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thanx sharkcohen! h22 turbo kit
I need some advice buying a turbo kit. I found this on the honda-tech forum. DO you guys think its worth buying? I was literally about to send the money 2 him right away lol Good think i decided to double check with you guys.
By the way he said the turbo has "a little shaft play"
Am i getting myself into something retarded here?
I have a 1998 Honda prelude that i'm doing a engine build up on with Mahle pistons 8.5:1 eagle rods and a tranny swap.
well definetly, i was actually about 2 buy hondata last night. Unfortunately i ended up bying cams, not that thats relaly a bad thing either lol. Would you happen to know where i can get hondata with boost for cheap? I found it at a website for about 490. I lost the link though.....but still, cheaper would b good to. ALSO, do i need to do an OBDI conversion to use hondata?
yes best choice p13 chipped+h0ondata=good, actualy dont know where to get it cheaper, i also have aem ems for sale, not trying to make u buy it, but its also the best system out there, all u do is replace ur factory ecu with this, and get it tuend, let me know if ur interested,but its little more expensive then p13+hondata.
Make sure the turbo is genuine. I have seen scammers selling "t03/t04e" hybrids on Ebay which are actually XSpower turbos, which basically piles of sh*t and blow themselves up real quick.
Understand that the kit you bought is not a bolt on affair. There is a bunch of extra work you are going to need to get this stuff to run:
(1) You are going to have to get someone to weld up your downpipe to your exhaust system. The stuff that comes in this kit is not ready to run. In nearly all states, running without your exhaust connected to a catalyst violates emissions laws, and you can get fined big time if you get caught.
(2) The other problem I see is that there isn't any O2 bung in the downpipe. You will need someone to weld that in for you also.
(3) There isn't any mention of the PSI of the wastegate spring. That's a pretty crucial bit of info to have.
(4) You will need to have an oil return fitting welded into your oil pan for the turbo drain.
(5) If you run more than 9 PSI you will need a bigger MAP sensor.
(6) You are going to need larger injectors to go with your fuel management.
(7) The wastegate doesn't appear to have a dump tube. Depending your your state's laws, you may have to get a closed-loop wastegate dump, which requires more welding to your downpipe.
I hope you have already contacted a quality shop to do this extra work for you. The welding costs alone are going to be in the $500 range, depending on how good a relationship you have with your shop.
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ouch, sigh, i should have just bought the kit off a reputable website then i guess, i'm gonna waste another 1 just doin all that it seems.
OK so it seems that perhaps i need to replace some of the parts on this kit. For example, the MAP sensor,wastegate with a dump tube, a piece to fit the 02, injectors, the oil line fitting for the oil pan.
Now as u can tell, i'm very new to forced induction, where would u suggest i pick up these new parts, and which parts do u suggest are best to get?
Sigh, i wish someone hit me up sooner, i shouldnt have jumped the gun and purchased this kit....
by the way, to let you know wut all i'm doing, i purchased the engine build kit off of www.importperformanceparts.net containing the mahle pistons with the compression ratio 8.5:1. Also i purchased Crower turbo cams, and KMS valves springs and retainers. I do NOT have a fuel pump yet, or fuel management, or injectors, but i do have an aem fuel pump---unless that too needs to be replaced.
I am in the process of doing a transmission swap, i do NOT have a new clutch.
In fact all this work will be done simultaneously.
Its unfortunate for me that at times i get overly excited and jump the gun, but at this point, lets just try to work with the situation i've gotten myself into lol
Now as u can tell, i'm very new to forced induction, where would u suggest i pick up these new parts, and which parts do u suggest are best to get?
Sigh, i wish someone hit me up sooner, i shouldnt have jumped the gun and purchased this kit....
What you need to do is read the Turbo FAQ sticky thread in the Forced Induction section. It won't help you having us give you answers, if you don't understand the basics of Forced Induction and what it takes to build a kit correctly for your car. The Turbo FAQ has a wealth of info contributed by many members with real experience with their ludes and their build.
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Honestly i read through it, I do understand how forced induction works generally. Its in the installation and setting up that that kind of gets me. Knowing companies and parts reputabilty comes from experience. God willingly, if i do manage to finish this project, in couple months i'd be able to answer these questions myself to any new comer to forced induction. Ah anyways, thanx though ur right, i do need to learn a lot more.
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