Removed, drilled, cleaned and reinstalled vac manifold and lines...They wanted 40 bucks for a vac line kit at a local performance store, so i just ended up using 150 psi clear tubing that i got for 4.00...it still needs black loomb to clean it up
Oil feed and pressure sensor
What am I going to do about this clearance?? Holy thats tight!
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Rep Power: 0 kool you have the same feed line setup i do! lol man its lookin great! keep up the good work! keep s posted with sexy pics! im doin my pan today. gotta get some JB WELD and a drill bit and a tap and ill be ready! what psi boost you gonna start at? im starting mine with the lowest wastegate spring i could get. like 4.75 psi i think. then ill slowly turn it up till i hit around 8 and ill tune it really well and keep that till i have time/money for internals!
hey dude..yeah its nice to have other building at the same time
makes me feel alot better...yeah my wastegate i still need to get a 90 degree elbow because it doesnt clear the hood
im starting at 6psi until i have time to throw in my clutch and flywheel and head studs after that 8-10 psi
keep us updated on your build as well! im getting so excited just to have my car back!
makes me feel alot better...yeah my wastegate i still need to get a 90 degree elbow because it doesnt clear the hood
im starting at 6psi until i have time to throw in my clutch and flywheel and head studs after that 8-10 psi
keep us updated on your build as well! im getting so excited just to have my car back!
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Originally Posted by wayfastwh1ty
kool you have the same feed line setup i do! lol man its lookin great! keep up the good work! keep s posted with sexy pics! im doin my pan today. gotta get some JB WELD and a drill bit and a tap and ill be ready! what psi boost you gonna start at? im starting mine with the lowest wastegate spring i could get. like 4.75 psi i think. then ill slowly turn it up till i hit around 8 and ill tune it really well and keep that till i have time/money for internals!
Originally Posted by XSRCivic
Stop before you hurt yourself. Please, please, please don't JB WELD your oil return fitting to the pan. Welding it is the best and really the only way you should install it. It won't leak and you wont risk the damn thing falling out ruining all the work you put into strategically gluing it in there. Get an aluminum fitting of the same size and thread and bring the pan to a welder to have it welded up.
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Rep Power: 0 well i did the JB WELD thing but i only used it as a back up epoxy for leaks and strength. what i did was drill a hole and tapped it out to the size of my fitting. then used red locktite and screwed it in. i applied a small amount of JB WELD around the base of the fitting in the back then screwed on a thin nut and tightened it down to hold the fitting in even better. then i JB WELDed the entire back and made it smooth and silk and the frngt is done with JB WELD also and very smooth. i didnt want to use a aluminium fitting cause they crack EASY!!!!!!!!! so its done now and i have to say it looks quite nice. it will work fine! its not being held in by the JB WELD only reinforced by it. : )
i hope you not talking about using it on the inside of the pan!!! you think aluminum cracks just wait for that stuff. the best option by far is having a bung welded to the pan. using a nut in the inside of the pan is a bad idea as well. if it comes loose you have a nut loose in your engine block. at least if the aluminum weld cracks it just leaks and doesnt send chips ior nuts nto your motor.
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Rep Power: 0 well if itll make you happy ill go ahead and call myself retarded. thing is i really dont care that much... if somethng major happens thats just an excuse for me to do full internals. so... yea... no more critisism... im just saying what im doing now.... but thanks for the advice anyway... SOOOOOO does anyone know of a nice flutter BOV? my friend has one on his supra and it sounds amazing!
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Almost any BOV (if not any) has adjustable sound level. I've tried mine (Generic TSI) with different levels, sound frequensy does change, but now its set at almost loudest level. It exhales as a loud high pitched whistle. I like it.
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I did not have acces to a welder, so I did not weld my oil pan either. I think welding would be the best, but its is overkill. My fitting if it gets loose, wont have major effect on anything. Instead of JB weld, I used a copper coloured gasket maker. It's dried out and it is a ball of rubber now, its is oil and gasoline safe, so I dont wory about it. Also I have a nut on the outside of the oil pan, so nothing will stay inside an oil pay if it gets loose for whatever reason..
Almost any BOV (if not any) has adjustable sound level. I've tried mine (Generic TSI) with different levels, sound frequensy does change, but now its set at almost loudest level. It exhales as a loud high pitched whistle. I like it.
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I did not have acces to a welder, so I did not weld my oil pan either. I think welding would be the best, but its is overkill. My fitting if it gets loose, wont have major effect on anything. Instead of JB weld, I used a copper coloured gasket maker. It's dried out and it is a ball of rubber now, its is oil and gasoline safe, so I dont wory about it. Also I have a nut on the outside of the oil pan, so nothing will stay inside an oil pay if it gets loose for whatever reason..
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Rep Power: 0 ive got the greddy style BOV. i know sound level is adjustable but i wanna know how to make it flutter or where to find a flutter valve. ill be happy with any sound tho. lol i love the loud woosh... the high pitched thing isnt for me. but everyone has different tastes. yea my pan turned out awesome. everything is hardened and good to go. it looks like sex! haha im not sure how to post pics on here or id put them up. im gonna put them all on my xanga tho. ill put up my xanga page adress when i get some more up there. im just ready to get this thing in!!!!
