the wifes EK civic - d16y8 turbo

[gb-lude]

Get the DEI titanium. The cheaper stuff sucks.. Trust me on this.. Sorry its not available in pink ...

[lucas]

Haha we were going for the bronze one, we will check out DEI

[lucas]

Do you know how much heatwrap I will need in length for the downpipe alone roughly ?

[gb-lude]

He!
I just looked for the invoice what length I got but cant find it.
Think i got 2" wide and 15'
I wrapped it pretty tight together and had some left but did not do the whole length of the downpipe as it was already wrapped.
But 15' will get you around the corner and down under the oilpan.

[lucas]

Thanks Gb



not managed to get round to rotating the turbo oil ports yet..
But I've got the pipe I need to extend the downpipe





So took it out to get everything cut for a good fit, first up is the bend that was cut from the V-band



The bend was to much so matched it up and roughly guessed the best place to cut.. Turns out I guessed perfect & got a good cut





Taped up with lecky tape to hold in place just now



And how the top half is going to look overall




Need to take the flange off the downpipe that bolts to the decat and rotate a few degrees to match the Bottom half perfectly with the top, so will more than likely get it all welded up on Saturday night and test fit

And the new backdoor intercooler arrived yesterday



Look at that beautiful craftsmanship



Going to fit this tomorrow if the weather is good (Lol doubt it though).

Also got a socketed p28 as the one I bought with the original turbo kit turned out to be a virgin ecu lol.






That's all for now, will update when more progress is made

[gb-lude]

Cool! Nice work!
That IC is very thick! Needs alot of flow so make sure you duct the air into it.
Ecu is a bonus! Important you get it set up right!
Curious to see figures and it running!

[lucas]

Yeah its mega thick
It fitted now and it will have plenty flow, but I'm worried it's going to be too big for the power it's going to be..
Untill the block is build anyway lol

[lucas]

Intercooler fitted












Still to get everything else on and the rad need moved to the centre a little bit with a bit of the slam panel cut away..
But it will be a nice tight & short route for the charge pipes

[wurlycorner]

That is drokking massive! Like you say, probably overkill... (by quite a bit! )

[lucas]

Go big or go home right?

Only thing this will result in is a bit of lag..
untill the block is able to push over 350/400bhp with a bigger turbo, which won't be too long.

Should still spool quick enough with this smaller turbo on just now