Not much to look at right now, these are just the first wave. Many more to come once I put the car back together..

Click for Pics (http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/forty4u2bnvs/album?.dir=/a0eescd)



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Also, you can see Tyler (aryiman98) in the blue shorts, and one of our new HCF members Kent (the guy next to me, making me look like I'm 3 feet tall). Also, the dude with no shirt (Brent) just joined up too, but I don't think he's posted yet.

I had a blast guys, thanks for all your help!

Looks great now make it run

nice forty, who ended up fabbing the dp

niec, so when do we get to see the finished product:D

have you ever heard of a drop light?

i like the lighting:D

looking good..i bet your happy

bad ass :D

im digging the front mount that is black, gonna be a sleeper man:D

looks great. Cant wait to see the finished product.

HAHAHAHAHA LOVE HOW YOU USED A 5' LAMP FOR UNDER THE CAR!!!!!! damn invest in a drop light or "snake" light. they work much better.

but it all looks cool, can't wait to see the final outcome. keep it up.

Its about damn time. Looks great. I also love black FMIC. Hurry up and get the beast back together

ORIGINAL: Forty04

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YAYYYY TONY YOU GOT A TURBO FOR YOUR 12th BIRTHDAY! woot woot! congrats

:D:D:D

:eek:

ORIGINAL: mxs

ORIGINAL: Forty04

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YAYYYY TONY YOU GOT A TURBO FOR YOUR 12th BIRTHDAY! woot woot! congrats

:D:D:D

:eek:



aahhhaaaahahahahaa

ORIGINAL: mxs

ORIGINAL: Forty04

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YAYYYY TONY YOU GOT A TURBO FOR YOUR 12th BIRTHDAY! woot woot! congrats

:D:D:D

:eek:



i thought is was his 10th hahahahahaha ;)j/k can't wait to see it done

were u buy the black intercooler from? or did u spray it?
i want to do a sleeper set up some day

ORIGINAL: mxs

ORIGINAL: Forty04

EDIT: SPARE ME THE SHORT JOKES! :D

YAYYYY TONY YOU GOT A TURBO FOR YOUR 12th BIRTHDAY! woot woot! congrats

:D:D:D

:eek:


Oh Marnie aren't you just FREAKIN' HALLAROIUS?!? ;)

I sprayed the FMIC with the same stuff I used on the Pipes.

Marty, as of last night it runs. I even drove it to work today granny shifting at 2k...fun stuff[:@] Tune is scheduled for Sunday, so Monday's drive to work ought to be a LOT more fun.

That freaking BOV is insane, even at 2200rpm, and like 5 vac it will flutter, its going to be nuts when I actually get on it.


Yeah, I need to invest in some lighting, and I would have bought one this past weekend, but the miscellanious expenses involved in a boost project are astronomical. I'm eventually getting 4' shop lights for the ceiling, and a drop light for underneath. We actually broke that 5 foot lamp...Lori was not happy. Needless to say she will be very happy when all of this is done. I've barely seen her in the last week, broke her lamp, racked up a bunch of money on our credit card...yeah She's pretty damn cool about it though, she knows I feel guilty as hell so she's been easy on me..


Thanks for all the comments guys, heres a couple shots from last night...


http://www.hondacivicforum.com/upfiles/2331/D263FA72DC0446FDA9D1A3C8E46C3A9E.jpg
http://www.hondacivicforum.com/upfiles/2331/F47BAB24BDA4407E9721B7D660442C89.jpg
http://www.hondacivicforum.com/upfiles/2331/2143E6A614A94C339892F77EE0638962.jpg

PS - This is the dirtiest you will EVER see my car :D

Woohoo thats looks good as hell Tony real sleeper right there. You got to get some vids of that up when its tuned up.

ORIGINAL: Talon585

Woohoo thats looks good as hell Tony real sleeper right there. You got to get some vids of that up when its tuned up.



