Turbo advice wanted
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Turbo advice wanted
I have a t3/to4e 50trim and a no name bottom mount mani for my ls! I was wantin to do a head swap and wanted to know my best option! All suggestions considered! The wiring is no biggy if i go Vtec and it will be tuned no chrome! So keep that in mind!
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get everything together first.
get the bigger injectors, gauges, and crome running smoothly while your car is NA. trust me, it made the big turbo install day so much easier when i did it in my car.
at first i did the oil pressure and boost gauges to see where my readings were at and if there were any leaks (there were).
then i put the 440cc injectors in and got a turbo base map running on crome it took a while but we finally got it running after a day or so of playing with the maps and wideband o2 sensor.
the injector seals leaked right away so i had to address that as well.
oh yeah, we tapped the oil pan and installed it while the car was NA as well so we could address any oil pan leaks.
so yeah basically do as much as you can before you slap the turbo on to eliminate any errors/issues.
i hate seeing ticked off honda owners complaining about how they should have stayed NA because they were too stupid to put a turbo setup on their car correctly. dont fall into that statistic haha.
get the bigger injectors, gauges, and crome running smoothly while your car is NA. trust me, it made the big turbo install day so much easier when i did it in my car.
at first i did the oil pressure and boost gauges to see where my readings were at and if there were any leaks (there were).
then i put the 440cc injectors in and got a turbo base map running on crome it took a while but we finally got it running after a day or so of playing with the maps and wideband o2 sensor.
the injector seals leaked right away so i had to address that as well.
oh yeah, we tapped the oil pan and installed it while the car was NA as well so we could address any oil pan leaks.
so yeah basically do as much as you can before you slap the turbo on to eliminate any errors/issues.
i hate seeing ticked off honda owners complaining about how they should have stayed NA because they were too stupid to put a turbo setup on their car correctly. dont fall into that statistic haha.
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R.I.P. ADAM J. AMYX
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From: kpt, tn
Thats all good but i want to know about the engine itself
! I have built a turbo car before and understand about the leaks and tune and so fourth! The engine is what i wanna kno about!
! I have built a turbo car before and understand about the leaks and tune and so fourth! The engine is what i wanna kno about!
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well my advice still stands, get the head swap in there running smoothly before the turbo is in there.
what specifically do u want to know about the engine?
what specifically do u want to know about the engine?
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Spec r has given you great advice.
The motor will handle 275 whp, with a good dyno tune. Don't mess with ignition maps unless you have a dyno. And leave the redline alone, until you upgrade the valve springs and retainers.
What more are you worried about as far as the engine goes?
Spec r has given you great advice.
The motor will handle 275 whp, with a good dyno tune. Don't mess with ignition maps unless you have a dyno. And leave the redline alone, until you upgrade the valve springs and retainers.
What more are you worried about as far as the engine goes?
Do a compression check before boosting!
The motor will handle 275 whp, with a good dyno tune. Don't mess with ignition maps unless you have a dyno. And leave the redline alone, until you upgrade the valve springs and retainers.
What more are you worried about as far as the engine goes?
Spec r has given you great advice.
The motor will handle 275 whp, with a good dyno tune. Don't mess with ignition maps unless you have a dyno. And leave the redline alone, until you upgrade the valve springs and retainers.
What more are you worried about as far as the engine goes?
Do a compression check before boosting!