My civic finally turboed :UPDATED:
12-18-2005, 03:16 PM
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Re: My civic finally turboed
i used the one wire and disabled the o2 heater with uberdata cause i am too cheap to by a new 4 wire.
WOT: that wire isnt as close as it looks, but i do plan to make a heatsheild either out of stainless or carbonfiber, not sure yet
WOT: that wire isnt as close as it looks, but i do plan to make a heatsheild either out of stainless or carbonfiber, not sure yet
12-18-2005, 04:15 PM
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Re: My civic finally turboed
the BOV seems ok. kinda quiet, but i like being a sleeper. it also seems a little slow to open. i might loosen it up a little
the turbo is pretty small. the guy i got it fmo said it was the same thing as the 13b? from the 1st gen dsm.
it turns out that the miss under boost was the plugs. i had some stock style denso plugs so i got some colder NGk's and that cleared it up completely. runs great. kinda falls off at the top but im sure an intercooler would help that a lot. thats one of my next purchases
all in all for the money i have spent it is a nice power increase and an awesome learning experience. you can read all day long but you still dont know till you do it
the turbo is pretty small. the guy i got it fmo said it was the same thing as the 13b? from the 1st gen dsm.
it turns out that the miss under boost was the plugs. i had some stock style denso plugs so i got some colder NGk's and that cleared it up completely. runs great. kinda falls off at the top but im sure an intercooler would help that a lot. thats one of my next purchases
all in all for the money i have spent it is a nice power increase and an awesome learning experience. you can read all day long but you still dont know till you do it
12-18-2005, 04:45 PM
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Re: My civic finally turboed
i really appretiate all of the comments. i kinda figured i would get bashed for using such a small turbo, no intercooler, and my choice of tubing.
right now i am getting 5psi. im not sure if my charge pipes are leaking or if the wastegate is only set to 5psi. i am going to make a manual boost controller and see if i can get more. im not going to go too high w/o an intercooler though. i hope to have one by feburary, then i will shoot for closer to 10psi, but try to keep my foot out of it till i can get a z6 built for a lot more boost. i would like to run 15psi daily and 20psi at the track
right now i am getting 5psi. im not sure if my charge pipes are leaking or if the wastegate is only set to 5psi. i am going to make a manual boost controller and see if i can get more. im not going to go too high w/o an intercooler though. i hope to have one by feburary, then i will shoot for closer to 10psi, but try to keep my foot out of it till i can get a z6 built for a lot more boost. i would like to run 15psi daily and 20psi at the track
12-18-2005, 07:08 PM
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Re: My civic finally turboed
it isnt touching. its about an inch from it. thats why the orange sleeve is there. they run oil and fuel lines very close to exhaust on airplanes, that keeps it fomr having any problems