For sure man. The lil' lady just got a new Digi for one of her bridal showers. Stores 3 minutes worth of video at a time. So hopefully I can put something sweet together

that looks damn good dude:D

nice as hell tony looks great can't wait for the vid

Ahhhh! Seeing this makes me want a turbo soo much moooreee :( I'm jealous! But congratz man it looks awesome! Can't wait to see some videos of it!


TiCkEr

[sm=WTFsgign.gif] dude man... where are the under the hood shots... but other then that NICE!!!

Nice clean job, it's going to take some people by surprise.

Thatta boy. Just wait till you get to make your first WOT pull........You will say to yourself "WTF is that?"...and the answer.......torque..



Looks good bro.

damn i just totally missed this thread...where have i been?

it was fun that night, i didnt do much work, just mostly stood around and drank some beers and shot the ****

but needless to say it was a fun night, looking great Tony

good luck sunday

lookin good.

how did u remove the lower grill?

cut it out

ORIGINAL: speedstream

how did u remove the lower grill?


It was a lot like putting a tack in the wall with a 20lb sledge, Angle Grinder + Cutting wheel = FTW!!!

Sorry Fiirkhan, I will get bay shots soon, but it's not pretty under there right now.


UPDATE = Went and got all my A/F ratios setup last night, and I can finally drive normal speeds again, wOOT! The only problem is, my wastegate is not keeping me at 8psi, rather, I'm spiking really ****ing high. I got to see first hand what about 20psi feels like, and holy crap was it hauling.. But that isn't a good thing, obviously. So, today I need to crawl under in hopes that I can find an easy fix on the wastegate. If I can't, it could be a while before I get to finish my tune. We couldnt do anyway WOT tuning pulls, because everytime I got on it, it the boost would skyrocket and I'd pop a coupler..

Any ideas Marty? That wastegate wasn't tampered with was it??

tony are you going to reinstall your air cond back ?

Can't....not with this turbo/manifold setup anyway. The piping would go directly into the side of the a/c unit. I plan to reinstall it someday, but it's really not that important to me. The only time I use it really is when I want to defog my windows

I never messed with it but I was getting over 8psi. I was hitting full 8psi around 3200ish rpm and it would hold that till around 5500 to 5800rpm it started creeping. In the end at my rev limiter(which was about 1200rpm higher than yours is) I was hitting around 11psi.

ORIGINAL: Marty

I never messed with it but I was getting over 8psi. I was hitting full 8psi around 3200ish rpm and it would hold that till around 5500 to 5800rpm it started creeping. In the end at my rev limiter(which was about 1200rpm higher than yours is) I was hitting around 11psi.


Well I have no idea why the hell it's spiking like that.. THere is no gradual increase, I hit boost, and it climbs directly to above 11 psi.


And my rev limiter is set at 8k now too:D

thats what i thought i'm thinking about taking the air off the hatch because my mother in law had someone put r-134 in it and they put to much oil in it so i can spend over $400. to get it fixed and take a chance it won't last a month or take it out and lose some weight sorry i'm hogging your thread

No worries man

yay, glad to hear it's running!!

Watch reving it that hard 40, I had alot more favorable bottom end to handle that. Your piston speeds at around 7200rpm are the same as my piston speeds at around 8200rpm. Just be carefull with it. BTW I was reving to 8400/8600rpm ;)

I would take a look at the wg actuator to see if it is bent or it may be stuck somehow.

ORIGINAL: Marty

Watch reving it that hard 40, I had alot more favorable bottom end to handle that. Your piston speeds at around 7200rpm are the same as my piston speeds at around 8200rpm. Just be carefull with it. BTW I was reving to 8400/8600rpm ;)

I would take a look at the wg actuator to see if it is bent or it may be stuck somehow.


Dude, I dont ever plan on revving it that high:D, I just thought I'd fill you in on my rev limiter being changed. Like i've said allt he way through this, this car is a reliable daily driver, and it'll be driven like one.

