Automatic Transmittion and Boost
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Automatic Transmittion and Boost
Hey HMT guys! I have yet another question. Im running a 14b turbo setup with my 96 Civic EX im doing that whole OBD I and injectors things rather than and AVC. Anyways I have had one person tell me that my transmittion(automatic) will not be able to take boost (apx 9lbs). Is this guy an idiot or should i actually listen to him, if so what should i do about it?
Personally i think he is an idiot because he has not given me a reason to think my transmittion wouldn't be able to take it.
Personally i think he is an idiot because he has not given me a reason to think my transmittion wouldn't be able to take it.
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Re: Automatic Transmittion and Boost
Honda auto trannys suck, I don't think your friend is full of ---- at all.
The only Honda auto-turbo setups that I have heard of running well are very low boost applications. 9 psi might be pushing it.
One thing that you should do is get a tranny cooler if you are dead set on this idea, even then 9 psi may still ---- up the tranny.
The only Honda auto-turbo setups that I have heard of running well are very low boost applications. 9 psi might be pushing it.
One thing that you should do is get a tranny cooler if you are dead set on this idea, even then 9 psi may still ---- up the tranny.
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Re: Automatic Transmittion and Boost
Ok so what is very low boost?
And so tranny cooler should be able to help me. Yea i kinda am stuck to this idea, I kinda declare war on every stock 1.8T at VCU (long drunken story). Anyways i have to go through with it and i kinda just blew my motor a few months ago (it was NA, i dont know how it happened though) and i really dont want to get another motor, so i want to do this right.
Ha, i just realized i spelled transmiSSion wrong 
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Joined: Aug 2005
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Re: Automatic Transmittion and Boost
i run 11psi on my 96 y7 auto.. holds up just fine.. just remember it will be slower than a 5 speed with the same setup.. and yes with an obd2 auto car your most likley gonna be stuck with a piggyback fuel unit.. im running the hack on mine for over 20k miles with no problems..
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Re: Automatic Transmittion and Boost
Yea thanks for the advise 
I have heard of ppl doing just fine with the automatic, however i heard stories that it wasnt smart.
I am doing an OBDI conversion, and my friend said that uberdata would work with the automatic.
I have heard of ppl doing just fine with the automatic, however i heard stories that it wasnt smart.
I am doing an OBDI conversion, and my friend said that uberdata would work with the automatic.
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Re: Automatic Transmittion and Boost
eh, forget 5spd conversion, if anything just sell your car and buy a manual, thats the cheapest "5spd conversion" ever.
i know it kinda sucks cuz you get attatched to your car, but hey, gotta do whatcha gotta do.
matt
i know it kinda sucks cuz you get attatched to your car, but hey, gotta do whatcha gotta do.
matt
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Joined: Mar 2005
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Re: Automatic Transmittion and Boost
So if you have an automatic transmission the only options are fmu or AFC hack? or is it possible to get a chipped ecu? say from xenocron? just tryin to make sure before i put too much money into a turbo set up.
