How did seafoam kill your motor???

Your motor is damaged for sure, and possibly your heads. There is no such a thing as a 'faulty' motor. You OR something external did something to damage your motor. But with all that damage you'd get more than just a flashing CEL at wot.

 

weird, Im gonna pull the blower off and justreplace that bady with an aem v2, it has been great and now it is time for Bforbrian to enjoy it.. Ive had numerous problems b4 the blower and think it finally bit the dust. I will be picking it up in a week.

 

acuracare and I am definitely not paying for it....

 

Ok...what prep work do I need to do before getting the comptech. I mean as far as parts. This is the first time I heard about the preinstall checklist test. I've heard of getting a Meth kit, I'm getting an exhaust. I have the Jpipe and test pipe (thinking about precats). I guess I"ll hold off on CAI and make a custom one. Do I really need gauges? Is there anything else I should amass before getting the blower itself? Oh I have a UR stock size pulley too.

 

Good luck Man and go get it

 

You really don't need anything. Exhaust mods are good to have but the kit is a complete bolt on kit. Just make sure your engine is healthy and you have 91-93 octane and the installer knows what they are doing.

 

+1, thanks Josh

 

my motor blew too...i think it was from a bad plug or injector.

 

same here, blew 85% of the motor up, which is being rebuild as we speak.

 

I think we should be clear here though and clarify that it's not b/c of the supercharger kit that your motor blew. The CT kit is complete and there is nothing wrong with the kits.

 

So by bad plug, do you mean spark plugs? I have never heard of anything like that because of bad spark plugs the motor blew

 

What could have caused the motor the blow up? I am just curious because as we speak I am thinking of buying S/C

 

One poster said he had issues before the blower and the other said he had a bad plug or injector.

 

So, just a bad spark plug can cause the motor to blow? WOW, my bro has the A4 and we installed big turbo and all of his spark plugs went bad but the motor did not blow up.

 

Well he mentioned a bad injector; a bad spark plug seems unlikely. But if you are going full boost and the car is having issues and you have a bad injector yes you might have an issue in that cylinder. But once again, that's not a supercharger issue.

 

Which injectors are we talking about. Is it the fuel injectors?

 

Yes the fuel injector could have stopped working in 1 or 2 cylinder area and caused them to crack the block?

 

If there is not enough fuel then it will run lean and there is no way not to notice that. There will be big reduce in terms of power.

 

I would recommend it. I saw that radiator project...looked VERY nice. But just bone stock with the bend...as stated....I dont think you will see any problems. Not really an issue to worry about.

 

The belt issue only seems to happen when using the HBP(high boost pulley) so my belt is fine. I would say the question should be more about the money and how much you like the TL. I love every thing about this car so 10k worth of performance parts was worth it to me. The Comptech Supercharger is the ultimate mod for the TL, once you get it you will want/need every other part for the car. All a sudden $1000 mods are a once a month thing and you are stashing parts to hide them from your wife.[/QUOTE]

HAHAHA I just read that and made me giggle, sounds like meeh! I think my wife plays naive but then I can't say anything if she purchase stupid purses like that....I just sighing....with a smirk.

 

Any of you that have the supercharger, did you have to change the fuel injectors?

I know the kit comes with spark plugs but besides that did you have to change the fuel injectors or you let the factory ones in?

 

You do not have to change the fuel injectors.

 

Hello All:

I had the Comptech SC installed March 12, 2007 by a Acura dealer in San Diego. I later went to the TSX-s injectors and the HBP.

I was also able to get a Hondata reflash. I am still using the original belt put on with the SC installation. NO wear on the belt.

I just turned 60, so I do not race every day, but when I need the power it is there.

The Comptech SC is very reliable and will provide a good performance upgrade and last a long time.

Proper installation is the key.

Enjoy the power.

Tim

 

yea the checklist id say do a compression test....get ur plugs checked but those are changed out from comptech, so no issues come of it....check the injectors n make sure they are clean, if not change them too.... make sure the coil packs are ok too... make sure u have no vacuum leaks ur head gaskets are ok etc etc.... these are just typical things a good mechanic would check n make sure is ok before doing the install. if theres an issue i hope he brings it up and you have it cheanged out..... ive seen blowers installed where people have valve issues where they need to be retightened and a week later the motor crapped out because valves werent tightened down as if the motor was new.

 

A bad injector will cause failure. Ask me how I know lol.

It won't hurt it as bad NA but with the blower a bad tune will kill a motor.

The blower is not the culprit with these blown engines, it's the lack of proper engine management and octane. I will bet that no one running methanol will have a failure with the blower even with the HBP.

 

how do you know your plugs have gone bad? is there a clear sign of it?

 

Misfires. If you pull them it's usually obvious that the electrode has gone away or the gap has widened to the point of causing misfires.

 

Quick question. You said that you have the TSX injectors but your signature says RSX. I just want to make sure because ones I get the charger I might go this route.

Also is there any benefit from usig the TSX or RSX injectors?

 

Bad injector, is there anyway we can say or going to a mechanic is the only way to find out?

 

You can scan it and see if your fuel trim is out of whack.

You could pull them and take them to a fuel injector shop (most diesel stores do it) and have them flowed.

If we had conventional headers you could compare temperatures across the headers to find a bad one.

You could go old school and read the plugs.

 

Would seafoam take care of the injectors simply by doing in 1/4 of fuel in the tank mixed with 8 oz. seafoam. Or 16 oz seafoam in 1/4 of a tank

 

Depends. If it's got varnish causing the problems, seafoam can possibly help. Each injector has a little screen inside that can get plugged and injector cleaners usually won't help this. They can also go bad or get lazy.

 

Have you looked into the RSX type S injectors as someone here recommended as a replacement.

 

yea i believe its the RSX type s injectors you would want to get.... im pretty sure of it. i heard of a few people using them

 

Yes you can. I use them.

 

^^^ so by using the rsx 330cc injectors, is more fuel going it compared to the 270 cc??

 

Potentially yes, but my injectors were almost maxing out and running >95% duty cycle so this solved the issue.

 

So you use the RSX type S. There should be more fuel going in with these injectors. How is the car running?

What year RSX type S are we talking about. 2001

 

im am going to eventually switch, what year rsx s is okay??? BTW can u give me the part # to the denso plugs that we use for the s/c, I need to pick up 6 of them so that acura dont throw in the oem ones with the boost. Thanks.

 

Hey man, still seling the SC?