I will check out the WG today

[sm=happy046.gif] Glad to hear that you got it running man, if i ever make it out there you HAVE to take me for a spin:D, but taht is a BIG if right now, good luck with the Wastegate, hopefully you can get everything figured out

cool tony glad you got it running just watch out with it spiking to 20 psi

Thats a bummer. I hope everything works out for you.

Thanks guys...I'm hoping and praying I can get it figured out tonight, and can revisit my tuner this weekend.



I didnt get a chance to work on it yesterday, as I spent some much needed alone time with Lori. She's been a bit neglected over the last week and a half, so I decided it'd be a good idea to just hang out on the couch and catch up. Definitely a nice relief from the hectic nature of boosting a car :D

More pics man.

ORIGINAL: Marty

More pics man.


Soon buddy

How in the heck did I miss this thread!? Anyway, glad to hear everything is coming along nicely. Can't wait to see the finished product and hear some reviews. I'm sure you'll be posting a few street and strip kill stories as well. :D

ORIGINAL: jake11375

How in the heck did I miss this thread!? Anyway, glad to hear everything is coming along nicely. Can't wait to see the finished product and hear some reviews. I'm sure you'll be posting a few street and strip kill stories as well. :D


You know it :D I was supposed to hit the track this Saturday night, but it's sketchy at this point...

The wastegate "actuator" prob just got bent a little, or just needs to be adjusted, just F with it, then drive and see how you wanna adjust it, either that or just get a boost controller, and set it lower?

im curious as to see what u run on the track.......please post some times

I thought i was ghetto when i was those scissor jacks to do work on my car. You definatly jus pawned me. When you buy a drop light get the halogen one, not the one where you put a light bulb in there. They burn and break easy.

marty said sumthin about you gettin it in finally, hope you get it tuned and everything settled with the over boosting prob, like stated above, posible that it could be your wastegate actuater, so goodluck tony! i would still check in on a boost contoroller, they are nice to have!!! and maybe a vtec controller to, those are nifty!!!

ORIGINAL: absoulute

im curious as to see what u run on the track.......please post some times


You gotta know how bad I want to be able to take this thing down the 1320. As soon as the car runs and boosts properly, I will be at the track the next day:D


Pete, I think you're right about the actuator, probably just needs a little "negotiation." I'll get er figured out. I didn't get a chance last night cause the future in laws were in town, but I'll get under there tonight.


Side note, It ran a LOT smoother this morning with the air being much cooler. I think the running rough issue has been brought on by the 95+ weather we've had over the last couple days. I just need to get a few things situated tonight, and try to get my tuner to find an hour or two of spare time so we can finish this damn thing..


Thanks again for all the kind words guys.... it's the only thing keeping me sane at this point

ORIGINAL: Forty04


ORIGINAL: absoulute

im curious as to see what u run on the track.......please post some times




Side note, It ran a LOT smoother this morning with the air being much cooler. I think the running rough issue has been brought on by the 95+ weather we've had over the last couple days.

Thanks again for all the kind words guys.... it's the only thing keeping me sane at this point



I hear ya, when it's hot and humid out my wrx always feels like the a/c is on, even when it's not! When it's cool out with low humidity- yeeeha!!!!!

Man I wish you were closer, I'd love to come over and get my hands dirty! Please post more pics cause that is one sweet car!

**** how did i miss this? from the looks of it it came up while i was at western...but still...oh well.

looks good man. when i first saw them i was going to make some smartass remark about the 5' lamp but saw everyone else beat me to it. btw i like your turbo-humping buddy's shorts. i have a lot of shorts like that.

ORIGINAL: Nail I3unny

**** how did i miss this? from the looks of it it came up while i was at western...but still...oh well.

looks good man. when i first saw them i was going to make some smartass remark about the 5' lamp but saw everyone else beat me to it. btw i like your turbo-humping buddy's shorts. i have a lot of shorts like that.


It's a 6' lamp....douche


It's still not boosting, although I did fix the exhaust leaks, and it runs a LOT smoother now. More updates to come.


