Info on Turboing an Accord Euro

[Crapdaz]

Just to give you an idea about turboing a K24.
I've got a Haltech running the fuel and spark on my car. There is no problems AT ALL!!
I'm thinking about turboing my car now.
I've spoken to both Hypertune and Haltech about the job and they said there is no problem at all with the job.
I would be looking at a internal wastegate GT30R with a front mount some bigger injectors and the unsual stuff that goes with it.
I would put back the stock airbox and i'd also leave the stock cat back.
Just so its quiet and so the cops don't hound me.

I've been quoted around 180fwkw with lots of torque everywhere.
This would be throught the auto and about 5-7 psi.

Hope this helps out with this topic.

Cresa give us details if your going ahead with it.

[Crapdaz]

Does anyone know if the Greddy Emanage Ultimate piggy back system would be sufficient to run a turbo setup on the Euro?

[johnprocter]

some one turbo their euro! it'd be awesome to see the results!! grr

[SPQR]

There are other forms of supercharging apart from a turbocharger. There is chemical supercharging. Has anyone tried N2O? Sorry, subscripting doesn't work so I can't get the 2 to be lower than the N and the O.

[johnprocter]

is n20 same as NOS?

[SPQR]

is n20 same as NOS?

NOS = Nitrous Oxide = N20 (two Nitrogen atoms for each Oxygen atom)

The "2" should be subscript but this text editor does not permit it.

[aaronng]

NOS is to N20 like how Tupperware is to plastic container.

[aaronng]

All of you asking others to do it, why don't you turbo your own Euro?

[johnprocter]

iam a student so lack of money and i wouldnt know which mechanic to go to etc but i wouldnt mind saving up i could be guaranteed some decent gains.. plus i got an auto

[SPQR]

iam a student so lack of money and i wouldnt know which mechanic to go to etc but i wouldnt mind saving up i could be guaranteed some decent gains.. plus i got an auto

Most people are better off buying a factory turbo car if that's what they want. I've owned three. I sure miss the turbo rush but, in my old age, I have other priorities now.

As for auto's, they actually make good turbo cars because the slip in the torque converter allows the boost to build up. I've never had an auto turbo but one of my cousins had a Volvo turbo with auto and it sure went alright.

The MY97 WRX that I had was the only car with which I could finely adjust the headlight beam height with the accelerator pedal... at least until it hit the rev limiter!

[SPQR]

It seems to me that a turbo Euro is problematic because so many of its functions other than simply running the engine involve the engine management computer (PGM-F1 in Honda speak).

Nitrous Oxide injection might be able to get around this problem: There are, what are known as, '"dry kits" which only inject liquid N2O. These are suited to street tune (unmodified) 4 cylinder cars and supposedly increase power by up to 70 bhp (52kW). They rely on the car's own computer to inject additional petrol (which can be dangerous if a car's computer doesn't properly compensate and add petrol).Most car engine computers can cope with having to squirt more petrol in and these simple N2O kits rely on this to work.

N2O by itself does not increase power as it needs petrol to go with the extra Oxygen atoms. The Oxygen atoms are released from the N2O molecules at temperatures greater than five hundred (and something) degrees centigrade. The Oxygen then mixes with added petrol to increase combustion pressure. As the N2O is injected as a liquid, when it vaporises in the manifold it also cools the intake air temperature substantially, negating the need for an intercooler.

The "dry kits" can be had for around $1,000 plus what is known as purge valve kit. The purge valve clears the N2O line of any vapour so that only liquid N2O is injected. This ensures a rapid response from the engine.

The process is also known as chemical supercharging and was developed in WWII fighter and bomber aircraft as a means for compensating for altitude and to give that little extra boost (in emergencies) to get out of harms-way.

N2O has disadvantages in that you keep having to refill the bottle and the temperature at which the liquid is stored and delivered to the engine is somewhat critical. But, for the occasional boost (for overtaking or to scare the living daylights out of a WRX owner), it can be useful. Oh, also, watch out for the police.

Don't try to use the stuff to get stoned. The grade of N2O used for cars is not pure and has Sulphur Dioxide added to make it unpalatable. If you try to inhale it you will damage your brain. Medical grade N2O (also known as laughing gas) is not available to the general public as it is an anaesthetic.

[aaronng]

Why bother with dry kits when wet kits are much safer. At WOT, the ECU doesn't know how many extra molecules of O2 are there from the N2O, so your K24 engine will run lean.