fallingfrominfinity

Hey, just wondering if you can take off the turbo charger, and save some gas, like in the winter when i won't be speeding around, and i don't need the turbo charger spinning down for 10 mins everytime i park my car. can i run the car with it off? if so do i have to modify anything?


Modified by fallingfrominfinity at 5:58 PM 3/17/2004

-RedneckDave-

Are you serious? I am contemplating if you actually just asked that or if you are joking. NO you cannot take it off. If you are worried about it during the winter then you should buy a beater and drive that and leave the accord at home.

fallingfrominfinity

Just wondering if it is possible, and if the car would the car still run??

jwogen1

i think i have heard it all now....dont take it too personnal man, but you should research these things before discussed

.bagged

Why dont you take the wheels off and see if it rolls

sinister2c

just dont let it spool up and boost. Drive slow and stay in vacuum.

Mike813

why would you boost a car and not know anythign about it??

The_Todd

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bwaahaaahaa

Its like saying, if your pops put on a jimmy would you still have been created (wishful thinking here)

*shakes head and goes away for a while*

blondeaccord

Wow that's pretty bad! I didn't ever think I would see a question like that on here before.

Any who let me be the first to say welcome to H/T!

iam7head

nothing wrong with the question but i would really beg you to learn more about turbo before getting boost, i mean, this is some pretty down to the basic concept.

longjon85

lol..................try it to find out......

WeDgE

Set the TT to run for less time then...

boonacka

actually.... he can remove the charge pipe and install a short ram intake and keep the turbo in place and let it blow boost all over your engine bay and sound like a blowdryer.. hehe

iam7head

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and you'll be dumping out expensive gasoline for nothing, not to mention the ringland damage you might cause.

it's not guessing, you know it will or will not work if you know enough about the subject.

ApexiAccord

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, not to mention the ringland damage you might cause.

.</TD></TR></TABLE> how does it damage the ringlands????????????????? he can always adjust his FPR.

WTF u talkn bout. its been done plenty of times. some *****s who build there motors end up running without a turbo at 1st until they save up enough money.

but to answer your question. just slap on some stock headers and intake, what other mods do you have on your car? any engine management? sounds like alot of werk , really should of thought about this before you went turbo. u want to play u have to pay. remember that.

v4lu3s

i suggest opening the wastegate all teh way so it never sees boost, that way you can run without an issue.
the other option is to swap a header and stock intake on, if you dont mind doing the partial insntall and removal a few times a year its a fine idea to pursue.

Nick H

the problem with that is that the wastegate comes with a spring that is preset to a particular amount of boost...

accordfreak

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hmm no..


he'll over rev the turbo to hell

take off the turbo plug up the oil lines put on your stock manifold and a filter on your charge pipe and go on your merry way.

dpw41285

Heres a straight answer, take the turbo off put the stock manifold on, and cap off your oil lines so they dont leak.

fw190bvi

why does it matter.....just run the phucking thing during the winter and not waste ur time doing all extra ****....

H22CB7

That's not a dumb question. You can do it, if your car is low compression with out the turbo it will be a "turtle", you would just have to adjust your fuel system and close off the oil line, and put the stock header back on.

f22turbo

LMMFAO!!!! Why the hell would you turbo in the first place if you're gonna take it off?? I got an 86 s-10 to drive during the winter up here in maine and paid 100 bones for it, do the same, please, or don't turbo your accord.

fw190bvi

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by f22turbo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">LMMFAO!!!! Why the hell would you turbo in the first place if you're gonna take it off?? I got an 86 s-10 to drive during the winter up here in maine and paid 100 bones for it, do the same, please, or don't turbo your accord.</TD></TR></TABLE>

you bought a 18yr old rear wheel drive american pickup to drive during the winter....IDK man, even for $100......

but seriously dude, the car will run in the winter just fine....and if u wanna save gas, just dont let the thing spool up