AND I PROMISE that will get you guys some engine bay shots as soon as I get it cleaned up.

turbo cars love cold weather sooooooo much:D:D and then you get into 90+ dgree weather and it always idles rough and whatnot[:@] mine is the same way

luckyyyyyy... i want to get the rest of the parts from mine. what size turbo is that? i have a garret t3 for meeeee.

It is a Mitsu T25

Boost sucks and so do cars

???what happend now???

ORIGINAL: Forty04

Boost sucks and so do cars


eh, You will get it figured out and never regret it, don't worry man.

Hope you get it worked out. Yeah my cars not liking this 100 degree stuff either.

my car doesnt like the weather either. Cold weather boosts up much quicker. Forty is mad because his car is being a bitch....i just hope he didnt blow something, maybe a HG? Thats not fun to change as I learned a little while ago.

Man it sucks taht your having problems with the boosting, i hope that everything works out... and most likely it is something very simple and stupid and you will feel dumb afterward... i hope so wanyway cause a major problem is just plain crappy all arround

ORIGINAL: Pete

Forty is mad because his car is being a bitch....i just hope he didnt blow something, maybe a HG? Thats not fun to change as I learned a little while ago.


That is exactly what I was fearing....well, that and a possible fried Piston ring. But, it seems I'm on my way back UP the roller coaster. Ran a compression test Friday night, and turned really good numbers. 204, 199, 200, 199. So at that point we couldnt figure out why the car would fire, run for a second or two, then the rpms would drop and it'd die.. (this and a couple other factors is what prompted me to think that I had low compression in one cylinder).

Anyway, after running a good compression test, Tyler and I put everything back together, and started he up no problem. The wastegate is now properly attached, and does exactly what it's supposed to do. Next step, finish my tune. (Hopefully before something else goes wrong)

Good to hear man :) .. my nipple is still burning though.

TiCkEr

Awesome man! I cant wait to see some vids of it!

Glad to hear all is well. Get that thing tuned fast!

ORIGINAL: Mark

Glad to hear all is well. Get that thing tuned fast!


Aiming for the end of this week, or the weekend. :D


Don't worry Remmy, there will be video...eventually[sm=ts.gif] How soon are we going to be able to see your beast in action?

Liar

ORIGINAL: Marty

Liar


butthole

Your one of those e ballers, I bet you dont even have a turbo setup.

ORIGINAL: Forty04

Don't worry Remmy, there will be video...eventually[sm=ts.gif] How soon are we going to be able to see your beast in action?



As soon as the little monster comes into town. I will know too. I nick named it the black thunder (lol) so whereever it goes, a massive thunder cell follows it. That way I know when it comes into town. The truck driver wont even have to call me.

yea...FOrty doesn't even have a car:-D He's 13 and wishes he had a red civic:-D

ORIGINAL: Marty

Your one of those e ballers, I bet you dont even have a turbo setup.


Damn!!! I DUN BEEN BUSTED!


....and it only took you guys 7000+ posts to figure me out

it didn't take me 7000+ post to figure it out i knew i just didn't say anything so you could have fun lol j/k good luck this week end getting her tuned man

Thanks buddy.

Alright, here are some pics for all you impatient people :D The engine bay is a complete disgrace to me right now, and I'll probably lose my credibility as "the shiney guy," but what the hell. I just can't leave you guys hanging without engine bay pics.

http://www.hondacivicforum.com/upfiles/2331/9346FB07D6EA4177B3781BC050A975D5.jpg
http://www.hondacivicforum.com/upfiles/2331/47CDEB366E7F4248A3626AD6B3AF3600.jpg
http://www.hondacivicforum.com/upfiles/2331/15E0243D66824663AF07B63587AA5A11.jpg

