91 Acura Legend TT build in progress and My official Noob post w/ newbie nudes
 

First I apologize the pics are not necessarily in chronological order it has been torn apart and put back together so many times that at this point it is all the same (undone); and for the build not being complete but I figured this would be a good opportunity for you to get to know me before asking questions, (most have been found by searching) But if you google Acura Legend Turbo you will see that I am going where few (can count them on one hand) have gone before so the Legend forum I am a member of is limited in this degree of car knowledge.

Now about Killanna (pron. key-yana, yeah I named my car flame me ;)
I bought the car a couple years back with a BHG and knew that the purpose of the car was to go as all out as I could afford on my limited income
Car: 1991 Legend Coupe 5 speed
Engine: 3.5l from an Acura RL
Pre-turbo build Mods:
pnp manifold
Type II springs,
Telion Chip,
HID's,
H&R springs
Koni Red shocks,
Addco Sway bars,
Type II dual piston calipers,
RH C2's,
short shifter,
EGR plate,
Stage III clutch,
S&D rotors,
KVR pads,
blackend engine damper,
CF hood,
AFC NEO,
Telion 3.5 Aluminum crank pulley,
Web cams I am also a distributor and can get group buy discounts if there's interest.

Now for the build progress parts so far
A pair of rebuilt T3/T4's (still being rebuilt will know trim once they are done)
450cc DSM Blacktop injectors
Walbro 255 Lph fuel pump
Aeromotive FPR
Trick flow fuel filter
Custom headers
C&R Racing radiator
Top fuel Zero1000 BOV, and catch can
Pro sport water temp, oil pressure, and boost gauges
Innovate LM-1 wideband and RPM aux.
Just Intercoolers dual 2.5" to single 3" intercooler
dual core oil/water cooler
Blitz turbo timer and boost controller
and a few other things that I will mention as needed.
Here is Killana
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Progress pics
for those that are not familiar with the Legends engine bay there's not much room for anything
so alot of work had to be done just to accomodate a set of twins.
Now unfortunately it has not looked this clean since
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The first step was a place to locate them I was going to mount them under the car but there was not enough room. So I later settled on the engine bay and attempted to modify a st of 350Z headers good idea but the headers would not fit and they were a cheap Ebay variety that were not worth modifying so custome headers were now a requirement. (where I met all of you for the first time) after reading the threads here I decided to build my own headers.
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After removing several things I managed to make enough room for the twins and the piping that was to come along witih them
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And this is basically where I am at so far in the engine bay
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another shot with the BOV in place
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A shot of the intercooler, suprsing that the front bumper managed to still fit
Now of course the couplers will be replaced but they are great for mocking up the build to see how much silicone will be needed.
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Oil line setup
4AN Feed lines I am thinking I will need oil restrictors
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full side shot, drain lines are 10AN
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Here is a shot of the custom carbon fiber radio bezel I am working on since I am not big on gauge pods
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The latest addition, justification potect it from heat.
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Once the turbos are done I will have the downpipes welded and post updated pics if I am not flamed off the forum for posting an incomplete build

And now that you have read my book of an intro I will make it worth while. And honey if you see this it is really a forum requirement and I didn't enjoy any of these pics ;)

Re: 91 Acura Legend TT build in progress and My official Noob post w/ newbie nudes
 

you forgot the porno...

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Refresh for flesh. I could not forget that I want to be welcomed here 8) There will come a time that I will seek the assistance of the PSI Pro's.

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bar none my favorite acura body style. ------- sick ass build.

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zc

first i just scanned your very first post to see no porn, then i read the sentence, " Now about Killanna (pron. key-yana, yeah I named my car flame me."

dude, your driving the short bus to homo-town

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its a rule that all new posters/member post porno in their intro posts... seriously. the more porn you post, the more the members will like you.

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what are you going to control your timing with???
Nice clean build, I like legends also.

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resize that pic in your sig too

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Thank you, and yeah I noticed the sig needs to be resized after I posted sorry about that I will fix it in a few.
Timing will be controlled by a Telion chip tuned on a dyno with an Ostrich and Tuner Pro. I have been working with the Legends air fuel maps for a couple years now. My primary engine management concern right now is the MAP sensor and related cels. I may end up in need of The Missing Linl or something similar

Ok a few more pics (more nudes to come too :)
A few things that have been done to make room

-The battery has been relocated to the trunk (no pics on that yet)
-The Map sensor box was tucked into the passenger side corner of the engine bay
-The ignitor box was moved to just infront of the passenger wheel well and the power steering reconfigured a bit

no pic of the PS but the plastic reservoir is replaced with a Zero1000 catch can
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-The VIS solenoids were moved to the firewall (two are OEM the one on the right side is the boost controller
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-The fuse boxes were moved to under the dash
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-The cruise control and A/C were removed all together
-The Power steering hose was extended to tuck out of the way of the 3" exhaust (here tomorrow)
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Not a relocation mod but I scored another aluminum reservoir that will be converted to a breather can
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Found a shot of the Tig welded N1 style exhaust that will go on it my fellow Legend forum family is not too excited about this lol
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but form follows function and she is going to need to breath

My favorite pic of the headers and mad props to my buddy for getting these welded at the cost of a ride once the car is done 8)
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Designing the headers the hard way lol
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looks great. I like seeing clothespins as manifold designing tools :y

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Legends are badass looking cars. It's a shame you don't see more modified for more power.

