XS Turbokit for EK installation diary - Step by Step

**RedVTi** · 07-12-2007 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by FEL12X

hey guys.. this lil turbo project is sponsored by us la (Race Nation in trader section..)

i was abit busy so i was unable to deliver the goods to u

Your bonnet / HID / Front lip / Radiator and gear knob will soon be delivered once ur car is out from the exhaust place..

everything is ready and its now stored in my warehouse

so let me know when it comes out and we put them on

u forget the front grill and the XFORCE gears are from us too ..lol

i think we should post some pic of wombat's turbo ek here since ur car is not ready yet..

both are turbo EK sohc but totally different set up and diff engine...

Thank you Felix. You are a champ.

Yes, I will show the other turbo EK setup for comparison in this thread soon.

With your gears my car should have the popular JDM appearence

and I only have to concentrate on its performance

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**FEL12X** · 07-12-2007 08:22 PM

lol...even ur volvo is turbo...do u have anything that is NA in ur garage?

**RedVTi** · 08-12-2007 07:09 PM

My Civic was NA until now.

**RedVTi** · 08-12-2007 09:10 PM

Just want to show you the items which i have included in my cost summary. They are not installed yet. Will do it the same time when I installed the other sponsored items.

Front strut brace and lower 4 points bar

Rebuilt Denso 550cc injectors with OBD0/1 connectors

The cluster dash surround and gauges

I think they are decent enough for the price. All items arrived from US without hassle.

**Limbo** · 08-12-2007 09:47 PM

mate its pretty funny cos i got the same items for my car lol

**RedVTi** · 08-12-2007 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by Limbo

mate its pretty funny cos i got the same items for my car lol

Good. At least I know they will work then

**Lukezen27** · 08-12-2007 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by RedVTi

Good. At least I know they will work

Wicked

Where did you get that cluster dash surround and gauges and have you seen em for EG's?

I can't for the life of me work out a good place for my gauges

**RedVTi** · 08-12-2007 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by Lukezen27

Wicked

Where did you get that cluster dash surround and gauges and have you seen em for EG's?

I can't for the life of me work out a good place for my gauges

You will find them on ebay.com

**Lukezen27** · 09-12-2007 07:09 AM

Originally Posted by RedVTi

You will find them on ebay.com

Yeah heaps for 96+ none for 95-

**RedVTi** · 11-12-2007 11:54 PM

Ok guys...tonight I went to Long Last muffler shop to pick up my civic. The custom catback exhaust is done plus the fume from the external wastegate can now plumb back to the exhaust system. The workmanship seems good. See pic.

Okay the wastegate is now joined onto the main dump pipe. At least i won't get a $20,000 fine from EPA.

Custom exhaust piping from cat to muffler. 2.5" all the way

However there was a minor setback. The AFC did not work properly due to the differences between the Australian and NZ models' mapping diagrams. Therefore the car's idle was rough like hell and kept stalling when the gas was off. It could not be driven home

Can anyone please suggest a solution?

Tim will organise the towing tomorrow to bring the car back to the workshop . He will need to investigate the problem.

No instant joy tonight.

Here is Tim's own personal turbo EK D16 ride with proper custom setup.

Garrett GT28/Disco potato turbo for fast spooling...cast iron header for reliability....custom cold air box...oil cooler...plus more..Lighting Fast!!

I will discuss more about this car after my project is completed...All I am suggesting is that if he can make this car runs so beautifully then he should be able to sort out mine. Let's hope and he can find the problem of this kiwi civic.

Right now...I just have to wait...

**kerim** · 12-12-2007 08:16 AM

Originally Posted by RedVTi

However there was a minor setback. The AFC did not work properly due to the different mapping diagram between the Australian and NZ models. Therefore the car's idle was rough like hell and kept stalling when the gas was off. It could not be driven home

Can anyone please suggest a solution?

ey man, all i gotta say is "wow", this is one good thread. keep up the good hard work. Hope it comes together all good in the end.

I had a similar problem to you regarding idle, where if i didnt keep the accelerator down a touch it would constantly stall due to extremely low idle.
I searched the forums, and the best way was to increase the idle and reset ecu. I followed this link, very helpful http://www.teirney.net/civic/TipsAndTricks.htm. It Solved my problem and its still ideling properly without any stalls now. Give that a try and let us know how you go with that

**RedVTi** · 12-12-2007 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by kerim

ey man, all i gotta say is "wow", this is one good thread. keep up the good hard work. Hope it comes together all good in the end.

I had a similar problem to you regarding idle, where if i didnt keep the accelerator down a touch it would constantly stall due to extremely low idle.
I searched the forums, and the best way was to increase the idle and reset ecu. I followed this link, very helpful http://www.teirney.net/civic/TipsAndTricks.htm. It Solved my problem and its still ideling properly without any stalls now. Give that a try and let us know how you go with that

Thank you for the support and we shall check it out.

All Turbo D16s in Oz, keep rollin' !!!!