Anybody have a "HOW TO" with pictures (or not) on how to reclock a IHI turbo. I'm going to get my intercooler soon and it would make my piping a ton easier if I can reclock my turbo. BTW, it looks like you can only reclock it 180 degrees from where it sits now..it this true or not. I need to turn about 120 degrees.

 

which IHI?

RHB5? Subaru? or Mazda?

I could probably do a quicky write up for ya...

 

Wish I knew, it's the one that came in the Apex-i D-series kit. The housing has nothing on it (except apex-i), but it's a little thing. Apex told me that it maxes out at 17psi but that's about all they could tell me. They didn't even have a IHI part number for what they buy from them...

 

I did a little looking around...and I'm almost positive that it's a RHB5... BTW it is internally waistgated

 

This is from apexi.com

1992-95 Honda Civic EX or Si (D16Z6) - up to 160hp street, 190hp offroad

Includes:

AX53B60 P18 ball bearing turbocharger
Cast-iron exhaust manifold
Power Intake filter kit
Necessary piping and mounting hardware

and this is from turbo magazine's website


The "core of power" in APEXi's Civic turbo kit are an IHI AX53B60-P18 ball-bearing turbo and cast iron manifold.

the IHI rhb5 came stock in a few cars. Mazda MX6/323gt, Ford probe gt, susuki something, subaru loyale/xt, maybe some others.
Maybe that can help

 

Oh, also this is the one that should come on the Apex-i kit according to turbo magazine.

 

Yep, that's the one.(see..no numbers on it eather)...how do you reclock the thing? or can it be reclocked?

 

BTW, those numbers from apex-i are for the D-series, I have this turbo on a B16. I already making ALOT more than that, hella quick spool too. It does run out on top a little.

 

So does anyone know if you can reclock this turbo, and if so, how to do it?

 

By reclocking do you mean just rotating the compressor housing? I wanted to do the same thing and by taking off the small nuts and clamps all around the housing I could have turned it to face most angles. I went from straight out (facing towards the front) to going straight down for easier piping.