can i keep my ac if i go turbo
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awright3331
G1 TEG
I think you should be able to. Just remember before doing a turbo kit, that you need to upgrade some stuff in your motor first. Picture if you will for one second a balloon, if you pump too much air through it, it will pop. An engine is kind of like that, if you go and immediately put something like a turbo kit designed to force alot of air in at once, it will blow. You need to upgrade your valves, rods, pistons, head, lifters, and bottom end. Theres alot of steps you must take before being able to do that. You cant just jump in to it
TheMyth
Member
It all depends if your(whatever turbo kit you decide on getting) kit makes provisions for it.. which on a RSX, you shouldn't have a manifold issue like integra/civic ppl.
But you can run minimum boost and a good TUNE!!, and not have to worry about internals. Its just when you get use to the power when you need to start investing. Ppl get use to the power and start increasing the boost, and taking the fuel map to another level where it wasn't tuned. That is the problem. Lol I have a friend that is making 400whp with a completely stock gsr engine(no head studs - nothing!), . But he got it tuned right after he put the turbo equipment on!
But you can run minimum boost and a good TUNE!!, and not have to worry about internals. Its just when you get use to the power when you need to start investing. Ppl get use to the power and start increasing the boost, and taking the fuel map to another level where it wasn't tuned. That is the problem. Lol I have a friend that is making 400whp with a completely stock gsr engine(no head studs - nothing!), . But he got it tuned right after he put the turbo equipment on!
DAWGSwlms22
New Member
They just answered this. Bolt on, no. Needs a tune. Keep AC? Depends on the kit.
Prozon
Kris
That's kind of an odd analogy, and not all that accurate.Picture if you will for one second a balloon, if you pump too much air through it, it will pop. An engine is kind of like that, if you go and immediately put something like a turbo kit designed to force alot of air in at once, it will blow.
It all depends on the power goals.. you don't necessarily need to upgrade all that- if anything depending on your goals.You need to upgrade your valves, rods, pistons, head, lifters, and bottom end. Theres alot of steps you must take before being able to do that. You cant just jump in to it
Personally I don't know a whole lot about turbocharging K20's as far as the power limits go. But you're not asking about power limits, or what needs to be upgraded. To answer your question, yes you can keep A/C if you turbocharge. Your A/C and P/S are dependent on the turbo manifold you choose.
Here is a great website to buy a kit if that is the route you choose.
http://www.full-race.com/store/turbo-kits/honda-acura-k-series-t3-turbo-kit.html
You would of course need fuel upgrades and a tune to go with any turbo kit.
You can read up the ClubIntegra Forced Induction FAQ's if you're curious.
http://www.clubintegra.com/board/showthread.php?t=9553
And a great forum that will tailor more directly to the engine you are trying to boost.
http://www.k20a.org/forum/
Let us know if you have any more questions. :thumbs up