UK spec CRX
 

hi guys
am from the UK and am having a problem attaching a turbo to my CRX, it is a 1989 D16a9 with a few basic modifications however I understand there is a standard honda manifold out there somewhere that will allow a t3 or t4 garrett turbo to bolt on with not much agro..... does anyone have the engine codes for the cars these manifolds are found on?? i.e. D16... also am I correct in saying D series manifolds are all interchangable?
any help would be great then I can hit the scrap yards.... My manifold is a 4-2 -1 I imagine I am looking for a 4-1 manifold.
thanks

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That is correct D-series exhaust manifolds do interchange..

But heres the problem, I dont know if the EDM has the same manifolds over their.. I dont know exactly what model cars they were on. But I do remember browsing through this junkyard over in Ireland and seeing the HF/STD manifold on a D14. the manifolds are incredibly easy to identify.

https://www.homemadeturbo.com/tech/manifold/3mans.jpg

You can see how short they are, they have a precat attached right underneith them.

I dont think you will find one of these manifolds on any D16's.. Mainly on D15's and some D14's... Hell you might even see one on a D13 over their!

Keep in mind, that you cannot simply bolt a turbo directly to this manifold, you will have to make an "adapter plate" to adapt the manifold to the turbocharger.

Jeff

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thats great, im guessing if i can get a d16 that will prob have wider ports than say a d13 or d14, i think i just gotta visit the junk yard sometime and have a nose about. I have the intercooler and a load of oil coolers to fit. A guy i was talking to used to race these d16a9/8's and he said oil coolers work pretty well on these... something to bear in mind as your climate is hotter over there.

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where are you? im in england and if you have the required £££ i may be persuaded into making a proper turbo header for you...

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hi ya
im from north london, my bro does welding an fabricating and has already offered to make me a custom one but I was looking for a shortcut really. How much you charging out of interest thou???
where are u in the uk? u into ya honda's?
chow
nick

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I'm from West Londaon and i've searched pretty much all the scrappies in west london and east london with no luck. But if you guys can supply a turbo header for a D16 at a reasonable price i'm up for one too ;D I actually went to my local honda dealer and got them to print out pretty much every exhaust manifold ever put on a UK spec civic and none of them are like the ones in the US. The closest i've got is a mid 90's civic (plate was off so can't be sure) which had a pre-cat but it was boulded on to the manifold and not bolted on. So i was just going to grind the precat off and weld on an adapter plate to take a t25.

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im from newcastle..

how much am i charging, depends.. stainless, mild, log style, equal length... i need to know these things

im not cheap.. but my work is top notch

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hi jeff do you have the engine codes to match those manifolds? it would be a great help
thanks
Nick

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seems the UK enthusiast club is taking off quite nicely...
hi cel_912 I was about to take this approach with my local honda garage, did u check all 92-95 civic's and integra's too??
What engine do you have if you dont mind me asking? mine is the D16a9 with no cat and 130-135BHP (dependant upon which website you check) as standard

Re:UK spec CRX
 

d15b6 and d15b8 for US spec

Trust me guys, I know they have them over their, I saw 2 or 3 on some civics in the junkyards in ireland. they will NOT be on any 1.6l's

check the d15's d14's and d13's

The newer style has the cat and manifold as 1 unit.. you dont want those..

Jeff

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will the D13,4,5's be ported enough for the 1.6 engines? I shall try the honda garage
I also have a d14z2 civic but I can confirm this is not a turbo manifold so to speak
if we can crack this im sure it'll start a revelution over here..... yer i'll drink to that

Re:UK spec CRX
 

All those manifolds will be pretty much the same. All D-series exhaust port configuration is the SAME! so that means the d14 exh manifold will bolt right on your d16. You may have to do some very minor porting, its nothing I would be worried about at all.

Jeff

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nice, i'll hit the scrappy on my week off as im on night shift at the mo (yeah its 6.43a.m. over here). did anyone actually get any minor results from those electric turbo's/supercharger's/bilge pump's? they seem a pile of tommy tank

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Those electric turbochargers are complete crap, we did a write up on one awhile back.. it will be posted soon.

Jeff

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Nick, I'm also running a D16A9 @ around 130bhp with no cat. As for the honda dealer i really can't remember exactly what since it was a while ago since i spoke to them :-[ I've decided to do a bit of an engine rebuild in anticipation for the turbo conversion esp since my engine is getting on a bit and not pulling as well as it use to. But i do have to say i did get some funny looks by the people at the yards when i was trying to explain to them exactly what i am looking for ... lol

Boost Pixie, i'm looking for nuthin special really, one like the greddy manifolds will do me nicely ;D I can get a cast one for about £200 - £250 but just can't get my self round to spending that much on a manifold at the moment (keep thinking of beeter things to do with the money). But a nice S/S log style one would be wicked tho.

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What is tommy tank? Like in reference to "Thomas the Tank Engine" childrens TV show? I know this is OT, but I had to ask.

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Lol, I wondered that myself...

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cockney rhyming slang to um... masturbate

tommy tank - wank

hehe!

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ROFLMFAO! that has totally ruined Thomas the train for me, it happens to be one of my kids favorite shows.

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hahah lol sorry to ruin everyones childhood....
cel912 whats your email?? mine is nikko_dj@hotmail.com if ya email me maybe we can track down a few manifolds, I have a few other bits like silicone hosing, downpipe and a couple of intercoolers. Cant seems to find cheap BOV (dump valves) thou, does anyone know any cars with stock turbo setups that dont have recirculating dump valves? Also could someone advise me on what injectors i need from the integra? the 1.6 or 1.8 and are they a straight swap
thanks

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Injectors from most all of the early 90s Hondas are the same, I am pretty sure they are all 240cc/min. The differences to look for are flow and impedance. Low impedance injectors require the use of a resitor box (which you probably already have). They generally measure a resistance across the 2 leads of the 3 ohm range, whereas the high impedance ones are in the 13 ohm range. You can fry an ECU by running the wrong setup.

Jim

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cheers
so if i change or upgrade my injectors will i need to change the resistance to which they work at?
Is it the 1.8 integra injectors i need, does it work by d series injectors only being a straight swap on other d series honda's or is that not really a rule of thumb
thanks

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hi jeff,
do you know which honda's you saw those manifold on over here? i dont expect you to remember the engine codes but just if you know the litre of engines and whether they were a civic, integra etc.... this manifold business is doing my head in!!!
Does anyone have a turbo set up for sale? 1st or 2nd hand? And how much would it cost to ship to the UK roughly....I am willing to pay upto $400 for the basics of the kit (turbo, manifold and downpipe) then will pay upto $200 for shipping
many thanks