And heres a couple shots with Tyler's (aryiman..) car. We washed his up real good, but unfortunately his paint was not ready for the Royal Blue treatment yet. ....it was killing me not being able to shine that beast up even more. By the way, pictures don't do his car justice, it's so much better looking in person. blah blah, here are the pics..
http://www.hondacivicforum.com/upfiles/2331/15DF54D08C9440BF8394B0360C200036.jpg
http://www.hondacivicforum.com/upfiles/2331/200B51D4A0834DEF81B640BBC7BF874F.jpg

wow forty, that thing is gonna fly. once you get things figured out we have faith you will clean it all up. unless your lazy like me :D

looks great man can't wait till you get it tuned and boosting right good luck man

For us impatient people!? it only took you two weeks to show it you clown! And yes, your engine bay is pretty bad...mine was worse on the old car. It also looks like your valve cover hass seen better days :D

Looking Awesome Forty! Can't wait to see some vids and numbers

did you replace the fuel filter forty? Cant even see the front mount, lol digging it:D

ORIGINAL: Remmy

For us impatient people!? it only took you two weeks to show it you clown! And yes, your engine bay is pretty bad...mine was worse on the old car. It also looks like your valve cover hass seen better days :D


Yeah, i dont know what the deal is with my valve cover, but the paint is not holding up to well with the new level of heat in the engine bay. I mean it had started to fade on the front side before the turbo install, but now if I touch it while its hot the paint comes right off..[:@]

Riceburner, no I didnt change it, but I will today. Thanks for the head's up, for whatever reason that didnt even cross my mind.

Thanks for all the nice comments guys. I promise to post the video as soon as I have it.. Keep your fingers crossed for me not running into anymore issues, and it'll be up REAL soon!!

Then get a powder coat:D

http://www.hondacivicforum.com/upfiles/1537/1C49CBAB9C1C47E4B758DB9664987D37.jpg

nice pics forty, i didnt realize pictures turned out that great on your camera

way to rock the APC filter there...haha

cant wait to see the beast tuned in person

can you describe the exhaust sound? does it sound good?

well **** now i feel like i need to get an EK coupe to fit in.

looks damn good man. cant wait for videos and numbers :D

ORIGINAL: ef4life

can you describe the exhaust sound? does it sound good?


Well, I've got a really small leak that I think can be solved with a little extra elbow grease, so it's a bit decieving right now. But, I can tell you that when cruising on the highway, she sounds stock. When I get on it all I can hear is spool, there is no exhaust noise. It's pretty crazy

Oooooh, look at Mr. La dee da with his powdercoated valve cover...[sm=smiley32.gif] ....jay kay remmy, jay ****ing kay! :D

It's getting painted black....as well as lots of other things. But, I've got mechanical issues to deal with first...in due time


Oh and Tyler, those pics are from Lori's camera, I love that thing.

Nice pics! It really looks like a good clean install. When you paint your valve cover take a wizz wheel or air tool buffer and grind off the letters on it so they stay silver. I think that looks cool, but just a suggestion.

There is nothing like the sound of a turbo spooling. GOD I MISS THAT SOUND SO MUCH. Twin turbos spooling to 15 psi shifting to second, going a little sideways from torque, burning the tires.........now i made myself feel bad[&o]

ORIGINAL: 96civic285whp

Nice pics! It really looks like a good clean install. When you paint your valve cover take a wizz wheel or air tool buffer and grind off the letters on it so they stay silver. I think that looks cool, but just a suggestion.


I actually planned on doing that, I agree it looks sick! I may even get a little creative with the scheme this time, we'll see. I kinda have the urge to be a bit different

nice job 40[sm=gears.gif]

Looks great 40! Can't wait for the vids. And yeah, being a detail freak, I know it hurt to post that pic with engine bay dirty and we appreciate that sacrifice my friend. But we know you'll make up for it though...:D

u could fab up a heat shield for the manifold that would make the engine bay look a bit cleaner and also somewut functional...

best thing to do for your valve cover would be to just polish it and leave it unpainted IMO

ORIGINAL: Marty

best thing to do for your valve cover would be to just polish it and leave it unpainted IMO


meh, I'm not a fan of polished/chrome/shiney metal in an engine bay.. I'm working on some designs for it right now, we'll see what happens..

