That's the best part of modding this car imo

 

I don't think it's about getting the highest numbers or having the fastest car on the road. At least for me it's not. I'm in the process of turbocharging a 97 2.2 and I know it's limitations. It's heavy, FWD, only 2.2L, and 11 years old. I know I could have bought a DSM, a civic hatch, or an old Stang and ended up with a way faster car after boosting it. I also know I could have saved my money and put it towards a new car. The reason I didn't is because I love working on the CL. It's my first car and I take alot of pride in everything that goes into it.

I love the fact that there is only a handful of turbocharged first generation CL's on the road. It's not easy to boost these cars. It's a challenge with alot of custom fabrication and planning, but in the end you end up with something that's one of a kind. I've learned a ton from working on my car and I'm sure it'll be fun to drive when it's finished. That alone makes it worthwhile for me and I get the feeling that the other guys on this message board with similar projects have the same mindset.

 

i love the CL, but i still find that debatable. still love the 94-97 Accords more. but thats a totally different topic.

 

My God that setup is insane. Well done sir, I tip my hat to you.

 

Just got the power all hooked up and the vacumm lines to the BOV. It was nice to turn the key and see all the lights some on Oil lines and radiator hoses and Fuel pump. then it will be START UP TIME

 

cmon cmonc mocn cmocnomcon vids

 

then there must be something, very, very wrong with mine. becasue it plows through turns.

and the j series motor i jsut didnt know much about, i assumed the internals where not very good for boost, but it sounds like you got a rebuild.

as far as my 240 goes, i dont even remember what ive done to it. it sits at my mom house most of the time about 200 miles from where i live. but all the regular shit...fmic, boost controller, cams, safc, 3" exhaust and blah blah blah.

right now im collecting parts just to make it more drivable. swapping a 15 year old motor into a 15 year old car and letting it sit for 2.5 years takes alot away from the drivability. as it stands it has no PS do to the pressure line not liking pressure any more, no AC because sr20's are a pain when it comes to that, no heat because the heater core connecter through the fire wall was leaking, and a sunroof that needs to be sealed up. and a laundry list of other shit.

but it sure is fun!

 

Man, it must be nice to look at this forum https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190660

and smile at all haters =)

 

I was thinking about that a few days ago actually

 

thats funny stuff. it was like ethenol was on the mofuggin azine paparazzi #1 hit list, lol

 

The J30A1 has a CR of 9.6:1.....great for boost.

 

Everything I read, said it was 9.4 I checked cus I wrote down 9.3 where did you find 9.7? You readin about the j32
I do smile now a little. I think we all have forgave and forgot. But I was sure pissed that day. All I wanted was a missing link. . It's all good now

 

I'm sorry, it is 9.4:1

 

 

 

yea i'm at 9.5 pending on tuning and engine mgt. on pump is good for 20-24psi so he should be good at the 9.4 on pump gas

 

PUMP gas in for sissies, car runs on alchohol/ Methenol. Have'nt run on pump gas for a couple of years. Also runs on E-85/ Ethenol.

 

got my hood all cut up and on, Still workin on the oil lines hood pins are all in still waitin on a fuel pressure regulator they ordered me the wrong one. So I'm waitin on that but should be runnin in a couple of weeks I'll keep ya posted

 

I'll have pics up of the hood tomarrow it's all kinds of cut up

 

 

lol i hope its still able to do its job!

 

 

 

 

 

 

So there ya go thats about all I can do with it as you can see, I know I need to redo those ghetto ass turn signals and seal that light up but you get the idea. It dies look way better in person. Not because it's my car bu the pictures always look like shit when I put them up 2-3 weeks I'll have it started and give ya guys some sound clips and backed out of the garage pictures

 

I also have one more tab to cut out that the grill was bolted to I left that cus I might make a polished aluminum grill for shows and what not.

 

WOW.....thats nowhere near street legal is it lol. If i were you'd have to find a way to fit everything in there w/o having a HUGE gap missing in the front of the car. It wont matter once u hit the gas though

 

First time I've seen this, and wow. Sick.

 

Could you post up some better, brighter pics of that? Does your exhaust exit out the side of the front bumper??

 

that's pretty ghetto rigged.

but i'd like to see some dyno numbers.

 

Yes it is a little ghetto, that was a loner grill I have another one that I will use for the final one, but it still, will have the shit cut out of it, Yes the exhaust comes out the side of the car wastegates dump out the bottom of the car

 

can u shut up and start the beast already... geez.. lol


cant wait to hear that shit. to bad it wont be in person

 

I am going to put a big car show on this year sometime at the end of august I'm still looking for a place to host it and I'm trying to get AEM and some other sponsers to give me some shit to sell like t-shirts, widebands and stuff like that I'ts not all together yet but in the works I hope to have it all nailed down by the end of this month.

 

lemme know when u put the show on, I may make the trek up there

 

Well I will be askin you for help with roundin up the cl clan. You know more of the clan than I.

 

 

so im assuming this isnt going to be used on the street? Such a nice setup, too bad it has to go outside of the car. :-/

 

Nope, this thing will be on the road. Yes it does suck it's outside the car but that was the only place it could go kinda ran out of room.