A2A intake done and a few odds and ends..

[sandSStorm]

I ordered the kit a few weeks ago and I quickly started removing all I needed to complete the mod. I worked on it in-between customer jobs and sales. Maybe an hour or two a day for a few weeks.

While I had the TY in the bay I did a few more things other than the intake.

I changed all the fluids.
Installed a Air/Fuel ratio gauge.
Installed a Trans fluid cooler where the old Intercooler radiator was.
Installed some new fog lights.
Removed old fan and installed 2 electric fans, one is controlled by the ECM and the other by an external controller.
Replaced the heater core.
Made an engine brace out of a nylon strap/ratchet. Will work for now.
and gave it a good ole detail.


I forgot to mention that I also installed a NEW harmonic balancer.

Here is the pics..

Here is a pic of the engine bay. Im not too crazy about the blue silicone hoses and the cheap clamps but I can get me some better ones later.

TURBO clocked.

Here is the fan controller.

My coola$$ fans I scavanged from another vehicle... :tup: (dont ask)

The battery I did NOT have to relocate. I did remove the radiator overflow bottle. The filter sits right below the battery.

My new TRANS cooler. I routed the fluid trough the radiator first then trough this cooler.

And here is the boo boo I went and done did. I didnt think of the hood latch coming low enough to make contact. No biggie Its hidden below the latch

I sure love the way it sounds now, you can sure hear that turbo :tup:

Thats all folks.

 

[jasonpickett]

Re: A2A intake done and a few odds and ends..

Where did you get the kit from?

 

[sandSStorm]

Re: A2A intake done and a few odds and ends..

Where did you get the kit from?

Ebay, it was $200 bucks shipped and I even had a few parts left over. Its a kit for an accord but It worked well for me. :tup:

 

[jasonpickett]

Re: A2A intake done and a few odds and ends..

How thick is the intercooler core and what year accords. Thanks.

 

[sandSStorm]

Re: A2A intake done and a few odds and ends..

How thick is the intercooler core and what year accords. Thanks.

31X12X3

You should be able to see all the rest of the info here. ---> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330313905471

 

[jasonpickett]

Re: A2A intake done and a few odds and ends..

Thankyou

 

[Flyin Ryan]

Re: A2A intake done and a few odds and ends..

looks good man but is there any additional lag with all that added piping?
Do you have plans to heat wrack any of that piping?

 

[ZavzTy547]

Re: A2A intake done and a few odds and ends..

looks good man but is there any additional lag with all that added piping?
Do you have plans to heat wrack any of that piping?

Looks like a pretty clean install. Was their much cutting involved?
Zav.

 

[SYO237]

Re: A2A intake done and a few odds and ends..

That's going to suck when you need to change out the dist cap/rotor. :2cents:

 

[sandSStorm]

Re: A2A intake done and a few odds and ends..

looks good man but is there any additional lag with all that added piping?
Do you have plans to heat wrack any of that piping?

I didnt notice any lag..
I dont think I will use any heat wrapping, but we will see how it behaves this summer.

Looks like a pretty clean install. Was their much cutting involved?
Zav.

I did have to cut quite abit of the radiator support but I made sure I re-inforced it where I could. I feel its still as strong as original or bester.

That's going to suck when you need to change out the dist cap/rotor.

No, not really, I already had to remove it several times and it doesnt take much time or effort. Besides, how often do you replace the dist cap? Every year, maybe?



I did forget to ad that I replaced the Harmonic Balancer to my list on the top.. The old one had spun.

 

[mattc0805]

Re: A2A intake done and a few odds and ends..

What type of hood do you have on your ty? It looks good:tup:.