OMP Prelude

Not really if you design it with the intercooler sitting back closer to the rad there would be a pretty big gap in front of it, so there would still be air flow. By the way if you guys don't know im running two electric fans behind them too.

MugenR

^^^

please take a picture of your setup

dan.....k

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^ x2

stillhere153

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the fans are stacked? 1 on top of the other...?
or are you running a smaller rad?

dr mikeylu

Im very curious on what your beast sounds like..any chance of a youtube clip?

ACCURATEin

Driveability update after 1 week or 3/4 tank of gas...


-The mpg reading is at 25mpg at ~240 miles total. This was achieved with a balance of city and highway miles.
-I almost feel inclined to say the notorious surge issue has been diminished.


Still no post dyno results or video clips. I'll work on getting some results and clips in the upcoming weeks.

AcuraTuner

Very nice setup! Kudos!

ACCURATEin

Took some more pics of the setup with the fujita filter and the gold foil. I've decided the headlight butchering is a no go! The duct that my friend sold me is a little bigger than i had hoped, and it looks like it might inhibit the light output from the projector. I think i'm about to do what stillhere153 did and just cut a hole in the bumper.

TylerT

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Amazing... awesome pictures.

Go get a dyno done already ;- ].

aznbenz07

crazy, I just got out the hospital and missed all this info and an NY meet. DAMNIT fricken stomach virus! lol this is some ground breaking stuff though keep it coming.

kprsx

yo nigga! I ain't going skiing tomarrow..so hit me up later foO!

stillhere153

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yo eric, I looked at ur closeups, one question, where and what happend to your throttle body its sooo no there?

ACCURATEin

Good! that means you can install j's racing stuffs on your car instead! ...So i can look at it! haha

ACCURATEin

The throttle body is still in the original position between the blower and the intake. You can see it in some of the pictures...look again!

stillhere153

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yup I see it, I was gonna bullshit you and tell you to install a tb spacer lol
on mine it made the intake sound louder

stillhere153

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ok the spacer was me bullshittin, but yeah if you get the p2r thermal gaskets 2 for $50 (from excelerate), you'd reduce some temps under there, I'd suggest it

csmeance

due to the blower, I doubt the spacers will fit. But its worth a try.

stillhere153

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The gaskets will fit no problem

I hate cars

Assuming the water is already shut off to the throttlebody, the gaskets will make no difference.

stillhere153

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Considering I don't know much if anything about s/c I was just wondering really, cuz If its not cool to the touch I'd figure it would help

ACCURATEin

Gaskets might help!


...did two runs with my friend with an ap1 s2000 with turbonetics single...i actually did lose this time! First run was 1st and 2nd gear sprint...about even. The next run was a 3rd gear pull...was about even. When mine rolled over into 4th the s2000 started running away. 4th gear in a 5AT is For the Loss.

OMP Prelude

thats right

ACCURATEin

OMP Prelude... If you try and move the fuse box under the strut bar it will open up a lot of room to work with the pipes. In doing so we were able to eliminate an acute right hand turn and used a 180 degree on ramp bend. Lookin forward to see what you're working on!

ThinJim

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Nice execution. I'm glad it's worked for you and your car looks great! Yes, you have negated mr. kennedys rant. lol. the gold foil is a nice touch, kinda nasa satallite science, ya know.

ACCURATEin

Thank you sir! I couldn't be happier knowing the setup actually works, and works well. How is your drag CL project coming along?

ACCURATEin

...Indeed! I was kind of hoping he might be a nice guy and tell us he's sorry for clowning us so bad. After reading back through the thread some of the comments were rather harsh. But i forgive him.

MugenR

DUDE! get your ass over to washington so that we can train down to cali for a tune or even get hondata reflashed like other so.calites!!

ThinJim

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He's probably a good guy, but comes across as a pompous ass know it all. anyway, the drag car is getting there, threw up a couple pics the other day.

dj pensive

link plz

Kennedy

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Eric, first off congrats in going where no man has gone before. The "Enterprise" certainly has a new look to here. Great job on the project.

Jim's got me fingered... I am a good guy, and would give ya the shirt off my back to help you with a project... ask the locals (ballinfizzle, jmbnova, leedog, etc.) and I do come across as a pompous know it all sometimes. My writing style sometimes overstates my demeanor.

As for the project... I dunno yet. Just cause it's bolted in doesn't make it a rousing success in my book. Even if it does nothing (as in does not inhibit performane), it's still a failure. Lots of places to leak, weight, cost... all for the interfooler look.

All we have to go on right now is Eric's ass dyno telling us the project was a success. No measure of pre/post intercooler IAT's, no HP gains, no pressure measurments, no back to back 1/4s, etc.

If you read through some of the older post on the Comptech HBP, what Eric describes in his performance gains is identical to what others have said when they installed the HBP. What he's describing is exactly what I expected him to say based on those other accounts.

Eric, show us the fastest 5AT out there. Or at least some metric that says you spent $1500 on something other than some sexy intake plumbing.

stillhere153

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yeah kennedy writes like a smart ass but doesn't come off that way in the brief phone call we had a while back

def would like to see a dyno aswell

ACCURATEin

haha. If taking a roadtrip is what its going to take to get the hondata reflash then you can count me in for a cross country road trip. I've driven almost that far to the grand canyon in a minivan with my family, and believe me i'll do the same in the TL!

ACCURATEin

You responded! I feel much better now. I'll tell you what...i'll put my car on a dyno if you install your polished blower and post pics.

Kennedy

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That's awesome... It's cold. I work in my driveway on the concrete.
It's coming soon, promise.

ACCURATEin

^^ There it is!! bling bling! Are you going to have it ready for HIN in about 2.25 months?

Thanks for posting pics of your polished items, lookin forward to seein more pics.

cltypeSLOW

eric, why didnt you send me the link to these pics! glad to see the setup is up and running like it should.

Laxplaya11385

that looks SOOOOOO NICE

I hate cars

The key thing here is it didn't lose power like so many people said. Even if it only makes as much power as a non-intercooled TL with HBP but it doesn't kill the rings and headgaskets, I would consider it a win.

Typically, according to Spearco literature from a long time ago, power can be increased by a solid 20% with a good intercooler setup. My car picked up close to a second in the 1/4 from an intercooler. Before you say it's not the same car, the discharge temps are pretty close to the same.

04accordcpe

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OT:

i hate cars, do you ever go to famoso raceway?? i notice your location is bakersfield. me and a few people are going to race there at the test n tune on the weekend of march 1st

I hate cars

I used to live there lol. I quit going when the GN broke because I'm bitter. March 1 I have a powerlifting comp but I might not make weight so who knows. I might be up for some 15 second TL passes.