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Haha, I was thinking the same! ;D

I like it! Good job!

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everything looks awesome, except for the muffler that is. I didnt know those engines were mounted that way ???

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You got some balls doing that to a Legend. Love it.

Car is gonna be useless on the street lol.

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Nice site I just checked it out.

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good build....

keep us posted...


good luck. i hope your driving that car on slicks.

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Awesome build... I didn't know Legends were RWD. I don't know too much about that 3.5L... can they be pushed pretty hard?

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fukin in for updates

i love seeing people turbo v6s. i've wondered why people don't do it more often, and just assumed not enough room/engine management. but looks like you have those two figured out.

arc welded manis = the win

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Dude, enough about tha porn. That is NOT the measure of a man on this site. We are allll about the turbo builds, and this ---- is SICK. That has been one of my favorite types of cars since I was a kid. 2 door??? 5 speed??? Damn, this is the phattest ---- I have seen in a LOOOOONG time. Keep us updated please. BTW, how long have you had this car, and what did you give for it?? I'd like to pick one of those up for a reasonable price. I still see a good number of 4 door Legends, but you NEVER see any 2 doors in this area anymore.

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They are FWD.

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Hey man you made more progress than I thought. I'm jealous I'm actually going to redesign my TT to be pretty damn similar.

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Hey I recognize that car :) cool to see you on these boards, I should have guessed tons of info available by people with first hand experience. Yea this setup won't have me cringing with the roads out here.

Thank you everyone for the kind words. The turbos have been rebuilt and are complete and I will be picking them up tomorrow (no sleep tonight lol)

I will try to answer each of the questions in the one post. I will definately keep you updated as the build progresses. the 3.5 in stock form is usually good for over 400whp if it is o-ringed. in stock form it comes with forged rods and pistons. I think that will be a good end goal anyway for now :). Slicks for the track will be nice; in time maybe come spring or so. I do hope to drive her around the streets a bit too. The car is a 5 speed 2 door coupe (I also prefer this body style) The sedans look good too but I prefer the coupe, especially for this type of build, though my daily driver is it's twin in automatic 3.2 form :) so maybe I just prefer it overall. They can be had now for a fairly decent price. each of mine were about 2k. But they needed work. Nice ones that are well maintained can go for as much as 10-13k still depending on the model.

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cool ---- def out thinking out of the box

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---- yeah, Legends are sweet ass.

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RWD LEGEND????????? :o


makes me cry, we have only the FWD version in germany >:( >:(


this will be a ------- monster

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No there all FWD! Sick build keep the pic's coming!!!

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I think the engine being mounted like that Is confusing people. I too thought you converted it to RWD at first but Ive never seen an engine bay of one, didnt know the engine was rotated like that.

How does the trans work in that layout?

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The trans kinda looks like what you would expect a rwd trans to look like, but it still sends the power to the front 2 wheels. Those cars are a pain in the ass to do anything on.

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Kinda simliar to wtf is it called, the chrysler concord iirc. Longitudinal layout but fwd.

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Weird... seems like a waste of good engine layout, lol. RWD would be so JDMWTFBBQ.

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^Mmm sounds as though you know some of teh pain in the A this build can and has been lol.
Yeah the layout is interesting I understand that it had something to do with improving the balance of the cars weight ratio, I have also heard there was a thought to do a rear will drive that was scraped in teh production phase but this is believed much less. I got teh turbos back and I must say my 50.00 junk yard turbos have received quite the upgrade (at an expense of course, but well worth it. They were both completely rebuilt and cleaned up and the compressor sides upgraded upon request. here are the pics

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Some of the exhaust piping, and the lower radiator hose also came in should not be too far from the next phase from here.

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When this thing is up and runnin'....vids are a MUST.

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I have taken apart more of those trans from the more then I can or which to recall; maybe 40+ :S

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Wow, great job. How many hours and cost are you?

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so is that it?

wtf.

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looks like the differential is lubricated by the oil pan

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I have had a dailydriver since about september so I have no clue as to how many hours I am into it and as for cost well, more than most lol. I am trying to get as much done to it as I can so that as I turn up teh boost not too much breaks and whenever I see a good deal I jump on it if the budget afffords it see the mod list on the first page and then know that there is more that is slightly or unrelated that is also being done :)

97EconoBox yeah that's it and on teh manual teh diff idoes share lubrication with the trans