Schools Out!

[Rsuave24]

well not yet, I'm up right now studying for a final in one of my engineering courses at the University of St. Thomas MN. With this being my last final and last official day of school for the semester... I will have a lot of free time! It is summer and that means summer lab hours at the school. my summer project is going to be a turbo manifold for my v6 accord, aside from scraping up parts for the 6 speed swap, this manifold will be my main focus. I would appreciate, in fact i'd love to get some suggestions from the V6 guys on ways to build this thing and finally run boost.

I have gotten a lot of visual concepts from this thread I found on V6P.

http://www.v6performance.net/forums/6th-generation-honda-accord-1998-2002/72777-j30-turbo-tt.html

so...let me know what you guys think.

 

[Valet]

First off hopefully you have alot of money for this haha

So you're making your own manifold? If so that's pretty cool. Just do what you would do for any turbo build. Research and read, buy all of the standard things. Then research some more and buy the more specific things and have all the piping made. This is all I got for ya to read that'll help, http://beesandgoats.com/boostfaq/g2icturbo.html, read that alot. Its for doing a B series turbo but the principals are the same.




Btw, good luck! And if I were you. I would try to squeeze two turbos in there

 

[RedRyder]

Hope you have around 8 to 10 grand sitting around.

And talk to Moneypit, he knows his stuff.

 

[SykVSyx]

Hope you have around 8 to 10 grand sitting around.

And talk to Moneypit, he knows his stuff.

OP, the thread you linked to should be helpful, and the fact that there are some informative pics as well should be helpful for you.

It will be a pricey build, but if you are dedicated, then go for it.

+1 on talking to Moneypit, one of the few turbo'd V6's on this site.

All the best with your build.

Don't cheap out, save up, do it right the first time.

 

[CrosCntryAccord]

see my sig for reasons why not to waste money on this

 

[RedRyder]

lol

 

[Rsuave24]

Reason I plan to fabricate my own is because I wanted to have an experience. I have every tool available to me at school. Every tool I need to bend, weld, and cut materials. I spoke to a local shop here In MN called Modern Automotive performance, and they did all the hot side components for a j30 swapped integra for 5000. I believe from that is very expensive. I know you guys are telling me that I need to be strapped for cash but I dont believe fabricating a manifold, on my own with some free guidance from my professors here at school will cost too much.

 

[CrosCntryAccord]

if you can fab the manifold that will save you money, but turbo's are far from cheap, especially on engines that are meant to be fuel efficient and naturally aspirated. you've got some work ahead of you and its going to cost you money. what EMS are you planning on running, what size turbo(s), how much boost, have you priced together everything that is needed for a turbo conversion, are you going to use the motor in the car or a donor motor (eliminates a lot of downtime and prevents you from being up a creek should something go wrong after its done), have you compression tested and leaked down your engine, when was the last time you replaced your head gasket, have you checked your valve clearances, etc.

all of these things can help to simplify what you're about to undertake

 

[SykVSyx]

That sig is always funny, yet it seems to be more and more of a popular mod.

OP, CCA has made several valid points, so be thorough with your research and preparation.

No point in starting the project if you haven't done as much pre-planning as possible.

It's different when there is alot of custom work involved, so there is 'double' the prep that needs to be done compared to a regular swap.