First, English isn't my mothertongue, so don't blame me if my English isn't so clear ...

The setup : 89 honda civic, D16A9 engine ( really similar to the ZC):
All the internals are new, but still OEM stuff
Ported and polished head
Turbonetics T3 0.60/0.48
38 mm wastegate
SSAutocrap manifold ( :P)
Custom 2.5' downpipe
2.5' charge pipes
Bailey Evo2 BOV
Catch can
EG radiator with 12' slim fan
450's
Ecu "chipped" with turboedit
Exedy flywheel
Exedy stage 3 clutch

I'm running 9 psi.







Thanks to HMT,HT and TurboD16 forums for the good informations they provide.

What oil pressure do you have (cold and hot engine) ?
Do you think that the "tiny" EG radiator is enough to cool the engine ? / how "high" the temp gauge should be at the limit of the "correct" use ?

 

First off nice set up,, lets see some numbers!

oil pressure proly 75 cold and 25-35 at running temp

That radiator should do fine, the temp guage needle should stay at 1/4 to 3/8 when its running at normal operating temp. If it doesnt, I would go with a dual core civic radiator.

 

what intercooler is that?

 

 

Setup looks bling , my hot idle is at 10 psi and cold 70 psi. The half rad should be fine as long as it doesn't go past halfway.

my guess is an ssauto

 

Looks good man. Keep us updated on some numbers. My oil psi is 85 cold @ idle, and 20 warm @ idle...usually makes at least 20 psi per 1000 rpm, unless i'm above the 5500 rpm mark. Then it kinda drops off a hair, but always makes a minimum of 12 psi per 1000 rpm anywhere above that. Of course i also run 15W40 in it.

 

The intercooler was made by one of my friend, but i give him the "example" of an SSauto IC to do the job (for the dimensions).
So my buddy make a real copy of that stuff ...

Thanks for your replies about oil pressure, i'm using 10W40 synth oil, and my readings are similar to yours.

But I'm still nervous about my radiator : the temp sometimes rises up to the half of the gauge.
Do you think I should put an other radiator, the problem is that the EG type is too "high" : I can't close my bonnet with that ...

 

Nice neat setup dude. Change the manifold because there are too many bad stories about SSAutocrap. Search this board, and you'll find a few cheap new manifolds for about $150.00 to $200.00.

 

^ i agree, and hows that .60/48 on your car. how do you like it, because i am about to put the same turbo on my y7.

matt

 

Can really give any "objective" feedback on the turbo, my internals are new and I didn't really pushed the car yet.
I'll keep an eye on the rpm to tell you when it starts boosting, but with 0.48 A/R and can say that the turbo spools very quickly.