The heat shield is a good idea as well, I'll have to look into that. BAH, theres way too much stuff I want to do now that the bulk of the work is over...but I suppose I should probably finish the tune and get it running 100% again first eh? :D

is that b8 cx manifold or like a vx manifold? looks just like my stocker lol, those thigns work awsome for turbo manifolds, how much you pay for it?

That is a CX manifold and he paid around $500 for a majority of the setup, he bought it off me

I dig the intercooler man! You can see it straight up front! It's a slick ride too!

Tyler's car looks much better in blue than it was orange. And mad props on the turbo set up.

ORIGINAL: mxs

ORIGINAL: Forty04

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YAYYYY TONY YOU GOT A TURBO FOR YOUR 12th BIRTHDAY! woot woot! congrats

:D:D:D

:eek:

uhhhmmm im sorry but.... i got to laff on this one........... hahahaha sorry, but in other hands im jealous , i want one !!!

forty would the manifodl allow you to flip the turbo over and have the exhaust side near the AC compressor side? That would allow u to keep ur AC.

ORIGINAL: Pete

forty would the manifodl allow you to flip the turbo over and have the exhaust side near the AC compressor side? That would allow u to keep ur AC.


I don't believe so. And even if it did, the a/c system is looooong gone. I made a killing on though, so its all good. Not to mention, I never used it. I perfer to roll with my windows down and moonroof open, even if its hot as crap out. The only time i really ever used my a/c was to de-fog my windows:D

I'm hoping to have big updates later today, I've got some things to change this afternoon that, I HOPE, will cure my "leaning out" woes

Hey man keep us updated.

Will do bro.

Last night was pretty funny. I was coming home from getting a couple late night shakes, and decided to push it a bit. Well, it leans out at 3-4 psi, so I had to feather the gas to keep it at 1 or 2 psi. Well, I managed to do it pretty well and even at such low boost the car was considerably faster. Can't wait to feel the full 8 pounds

More to come..

any updates yet forty? its been 23 days 12 hours and 51 minutes

yea phucker!!!!! Whats up!?

ORIGINAL: ef4life

any updates yet forty? its been 23 days 12 hours and 51 minutes


hahaha, I didn't realize I had so many fans!! I kid, I kid..:D

I am waiting on my new Golden Eagle Vacuum Manifold. Talk to the guys at golden eagle yesterday and they said they are going to get it to me either today or tomorrow. After that, I "should" be ready to roll.

The problem right now, is with the turbo being as small as it is, it spools very fast. Usually that's not a problem, but it is when the wastegate is taking it's boost reading from the compressor housing. Long story short, it spools to 8psi almost instantly, and the wastegate opens before that boost can even reach the motor. So by hooking up the vacuum manifold, the wastegate will take it's reading from the Intake Manifold rather than right at the turbo. The WG will then see the same amount of boost that the motor is actually seeing, and I should be able to hit and hold 8psi from there.

Wish me luck!!

^ WOO!!! man i hope everything works for ya, good luck

It's looks good man.

Cant wait to see the end result. Makes me think about boosting my D. I can only dream though.

sounds like you got it figured out then, good stuff.

Man, after reading 6 pages I've got to say...I'm jealous

I'm interested in the outcome and can't wait for Vid and #'s

no one should ever boost a d16y.....ever

Thanks for the kind words guys, again, I'll keep you posted. New parts on the way, and my tuner is getting timing maps from someone who has acautlly worked with the ****age that is a d16y...

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Im sure you will get through it and in the end it will be all worth it.

aww man. I hope you get the red rocket up to par.

get an aluminum radiator.....turbo cars are HOT..............really.

ORIGINAL: Pete

get an aluminum radiator.....turbo cars are HOT..............really.


All my temps are mint......really ;) I'll be getting a dual core though just to be positive. Unfortunately there are other more important things I need to take care of before that.

Still waiting on new timing maps, and I need to install my new Golden Eagle Vacuum Mani. Won't take long, just haven't had any free time since my puppy is sick right now..