Help! Trouble with my turbo'd Accord
No. A 35mm WG is proven large enough to bypass gasses in a 2.2L.
You going lean has nothing to do with tuning, you going lean is a reult of hitting 17 PSI on a stock honda. It's amazing the engine hasn't blown yet as lean as it must be...and I imagine you've beein doing this pretty steadily by now.
You did not get this professionally installed. You had your boy down the street put it together for a 12-pack. Because if this was installed by a pro, then the pro would be helping you out, not us. If you really did have a shop do this, go back and sling poo at them until they fix it for free. Then tell us who it was so we cna make sure that noone EVER visits the shop again.
Your WG spring is set too tight, and since you apparently don't have a MBC/EBC you are going to be relying solely on that to regulate pressure. So doublecheck that there is a vac line running from the charge piping (that's the bling bling I believe you were referring to...the pipes that connect the outlest side of the turbo through the IC and into the intake manifold) to the wastegat (that's the funny looking mushroom thing near the turbo with a pipe that is likely pointing straight down out of it). Then look on the top of the WG for an adjustment screw (maybe an allen, maybe a bolt...you will have to look and see).
Crank it all the way counter-clockwise (I THINK!!!!). Slowly apply throttle, minding your boost levels, and if it builds like it has been, then immediately stop and try cranking it all the way CLOCKWISE. Try the same test again. One of these tests should yield low boost numbers, chances are somewhere in the neighborhood of 7 PSI. Then it's just a matter of adjusting it 1/4-1/2 turn at a time until it finds a comfortable boost level for your set-up...which should be right about 8-9 PSI until you get it properly up to speed with fuel and tuning.
Then, one of these days, you will post again asking whyyour tranny won't shift or "wanders" while at cruising speeds. That would be bucause you can not boost an auto Honda...it just is not built for it. So enjoy it while it lasts.
I'm thinking your installer went to the same Ivy League academy as this guy, huh?
You going lean has nothing to do with tuning, you going lean is a reult of hitting 17 PSI on a stock honda. It's amazing the engine hasn't blown yet as lean as it must be...and I imagine you've beein doing this pretty steadily by now.
You did not get this professionally installed. You had your boy down the street put it together for a 12-pack. Because if this was installed by a pro, then the pro would be helping you out, not us. If you really did have a shop do this, go back and sling poo at them until they fix it for free. Then tell us who it was so we cna make sure that noone EVER visits the shop again.
Your WG spring is set too tight, and since you apparently don't have a MBC/EBC you are going to be relying solely on that to regulate pressure. So doublecheck that there is a vac line running from the charge piping (that's the bling bling I believe you were referring to...the pipes that connect the outlest side of the turbo through the IC and into the intake manifold) to the wastegat (that's the funny looking mushroom thing near the turbo with a pipe that is likely pointing straight down out of it). Then look on the top of the WG for an adjustment screw (maybe an allen, maybe a bolt...you will have to look and see).
Crank it all the way counter-clockwise (I THINK!!!!). Slowly apply throttle, minding your boost levels, and if it builds like it has been, then immediately stop and try cranking it all the way CLOCKWISE. Try the same test again. One of these tests should yield low boost numbers, chances are somewhere in the neighborhood of 7 PSI. Then it's just a matter of adjusting it 1/4-1/2 turn at a time until it finds a comfortable boost level for your set-up...which should be right about 8-9 PSI until you get it properly up to speed with fuel and tuning.
Then, one of these days, you will post again asking whyyour tranny won't shift or "wanders" while at cruising speeds. That would be bucause you can not boost an auto Honda...it just is not built for it. So enjoy it while it lasts.
I'm thinking your installer went to the same Ivy League academy as this guy, huh?
Last edited by MerF; Aug 22, 2006 at 12:38 PM.
t3/t04e turbine/compressor
drag blingbling pipes
intercooler
oil feed
downpipe
blitz dd bov
tial 35mm wastegate
vortec fmu
airtex inline fuel pump
apc air filter
all silicone couplings, clamps
some misc hoses, vacuum tees
4) dsm 450cc injectors
walbro 255lph intank fuel pump
honda obd1 resistor box
manual boost controller
apc air filter heat shield
autometer cobalt boost gauge
autometer cobalt exhaust gas temperature gauge
autometer cobalt a/f gauge
ebay dash gauge pod
autometer single gauge cup
AEM high pressure fuel reg
There....now you guys cant knock me anymore....thats EVERYthing i have....im asking for advice not for you guys to knock my shit....but thnk you to the people that are helping...and yes i did get professional help...but i think they tried as hard as they could....and hell ya they are fixen this stuff for free....and yes it can be the tunning...because the computer isnt telling the injectors to give the engine more gas
drag blingbling pipes
intercooler
oil feed
downpipe
blitz dd bov
tial 35mm wastegate
vortec fmu
airtex inline fuel pump
apc air filter
all silicone couplings, clamps
some misc hoses, vacuum tees
4) dsm 450cc injectors
walbro 255lph intank fuel pump
honda obd1 resistor box
manual boost controller
apc air filter heat shield
autometer cobalt boost gauge
autometer cobalt exhaust gas temperature gauge
autometer cobalt a/f gauge
ebay dash gauge pod
autometer single gauge cup
AEM high pressure fuel reg
There....now you guys cant knock me anymore....thats EVERYthing i have....im asking for advice not for you guys to knock my shit....but thnk you to the people that are helping...and yes i did get professional help...but i think they tried as hard as they could....and hell ya they are fixen this stuff for free....and yes it can be the tunning...because the computer isnt telling the injectors to give the engine more gas
YOU CAN NOT JUST RUN 17 PSI ON A STOCK F-series out of the box. You need to first and foremost get the boost settled down to somethign under 10 PSI. And if a shop cant figure that out, then I BEG you to share the name of this shop to us. Otherwise, do what I told you to do above and report your results. Pics of your engine compartment with close-ups of all the turbo kit parts would REALLY help as well.
THEN we can talk about tuning issues, ok?
I still am fucking amazed that a dipshit would boost that motor on 17 psi. And its an automatic, I mean how is that shit still running. You need to have the boost at about 7-8 psi, than if you cant afford to have it tuned, put it on a fmu and missing link, it will still probably blow up, but it would run somewhat right until it blows up ofcourse.






