Danomatic's Update Thread: Modifying the EJ1
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June 2010 ROTM
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 3,284
From: Milwaukee, WI
She's back...
They put my Dyno readings from 2009 with the stock 230k D16Z6 on the same graph as the newest readings:
The power was limited by the wastegate spring. Turns out the spring I have is only good up to 9-10lbs. So, once the engine is broken in I'll be putting in a spring rated for more boost and I'll get some higher numbers.
They put my Dyno readings from 2009 with the stock 230k D16Z6 on the same graph as the newest readings:
The power was limited by the wastegate spring. Turns out the spring I have is only good up to 9-10lbs. So, once the engine is broken in I'll be putting in a spring rated for more boost and I'll get some higher numbers.
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From: BX, NYC
Numbers look really nice and having a little less boost for now is prob going to work out well for you as you said to let you break the engine in a bit. Great looking civic, im sure it must feel nice to drive her again..
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Hopefully your wedding went well dan, but if its not too much to ask could u maybe give me the measurements and possibly the angles too of how your ic piping is. Idk how different my ek would be but im having some issues on placement with my piping. Also idk about your kit but mine came with 3 2.5" piping and 2 2" piping, kinda wierd and im wondering if thats right or if i just got ripped off on craigslist again...Thanks!
You should have hot side pipe which is smaller than the cold side. I did when I had an almost complete system ready in the garage. If anything, you could just get new piping in a different size if you wanted, right?
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Well here...this is the pic of how im thinking of having the piping going in Green arrow going to the TB and blue arrow going to the turbo:
And here is kinda a bad pic of my bay:
Which leads me to ask will that first pipe coming out of the TB be able to curve 90 Deg. and go straight down to the next pipe leading to the IC. Also if this setup will work like this im assuming i can just cut holes in the splash guard for the pipes to go through?
Or should i try something like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rhC4a4l4yY.
And here is kinda a bad pic of my bay:
Which leads me to ask will that first pipe coming out of the TB be able to curve 90 Deg. and go straight down to the next pipe leading to the IC. Also if this setup will work like this im assuming i can just cut holes in the splash guard for the pipes to go through?
Or should i try something like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rhC4a4l4yY.
Last edited by Engelhonda37; Aug 17, 2010 at 09:15 AM.
