Tossing Around the idea of going Turbo

big pipe · Post by **big pipe** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:31 pm

on my accord heres what i came up with (as cheap as possible, but decent)
treadstone mani $300
ebay t3/t4 $175
oil lines$100
downpipe $100
piping $100
intercooler $100
walbro$100
dsm440s $100
chipped ecu $200
tuning $300

roughly$1700

.Smitty. · Post by **.Smitty.** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:13 pm

Well, I'm definitely not going eBay turbo. I've heard too many mixed things. It's hit or miss with those, but that's a good start.

I've found a couple of things so far..
38mm Tial wastegate from 99blackhatch for $150
Blox turbo manifold because I can retain A/C, P/S, and full size radiator for $179 - also get two 38mm flanges for the wastegate mount
Used eBay intercooler for $75, but I'm iffy on that.

I think I might pass the intercooler for now and get the wastegate and manifold for now.

Any objections to the Blox Turbo Manifold? I researched around a little on H-T after I found it and one guy has been running one for 40,000 miles with no problems. They sound pretty good.

After I get things running, I'm sure I'd get an itch to upgrade parts, but for now, that'd do just great.

AndyJT, are you for sure about the emissions testing being local to your address? I know that was the rule back when no shops could do it, but maybe with the change to opened shops, it's different..? Just tossing out ideas.

EFiVtec · Post by **EFiVtec** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:48 am

I've got a Inline Pro T3 stainless steel log manifold for sale. Best log manifold on the market.

http://www.inlinepro.com/catalog/popup_ ... hp?pID=105

Goodluck on your build.

andyjt · Post by **andyjt** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:13 am

.Smitty.;89033 wrote: AndyJT, are you for sure about the emissions testing being local to your address? I know that was the rule back when no shops could do it, but maybe with the change to opened shops, it's different..? Just tossing out ideas.

Positive. Its based on where its titled at.

JesSi · Post by **JesSi** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:21 am

.Smitty.;88611 wrote:If anyone thinks I'm crazy for trying to turbo a car for around $1,000 including tune, speak up,

You're crazy. :jester2:

xslickwhitetegx · Post by **xslickwhitetegx** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:29 am

:goodpost: for that amount of money your going to end up most likely replacing some of the turbo parts again!... I'm thinking Manifold most likely.. make your budget a lil bigger and than you can get better parts!

HardCore97 · Post by **HardCore97** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:32 pm

a guy on clubcivic told me to check out blaastperformance.com for turbo stuff and it looks they have some good stuff. havent ordered anything from them yet myslef im saving money before i get a kit

.Smitty. · Post by **.Smitty.** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:43 pm

xslickwhitetegx;89157 wrote::goodpost: for that amount of money your going to end up most likely replacing some of the turbo parts again!... I'm thinking Manifold most likely.. make your budget a lil bigger and than you can get better parts!

Why do you think that? If Blox gives out a lifetime warrenty for it, I would think that they would be making a good product. It's about the same style as the InlinePro and seems of good quality.

Here's a thread on it:http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2185360

And another: http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=972479

I was never expecting to only spend $1,000. And after delving into this more, I'm expecting anywhere from $1,500 to upwards of $2,000. I've edited a couple of my posts, changing number figures to match these.

I've definitely decided to not get the used eBay intercooler. It looked like a POS. I'm ordering the Blox manifold tonight and (hopefully) picking up the Tial wastegate this weekend.

lol and thanks for that JesSi. I need someone to knock some sense into me.

Spork · Post by **Spork** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:53 pm

yeah, building d vs. b series kits are very different. it would be possible to turbo for under $1000 on a d-series, not so much a b.

as far as cast manifolds (like the BLOX manifold) you will be fine. that thing will be a tank and won't break on you. it won't flow quite like a tubular, but it will hold up forever. so as long as you aren't shooting for stupid high horsepower numbers, that manifold will be plenty.

modthesol · Post by **modthesol** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:13 pm

DONT DO IT! dont u fucking do it.