Turbo build .. the journey contiues

[1GR8EP3]

Hows it going peeps,

Well I thought I would go ahead and start a thread to help keep me on track with my current build. I am currently deployed in Afcrackistan so the process will be a little slow till I get home in 4 months ( man the days cant go by fast enough), so bear with me. I have a buddy of mine who is going to store my parts for me and help me out with little things that I might need done before I get home (thanks D). I will have him send pics of the parts I get to help with the documentation. When I get home I will try and get a more pics of the step by step process to help anyone who might have questions or someone who is doing a similar build. I plan on taking my time and doing it right this time as I have a little history with Boo I finally know how I want her and how I want her to run.

A little history about Boo, I purchased her in December of 2003 and once I installed a CAI I was hooked and its been all down hill from there. Some of the setups I have had include .... full bolt on a3 w/ skunk2 stg1 cams, k20/k24 frank swap, k20/k24 frank boosted (melted a piston), a3 turbo (254whp on 91), k24a1 boosted (320whp), k24a1 w/vtec killer (220whp), k24a1 w/vtec killer boosted (407whp on 100oct).

On my last set up the rings were starting to go, so after that 407whp pull she started having major blow by. I took to the track anyways since it was going to be my last time before I left so if she let go o well haha. she ended up running a 12.7 while loosing boost (she held 19psi on the dyno, at the track she was only getting up to 14psi). So now after throwing so many set-ups around I finally have it down haha. So here we are, below I have my parts list and I some pics of how she sits till I get home. Enjoy and I look forward to starting this new set-up

Parts being purchased through the next 4 months...

04' K24a2
- Type S oil pump
- OEM head gasket
- ARP Headstuds
- Type S head w/ 06 Si intake cam and 04 tsx exhaust cam

Turbo Set-up
- OBX Top mount & DP =Purchased 10/15
- Just-Intercoolers 23x11x3 (vertical flow Intercooler)=Purchased 12/28
- Tial MVR wg44mm w/9psi spring=Purchased 12/29
- HKS SSQV 4 BOV=Purchased 12/28
- 2.5in universal intercooler piping kit (ebay special) My buddy will help me fab these up*=Purchased 12/28
- Precision 66mm Turbo 6665E v-band .82 A/R =Purchased 12/15

Supporting Mods
- DeatschWerks 300lph = Purchased 12/18
- Type S SPEC Stg3+ Clutch kit = Purchased 11/28
- K-tuned Fuel rail w/ efi fittings, fuel pressure guage, and Idle air assist delete kit = Purchased 11/21
- K-tuned FPR w/fiitings = Purchased 12/18
- DeastchWerks fuel pump relay kit
- Blox Spherical front LCA kit= Purchased 12/18
- Blox Subframe collar kit= Purchased 12/18
- Karcepts A/C & P/S removal kit=Purchased 12/28
- AEM Oil Pressure Guage=Purchased 12/28

Parts currently on the car
- DW 1000cc injectors
- Hondata 4 bar map sensor
- Hondata boost control solenoid
- Golden Eagle Vacuum block
- AEM UEGO AFR guage
- Kpro
- OBX lsd
- RBC mani

Pics of how she sits at home waiting for me




Pictures from my last set-up

[1GR8EP3]

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[monjarassi]

very nice number u hit and the new setup sounds like fun for sure, but be careful with the sidewinder of choice, theres two members on crsx that are locals too and they are having major tuning issues with boost creep and are super mad that the manifold is the problem. Just a heads up pal..


gl

[superchargedk20]

Bump for u. You were the reason I went k24 turbo. I'll be watching all ur progress here bro. Good luck man, can't wait to see the finals

[1GR8EP3]

very nice number u hit and the new setup sounds like fun for sure, but be careful with the sidewinder of choice, theres two members on crsx that are locals too and they are having major tuning issues with boost creep and are super mad that the manifold is the problem. Just a heads up pal..


gl

I appreciate it, and thanks for the heads up... thats a good thing to know before I spend the cash on something that doesnt work. I am really trying budget as much as I can but if the manifold continues to give people problems I might have to save up and just get a full race or used peakboost mani. I was actually trying to find a mani like yours but they are hard to find.

Bump for u. You were the reason I went k24 turbo. I'll be watching all ur progress here bro. Good luck man, can't wait to see the finals

Thanks bro, I watch your vids man and makes me miss that old set up.... its alot of fun for sure haha

[monjarassi]

Np. I think it's the design of the runners and wg placement that's causing issues. After research my manifold happens to be a peakboost top mount and is rare as fawk. But there's a few decent priced sidewinders on k20a.

[1GR8EP3]

After you said that I went on crsx and found a thread where one of the guys was using the plm kit, I also found out that it comes with a 2.5in dp so I am sure that doesnt help the problem. Tonight when I get off work I will check out k20a.org and see what mani are for sale. Today I will prob order my pistons and ring set so I can get this ball rollin.

Also I noticed your all over on crsx haha,... Keep me posted if you see any mani's that are a hell of deal, I seen that custom stainless sidewinder on crsx but the guy wants 1k for it. Not sure if I want to get that, I should shoot him a pm to see if he will take less.

[1GR8EP3]

Np. I think it's the design of the runners and wg placement that's causing issues. After research my manifold happens to be a peakboost top mount and is rare as fawk. But there's a few decent priced sidewinders on k20a.

How close is that obx top mount to yours?? Or have you heard anything about it?
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[playap07]

wad up brah! Im digging your set up. I plan on doing the same except for keeping the block stock and see what a twin scroll turbo and manifold can do to the k24a1. I been thinking about experimenting with an internal wastegate set up also.

How much boost are you going to try and run on yours?

[lemonhead228]

Ouu!

[1GR8EP3]

Got my vertical flow intercooler, karcepts ps & ac removal kit, HKS bov and AEM digital oil pressure gauge






I also got my Tial 44mm wg and freshly rebuilt k20a2 head on the way to the house but I will get pics of those when I get to the house, O YEAH baby almost home woot woot!!!

[monjarassi]

good stuff

[1GR8EP3]

good stuff

Thanks monj, now I am just waiting to get back to the house.

[1GR8EP3]

Last part to the turbo kit came in yesterday...



And I finally decided that I will have her tuned on e85 since I have some plans on what pistons I am going to use

Since I got the a2 head I will be selling my a1 head that has a2 valve springs/seats and the rockers modified for a2/z3/z1 cams or whatever you choose so keep an eye out for that in the for sale section in March..

The new tsx pistons/ring sets will be going up for sale as well in March since there is a change I decided to go with.

[1GR8EP3]

Monj: I take this car apart a lot haha and since I am getting into more events I want the front end as tight as I can get it, and the collar kit just helps in that process by eliminating the small gaps from subframe to chassis.

I plan on taking a lot of pics once I get home and get this ball rolling.