Turbo for a 92 Accord?

[HondaAdict]

Is there a turbo for a 92 honda accord ex?

[Smitty90acc]

Short answer is no.
Long answer is 'of course.'

There is currently no turbo kit made for the F22a series engines. However, turbo exhaust manifolds do exist, so it is possible to adapt any turbocharger to any application. If you choose to build a 'junkyard' turbocharger, I'll post up a list of required parts later.

[HondaAdict]

Do you think you could hook-up me up with some information on hooking up a motor that has 267,000 miles on it?

[Accord Man]

Originally posted by HondaAdict
Do you think you could hook-up me up with some information on hooking up a motor that has 267,000 miles on it?

OMG..

thats a lot of miles..


Are you ready for a major rebuild?

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

Originally posted by HondaAdict
Do you think you could hook-up me up with some information on hooking up a motor that has 267,000 miles on it?

Like AccordMan said, that is A LOT of miles. I'd say your best bet would be an engine swap. Either spend the cash and get a H22A from a prelude, or just get a newer Accord engine and go from there.

[ebpda9]

a shit load of miles on the engine man. you either need to swap or rebuild. if u really wanna get turbo than get a h23a (non-vtec), because the compresion is lower on that and works better with turbo than the h22a. plus running the same boost will yeld more power on h23a which make about 160 hp, and the f22 makes only 125-140 depending on the head. I think you have a f22a6 which makes 140hp. Running 8-9 lbs of boost will yield you a 30 to 40% in power (at the sea level). if u plan on going more than 9 psi then the h23 requires some work too. Smitty I wanna see what that list of parts for a custom turbo.

Ok i'm not an experty all this is stuff that i read on the net. Can somebody explain me why you can't have headers and turbo at the same time ?

[ebpda9]

ok i forgot to mention this. getting a h22a will require a h22 ecu and some more wireing (sp?), but the h23 will take the f22 ecu with no problem. also one more thing in the favor of h23 is that it is not such a popular swap and you can get the engine dirt cheap, like $1600 installed. also you may wanna put a prelude tranny in. it is geared more for sport driving, while the accord tranny is more for fuel economy. Also running more than 9 psi of boost i would reccomend using an auto tranny. A manual one will usually tear the clutch if turbo.

[azn_nite_ryder]

Originally posted by Smitty90acc
Short answer is no.
Long answer is 'of course.'

There is currently no turbo kit made for the F22a series engines. However, turbo exhaust manifolds do exist, so it is possible to adapt any turbocharger to any application. If you choose to build a 'junkyard' turbocharger, I'll post up a list of required parts later.

Actually... i believe greddy just came out with something for the F22 series engine.... but its like 6000 for the kit.... im not sure about the company but i know they just released one for our cars...

and w/260000 miles?!?... no point rebuilding engine... might as well buy another one.... thats way to many clicks... i think thats like 400 000 something KM's..... Whoa.... but yea drop an H22 or 23 if you plan to go turbo....much more efficient that way....

[HondaAdict]

See thats another thing MONEY! How much would a prelude engine cost to put in my car? What year engine? Would it fit?

[Racing Rice]

Originally posted by hondaman-iac
..Ok i'm not an experty all this is stuff that i read on the net. Can somebody explain me why you can't have headers and turbo at the same time ?

Its quite simple really.. Since the Turbo is exhaust driven the Turbo connect to a Turbo manifold (its basically a Header made for a Turbo.) So that the Exhaust gases can spool up the turbo.

[Accord Man]

http://www.howstuffworks.com/

[ebpda9]

ok then what is the difference between a manifold and a header ????

[Racing Rice]

Originally posted by hondaman-iac
ok then what is the difference between a manifold and a header ????

I think BDC said this one best... Headers are for your head not your car...

A header is an aftermarket exhaust manifold made from tubing instead of being cast. It generally flows better, and with proper design, can help low end torque and high end power on a naturally aspirated car (not turbocharged). On non-turbo cars, it's usually the best way to add a turbo into your exhaust system. Factory turbo cars rarely see real benefits upgrading to a header over porting their stock manifold.


So from this definition the only difference is the name..

[Accord Man]

manifold : a pipe fitting with several lateral outlets for connecting one pipe with others; also : a fitting on an internal combustion engine that directs a fuel and air mixture to or receives the exhaust gases from several cylinders

header : a conduit (as an exhaust pipe for a many-cylindered engine) into which a number of smaller conduits open..


I dont think there is a difference.. Just habbit i guess!

[ebpda9]

ok i see now. thanks