Slowest turbo install ever. - Honda Prelude Forum

DirtyLude · 03-02-2003, 05:15 PM

It was over a year ago that I took the original turbo kit off to get my engine rebuilt to run some more serious boost. The engine was finished the rebuild last Winter and I drove it for a full year with boring 9:1 compression pistons and with the 550cc injectors.

Finally everything has been put back together. I finished the install with Rick last Friday. I put the electronic boost controller in today. I still have a good amount of tuning to do, but the car pulls real hard and even now is real fun to drive. Everything is real quiet with no exhaust leaks and the turbo spools up like a train.

Most of it is custom. The only thing left of the F-Max kit is some of the IC piping, the intercooler, and the turbo itself. The only thing I'd really like to upgrade is the turbo sometime, to a T3/60-1, but they're pretty expensive and I don't see it happening soon.

Most of my money is now going into a CRX track car that I'm sharing with a friend.

This is underneath with the oil return line:

TrboH22 · 03-02-2003, 05:19 PM

Very nice!! Whats the filter by where the Batt is normally located? I didn't see a pipe coming from the turbo.

DirtyLude · 03-02-2003, 05:27 PM

The compressor faces the drivers side of the car, not the passenger side like normal. I don't have A/C, so I have a good amount of room on that side.

The filter on the passenger side is for the HKS Type-R (I think it's a type-r, it came with the kit) BOV. Anyway, while the car is in vacuum is breathes in through the BOV, so it gets it's own filter.

DirtyLude · 03-02-2003, 05:40 PM

You can see it in this picture.

buh_buh · 03-02-2003, 05:54 PM

man, your manifold is crazy!!! But looks good!!

sharkcohen · 03-02-2003, 06:01 PM

I love your custom manifold. Everything looks like your hard work paid off, great job. This has to be the coolest turbo 5th gen.

C-Redrum · 03-02-2003, 09:14 PM

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Originally posted by sharkcohen
This has to be the coolest turbo 5th gen.

Heh heh I beg to differ...how many psi are you running dirtylude ?

schwett · 03-02-2003, 11:34 PM

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Originally posted by C-Redrum

Heh heh I beg to differ...

maybe he meant, coolest turbo 5th gen that's running?

speed_racer411 · 03-03-2003, 02:08 AM

Wow just by the looks of the manifold it must be fast as hell!!!!

DirtyLude · 03-03-2003, 07:36 AM

I'm running 1 bar. The engine can take more, but this car is relegated to street duty, so I'm not running any more than that.

99Prelude_LC · 03-03-2003, 11:01 AM

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Originally posted by schwett

maybe he meant, coolest turbo 5th gen that's running?

comming from the guy who blew up his car

haha i think we need to form a support group on here, how about a forum called toasted luders anonymous

Quaalude · 03-03-2003, 05:49 PM

Looks good. Have you been able to dyno it yet at 1 bar?

DirtyLude · 03-03-2003, 07:29 PM

I just got it going on the weekend. I haven't even tuned it properly, yet. It's running pretty rich on boost.

I wont be putting on the dyno for a while. Frankly, I really don't care about a dyno graph as long as it's pulling hard and not giving me any problems.

TrboH22 · 03-04-2003, 11:04 AM

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Originally posted by 99Prelude_LC

comming from the guy who blew up his car haha i think we need to form a support group on here, how about a forum called toasted luders anonymous

I'm kinda diggin that idea actually. Be a good way for us to fight back!!