Turbo kit installation civic

The whistle of a blow off valve, the roar from an external wastegate, and the burst of power that makes your engine feel like it doubled in size, how could you resist? Q: What is a turbo? Why buy a turbo?

Filter Your Results. Turbo Kits Go Auto Works Rev9Power 4. Turbo Specialties 7. Choose Your Vehicle:. Having the right spark plugs in forced induction applications is important, and in this video well tell you why. When is one turbo just not enough?

Check out this video to find out if and when you should install a twin turbo setup on your ride, or if a single turbo setup is more than adequate for your application. Boosting your vehicle is a major expense, so make sure you protect your investment correctly by checking out this video about forced induction and fuel usage.

FAQ: Boosting a Stock Engine In this video, we tell you if its okay to add forced induction turbo or supercharger to your otherwise stock engine. Check out this Andy's Auto Sport TV episode where we explain what the differences are between superchargers and turbo kits! If you want to understand the basics about what makes a turbo system different from a supercharger system, then watch this video to get the scoop.

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Sales Programs. Examine LCA compliance bushings for damage — especially if the car is extremely low. If everything looks good, its time to do some work! Step 3 or optionally step 2 : Prep For Oil Drain: This can optionally be done as step 2 if you have a second oil pan to prep, helping further reduce downtime but requires an extra oil pan.

This was a helpful thing from a service standpoint, but requires a little more work when installing a turbo. You can do three options ranging from cutting and tapping the pan to just plain lazy ghetto-drain not recommend!

Tee, then -4AN fitting and Oil pressure sending unit on the oil feed tee. Step 5: prep chassis and subframe, remove extra tabs: When converting this car from NA to turbo, we have to make room for the turbo and intercooler pipes.

Cut weight off shift linkage insert rag in TB inlet and turbo inlet to prevent any metal sparks from entering the engine. Remove the extraneous and unneeded tabs and brackets pictured below:. At this point you must make more room for the intercooler pipes by folding the pinch seam out.

A big heavy hammer helps make this go fast. Step Going through the plumbing: A properly primed and leak-free oil feed and drain line are crucial to proper turbocharger health and performance — Triple check your oil fittings at this point since we want the turbo to immediately receive oil pressure upon engine startup.

Check -4AN 90 degree oil feed to engine side — make sure it is tightened and will not leak and also tightened at turbo side without rubbing the stainless hose on anything. Measure the oil drain hose, cut it to length, attach it to the fittings, and use hose clamps to tighten. TB coolant hoses — these hoses are only used to keep the TB warm in freezing cold conditions. When the engine is running, the oil is doing all of the cooling, the coolant has no purpose.

At this point the entire turbokit is installed, and there should be no extra parts. It also gives us full control over the new injectors and boost tables. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. CART 0 Product added to cart. Experience with previous turbo vehicles or Hondas helps but is not mandatory. A turbo kit install is not a good idea to rush into blind — prepare mentally by spending some time to learn about your turbo and read the EFR training manual.

Get a good selection of tools and equipment to tackle the job. If this article helps you, please share it with others! We will update this page as time goes on. Tools required are about the same as doing a clutch install plus a few extras. NPT tap. Also make sure to have a friend or extra transportation available if you need to run out for something like a large axle nut socket!

Once the turbo is clocked, Mount wastegate and bracket, using anti-seize for all threads — the Wastegate actuator arm must sit comfortably without misalignment or binding. Straight forward kit easy to install came with every thing to bolt on. Looks good and good power adder.

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