alright im peiceing together a turbo for my d15 jdm v-tech, the turbo i got right now has internal wastegate but what kinda of manifold do i use?? im using cheap parts off ebay, not im a major racer or anything i just do it when people like to rev their car at me. my civic isn't exactly the the best looking im going for that sleeper look. so any ideas or help throw it my way.

 

well first off, you have a JDM Phone (VTEC, not V T E C H , v t e c h is a phone)

second off, what turbo parts are oyu using off of ebay? You could get away with like hte intercooler and charge piping, maybe hte BOV, but other than that the parts are pretty bad. I've heard of manifolds cracking for one thing.

And as for the manifold, i beleive an HF manifold would bolt right up, btu then you'll need a custom adapter plate to mate the turbo and manifold. Use ike 3/8" pieces of metal and custom weld it.

 

well i was gonna get the manifold of there, buti guess not now. but ya the intercooler, Bov, and piping and oil linesim getting made here in town for pretty cheap. so what do i need to get? Oh and im kinda new so what is a HF manifold?

 

its a stock cast manifold that came stock on vx's and cx's that had the cat built into the header. heres a link to what it looks like.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/honda...spagenameZWDVW

 

so would i have to get one with the cat and sensor in it or could i get a cast one like this one for example?http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/civic...QQcmdZViewItem

 

you dont need the cat, but you wouldnt be able to use that mani unless u get a block off pl8 for the wastegate. cuse u are running an internal wastegate and that is setup for external. but yeah something like that. i run an hf mani for my turbo setup. works well. what kind of turbo are u gonna use?

 

i dont know exactly wat it came off of but its small an im gonna try to get a pic of it soon.

 

im using a t25 off of an eclipse, i have the adapter pl8 that mounts the turbo upto the hf mani, hks ssqv bov, fuelpressure reg, dsm 450cc injectors, chippd but not tuned, the setup works good, the t25 spools up quick and works well with the d motor i dont see any lagg at all. but im also only running like 7psi lol. just make sure you replace the gasket between the mnai and adapter its the crush one for the hf mani, itll leak if you try to reuse it. i found out the hard way lol

 

i think T25's are internally gated 8 psi, could be wrong thouhg

and as for that ebay like to that manifold, it might work, but HF's can be had for like $40 (atleast mine was). Just look around and you'll find deals. And you know its gonna be tough, so theres no worry there.

 

so what if i get the hf cast manifold and just get a plate welded over the port that apost to be for the external wastegate would that work?