78 cvcc build thread
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Drunk-EG-Scotsman
scottish noob
i wish i had sound on my comp!
humblegumbo
1595cc's of Mad Fury
Funny, cause I responded w/o seeing vid either. Bad-ass, mang!
Pssh, my motto is safety first
And that, folks, is why he wears the vietnam era flak jackets. Nothing to do w/ his impeccable fashion sense or the sub-zero arctic weather....it's all about the safety....
Seconded.
It had all its glass by the looks of it, I'll snap some pics.
FObangah
Member
Sweet, I might need a hood to hack up when I do my turbo kit. Top mount WRX style intercooler
HELLZ YEAH!!!! Thats gonna be sick dude!!! Should have known though... theres no space any where else for it. What you gonna do for that top mount.....Small 300zx style intercooler in between the throttle body and fender ( right about where a air to water cooler would go) with one of those "dryer vent" style scoops kinda off to the side on the hood??? Or exactly like the WRX??
I was thinking I'd have to mount the turbo way over on the drivers side with the hot side facing the pass side. the charge would come out of the compressor, then straight up to a small top mount (like a stock WRX or similar) directly above the valve cover. once it got to the other side it would just need a 180 degree U-bend to go into the throttle body.
This is just BS that I'm throwin around, we'll see if it actually happens.
This is just BS that I'm throwin around, we'll see if it actually happens.
79Civic
<b>is now Color Coated</b>
being a huge subaru buff my first instinct was the wrx top mount too... but ive pretty much came to the conclusion it wont work... what i think would be better is the intercooler off a old turbo eagle talon/eclipse. it runs off and mounts to the side sorta in a front mount style but not totally. like FObangah said, it would kinda put it over the tranny where there is room.which would be best for you. i dont think there is any way possible for it to be top mounted in subaru fashion unless you plan on putting a massive hood scoop in that hood. even then i dont think it would be worth the trouble.
im getting off lucky since ill have a real front bumper and a lot more room out front than you do with that steel bar honda called a bumper, ill be able to do a tipical front mount lol.
humblegumbo
1595cc's of Mad Fury
FObangah
Member
Now that I look back at the pics again I think 79civic is right, It is EXTREMELY tight in there. Thats why I was thinkin' air-to-air but mounted sorta like a air-to-liquid cooler ( AH-LAH Comptech SC). Right about where the stock intake tube would be. Vent the hood and box in the intercooler to keep most of the underhood temp out. Or maybe a small elec. fan on the back side of it???
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91_civic_si
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So what is the word on drivability. Is this thing going to be moving soon. I know you already have snow up there, at least Fairbanks does. Keep up the work, dont let the darkness slow you down.
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