Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Forced Induction 3L turbo project...Pictures! Dial up warn.

I'm sure you are already done but ah well i will post it anyhow.

A few months ago, I think it was HCI mag had this Integra with a huge custom turbo job. Anyhow the wastegate pipe was actually plumped into a 4 cycle motorcycle muffler than vented to the atmostphere. He ended up cutting a hole in the bumper just aft of the driver side front wheel to sitck out the tip of the muffler. The way it was done actually looked VERY pleasing to the eye and until I read the article I actually had no idea it was a muffler tip.

I think I still have the mag, and although I don't have a scanner I could take pics with my digital camera if you like, it has some good detailed pics of this setup i just described.

Go ahead, I'll take a look at anything. It is wasy to add something to the wastegate pipe. Right now I haven't even test fitted the plastic air-dam to make sure it won't get melted. It is firing straight at the pavement right now and I'm hoping it will sound cool but not too loud when I get on it. The wastegate isn't open under various levels of idle and cruise, only WOT.
I am trying to figure out what kind of pump to use for the liquid side of my intercooler right now.
Any advice? I have an extra fuel pump that I wonder if it would work. I mean if it can handle gasoline it should be able to handle water I would think. 155 LPH.

What do you guys think?

warmonger

Here's the plan: I need to get the car running soon and it will take longer to finish the intercooler than I have. So I am going to pull a 'Stazi (sorry Stazi ) and make the intake pipe for now then install the intercooler when I have it set up right.
Here are some pics of the intake piping, test fitted of course as none of it is welded yet. There is also a shot of the piping under the car and one of the oil drain tube that I made. The MAF is an 80mm pro-M that I barely have room for but it DOES FIT!
It should be running soon after I get this piping welded.

warmonger

Test Fitted intake piping
under car shot of pipes
Oil drain tube
80mm pro-M maf in left front bumper area

very very nice.. however, your third linky does not work..

Check it again, it does now.
You're too quick, I was editing it as you were trying to look.

warmonger

Tom, the filter looks aweful low. Is this the angle or what? I would worry about sucking water into your turbo.

Jason,
The filter is a little low. The pictures don't give a good 3D sense but the MAF is huge! In order to make it fit I would need an extremely tight radius 3" mandrel bend, or cut notches in it and re-weld to make one tighter like I did on that pipe going into the upper intake.
Besides even if I did that it would only change its orientation and the end of the filter would be a bit higher. Right now the end sits just above the horn and the left fog light...it actually touches both of these with the bumber on. The bottom plastic shield/airdam should keep water out of the filter even if I have to run through heavy water on the streets. In a flood I'll drive something else. Last, if the filter got wet it will cause a restriction, only if it was submerged or continually splashed would it start sucking large amounts of water. There is a product made for this by AEM that has a sort of 'suction release valve' that opens when too great a vacuum is felt on the filter. I will check it after driving in rain one of these days and see how it fares.

Tom

I am pretty sure that the AEM is for N/A applications. the turbo may pull hard enough to open up the flange. Do some research befor your pop $100+ down on it (I don't have to tell you that, though ). Good luck with the project. It is looking very good.

Tom,
Just curious about your choice of oil pan inlet devices. Did you go with an "AN" bung? The hardline looks good, and it "appears" you did go with an "AN" fitting, but did you weld it in. Trying to figure it out before I recieve my kit from SF, and seeing as the pan is aluminum, I'm curious of everyone's "plan of action".