Month: October 2005

10/12/05 Well, I have only had the turbo installed for 4 days and have put 100 miles on the car.  I have done a few WOT (wide open throttle) runs but have basically tried to be easy on things.  For one I have yet to install a boost gauge so I

Installing the DSM 450cc injectors. Bigger injectors are needed to keep up with the increased fuel needs of a turbo charged engine.  These injectors happen to be low resistance injectors and the stock for this car are high resistance.  That means that a resistor block is needed to bring the

Finally installed! Got some friends together Saturday the 8th and attacked the turbo project.  It took about 7 hours total to get the kit installed and working.  There we a few problems to overcome but all in all it was a pretty easy install.  One of the main problems was the

Resistor Block 2.0 At first I added the resistors in line with each injector but heat was a big problem.  I figured making a block and adding a heat sink was the best way.  This simple diagram (courtesy hondata.com) shows how the wiring works. Contrary to what some web sites

The kit only came with a T3/T4 Oil return flange.  It did however come with the correct gasket.  Instead of requesting the correct flange I just decided to modify the T3/T4 so it would fit.  This was very simple to fo and only took about 10 minutes with a small

Setting up the turbo for the install.  This turbo came 180 degrees off of where I needed it to be for this install. With the exhaust inlet up, the oil outlet was also up.  I needed the oil outlet to face down of course.  To correct this I removed the

A closer look at the components. No bent flanges to be found and all the welds look 'OK'.  The intercooler has been pressure tested and passed. The piping is just that.. piping.. round, shiny, smooth. The BOV assembly seems top notch.  It works smooth with no sticking or binding. All

I decided to wire resistors in-line above each injector, however, an OEM resistor box would do the same thing. {gallery}SSATurbo/injectorharness{/gallery}