F22a ITB's (pics)

[F22Turbo702]

I just got home from HIN here in Vegas...Had a long talk with the reps from NGK, turns out that Meyer's Western Auto Parts here in town is now carrying the new NGK wideband A/F guage...It's a really nice unit, similar to the inexpensive style PLX, I'll be picking on of these up in the next month or so. I don't want to install the ITB's until I have a wideband, and I'm getting the NGK for like $190, so I think it is worth it to hold off until I can buy it.

I still haven't found a place in town that has a remnant or blem of 2.00 O.D. aluminum pipe, and there is no way I'm paying $60 for a full stick when I only need 8 inches, so the search continues. More upates when progress has been made.

-Kyle

[wed3k]

I just got home from HIN here in Vegas...Had a long talk with the reps from NGK, turns out that Meyer's Western Auto Parts here in town is now carrying the new NGK wideband A/F guage...It's a really nice unit, similar to the inexpensive style PLX, I'll be picking on of these up in the next month or so. I don't want to install the ITB's until I have a wideband, and I'm getting the NGK for like $190, so I think it is worth it to hold off until I can buy it.

I still haven't found a place in town that has a remnant or blem of 2.00 O.D. aluminum pipe, and there is no way I'm paying $60 for a full stick when I only need 8 inches, so the search continues. More upates when progress has been made.

-Kyle

wait, aluminum tubing right?
ebay my friend...
http://stores.ebay.com/Velocity-Air

[F22Turbo702]

Wow...Ebay....I honestly never thought of that....why would you sell aluminum pipe on Ebay?...Well, I'll find some at the yard tomorrow hopefully, plus they only charge by the pound for remnants.

-Kyle

[K2e2vin]

Dude, you can find almost anything on ebay. There are some people who sell advice on ebay.

[F22Turbo702]

I have Hondata, the 5spd swap is done, 272 cam installed...seems like the motor is running really good right now...152whp untuned...on 87 octane...

Perhaps I'll continue with this project...I keep thinking about it...but I just don't know if it's worth the hassle...I mean...will it make decent power? How will drivability really be? Do I really want to invest more time and money into R&D on something I may not even use on my built turbo motor?...I just don't know...

I have the ITB's, I have the runner material, I have the manifold, and I have a tuner that can make it run like stock...I think maybe I'm just lazy.

Would anyone be interested in actually seeing this project come to completion? I'm willing to finish it if someone actually cares about seeing what happens.


-Kyle

[Shadow1]

Would anyone be interested in actually seeing this project come to completion? I'm willing to finish it if someone actually cares about seeing what happens.


-Kyle

i know i am. i think i might have you fab some up for me when i see the finished product.

[90ACCORDLXGUY]

Hell yeah I wanna see you finish man. I dont think anybody has ever completed it. I know others have been thinking/working on them but you would be the first to actually come through.

So go out and finish man!

[Charlie240sxt]

GETTER DONE!!!!!! with pics tho

[zigg_1311]

seriously finish that shit, this has been so well wrote up and a lots pics so far, this could easily be a DIY with a little modification. Please finish it.

[wed3k]

you should finish it for yourself, who cares what eevryone else thinks.

[NAiL05]

you should finish it for yourself, who cares what eevryone else thinks.

Yep. What he said.

[oneoffaccord]

any updates?

[F22Turbo702]

I'll keep working on them when I have some spare time at the shop. I need to cut the manifold a little more, at first I cut it behind the fuel rail mounting studs because I didn't want to have to fab up new mounting points, but the runner size varies too much, so I'll put it on the bandsaw and cut them off behind the injector holes.

Updates will come as I find time to work on it. Thanks for the encouragement guys.

-Kyle

[wed3k]

i thre my manifold on the mill and milled the surface straight for all the runners. are you going to put an angle on the manifold also?

you want to be able to look down the ITB's and see the back of the intake valve, plus the angle will help clear the brake master. which is the exact reason why i am selling my current manifold, the next one is going to be angled around 15 degrees.