Advice on JRSC - Honda Prelude Forum

98preludesh · 03-02-2002, 03:42 PM

Can anyone give me any tips on the JRSC install on my 98 Prelude SH??? Just ordered and should be receiving it soon. Any problems encountered??? Any special tools??? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanx

1PreLude2NV · 03-02-2002, 07:23 PM

Well grats on the kit

Well, if your not going to do the install your self, make sure you get a shop or person that is very compentent that knows what they are doing. Also try to get to a dyno as soon as you can after the install to get it tuned with a wide band o2, so you know that your A/F mixture is good. You should not need any specail tools.

Since you getting your JRSC installed do your self a favor and get a B&M Fule pressure guage.... cause that will be a pain in the A$$ to install your self.

Good Luck

98preludesh · 03-02-2002, 08:37 PM

Thanx. I just cant wait to get the kit. I am installing myself and I already got a B&M fuel pressure gauge installed cause I did hear that is a pain in the A$$ to put in after the blower is installed. Right after the install I am planning on having my car dynoed at a local shop. Any other tips on the install would be greatly appreciated and thanx for the input.

jayjjjj · 03-27-2002, 02:57 PM

One thing that might help... remove the plastic panel from under the front driver side so when you drop tools or bolts, they roll out.

Don't use the insulation displacement connectors that are supplied with the kit.

If you decide to use crimp connectors, get a good set of crimp pliers, the ones that ratchet. They're nice to have and you'll get reliable connections. Also, make sure all your crimps are secure by pulling on the wire pretty hard after you crimp it. If it stays in, great, if it pulls off in your hand, it wasn't in right. Get a couple boxes of connectors, in different sizes. That way, if you have to double wires up in a connector, you'll have the right size connector.

I didn't want to use solder connections because I wanted to be able to easily return the harness to stock. (for troubleshooting, if I ever need to) So, wherever a harness wire had to be cut, I put an insulated female connector on one side, and an insulated male connector on the other.... then just made the JRSC wires to mate to those. I can just pop the JRSC wires off and the original wire will plug right up to itself.

Be sure to read ahead in the instructions. They will tell you to install these bolts here, those bolts there, then they tell you to torque them all down. Then, they tell you they all needed to have loc tite on them.

I would strongly suggest you buy a Helm manual if you don't already have one. You WILL need it at some point.

Iranman has a web site about the supercharger, I plan to write some more of this stuff for him to post there. He has some good information there.

JRSC installed.... I like it! I talked about the wiring a little there too.

Iranman's web site:
http://home.tampabay.rr.com/prelude/

If you run into any problems, post it.

Jason

jayjjjj · 03-27-2002, 03:21 PM

Also, the center 12mm bolt in the front that holds the top plate of the JR manifold to the bottom plate is gonig to be almost impossible to tighten. There isn't even enough room to get a shallow well 1/4" drive ratchet on it. My offset box end wrenches woouldn't fit.
The 1/4" drive universal joint was what I finally used, but it wouldn't let the socket seat all the way, so the bolt isn't as tight as it should be.

Sears had some adapters that would be useful, they fit in the end of a socket and allow you to use a wrench to turn the socket. They're about $10 for a set of 3. Their shallow flex sockets might fit on that bolt too.

Jason

sharkcohen · 03-27-2002, 04:42 PM

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Originally posted by jayjjjj
Also, the center 12mm bolt in the front that holds the top plate of the JR manifold to the bottom plate is gonig to be almost impossible to tighten. There isn't even enough room to get a shallow well 1/4" drive ratchet on it. My offset box end wrenches woouldn't fit.
The 1/4" drive universal joint was what I finally used, but it wouldn't let the socket seat all the way, so the bolt isn't as tight as it should be.

Sears had some adapters that would be useful, they fit in the end of a socket and allow you to use a wrench to turn the socket. They're about $10 for a set of 3. Their shallow flex sockets might fit on that bolt too.

Jason

Thanks for the tip on that Jason. Man, this site has been invaluable.

schwett · 03-28-2002, 05:54 PM

i would recommend a large selection of 1/4" (yes the teeny ones) 10 and 12mm sockets and extensions. the three bolts behind the charger, for example, are under the gutter and i had to use a very specific combination of extensions and sockets to get to them. that one front side bolt on the jackshaft can also be gotten to with a totally flat box wrench *from the other side,* i.e. the wrench goes under the nose of the charger and the turning end is under the gutter.

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Originally posted by sharkcohen

Thanks for the tip on that Jason. Man, this site has been invaluable.

sharkcohen · 03-28-2002, 06:43 PM

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Originally posted by jayjjjj
Iranman has a web site about the supercharger, I plan to write some more of this stuff for him to post there.

I am going to take my time with the installation and take a lot of pictures, so I should have some stuff for Sina's sight as well when I am done.

chomorro · 03-29-2002, 01:29 PM

extra car to get around

sharkcohen · 03-29-2002, 06:25 PM

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Originally posted by chomorro
extra car to get around

Got that covered hehehe

jayjjjj · 03-30-2002, 09:52 AM

The vacuum T where the EMS hose plugs in didn't fit (step 87). I had to buy one with one small nipple, and two nipples of the original size. The rubber elbow was too tight on the supplied T. It's a cheap part, but it meant one more trip to the parts store.

it was part of the reason an extra car was a must.

Jason