I've searched honda-tech and I have found info but none of it is concrete. Basically as far as I've been able to tell basically the make it A/c & PS compatible is I need a compatible downpipe and manifold, is this correct?

If so what company makes a great downpipe and turbo manifold for this?

Are there A/c compatible ramhorn manifolds as well?

One more question I have is do I still need to get the halfcore radiator or should I be fine if I stay with my stock one?

Thanks if you can help me. Just looking for some concrete facts.

 

i hope someone will help you bcuz i asked the same question b4, i got 1 or 2 ppl that gave me positive feed back but eventually i had to do all the reseach which could have been avoided

off the back of my brain peakboost, but there are others i forgot the company names

but look at
peakboost*
in-line pro
spoolin
go-autowerks!*

there are more but cant remember hope that helps

 

I don't know about a teg , but on a ek the ac is too close for comfort to me

 

you do need a downpipe and manifold that are made for p.s and a.c.also might want to change the fans from pullers to pushers. their are alot of great companys that make these products just spend some more time looking what will fit your budget

 

which company's? do you know of

 

Those stated above including AFI (Arizona forced inductions)

 

their are four are five companys, afi is one of them. i still have ps and ac in my civic and made good power.

 

Yes, they make them. I went with the Full-Race A/C compatible manifold. They sell a down pipe to go with it, but I ended up making my own because the one they sell hangs to low for me. Installing is always fun Everything is soo close together. As everyone else was saying, you're going to have to get pusher fans and flip them over to the front side of the radiator and condenser. Also the power steering bracket has to be cut down to fit with the manifold. I would really recommend wrapping the manifold and A/C lines with a fiberglass wrap. Before I wrapped mine the A/C was barely colder than the outside air, and I also burnt through one low pressure line and leaked A/C oil all over the motor. Even with everything still in the car it made just about 400 to the ground.
Here is a picture of what mine looks like with everything.

The other picture is my first turbo/AC/PS setup which was a log type manifold which didn't require cutting the PS bracket and also gave more room between the manifold and A/C lines.





First Setup (Years Ago)


Hopefully this helps a little and clears a little bit up.

 

i made 513whp and 335tq on pump gas. since then ive changed the turbo and the intercooler. i also got a set of pro1 camsthat im thinking of putting in.

 

The AFI and Full Race setups are very nice, cant go wrong with either. Minor trimming is usually involved with PS/AC manifolds, but its no big deal. And as mentioned, changing the fans is a good idea.

 

Here are some pics before and after my IC upgrade.

 

What turbos are ya'll running? Any V-Band housings?

 

GT3076R - 4 bolt downpipe

 

t3/67 h.o bb

 

The cheapest A/C friendly manifold I found so far is the one made by Spoolin Performance, it's about $650 though. Anyone know of anything cheaper?

 

you could always go with an ebay cast mani... not the best for flow but most are ac/ps compatible

 

topmount t67 ac and ps

 

What is the manifold?

 

I need to take a picture of mine...all these guys say its tight but mines real tight! P-fab ram, ac/ps working, full size radiator (JDM front integra) 3 inch down pipe with a gt3540s, its a bitch to work on and get your hand on bolts.....good times!

 

b16 or gsr? whats the specs on ur motor? planning on using that turbo also.

 

I used the log type bseries manifold, so I didn't have to cut any brackets, and bought the ebay drivers side exit 3" 5bolt downpipe (which I had to cut shorter and made fit next to the a/c) but it fits. Only thing is the downpipe hangs too low for my taste so I just raised the car, NYC streets are bad enough as it is so I'm doing myself a favor not being that low.

 

From the pics looks like you would have to change to half size rad. With the exception of the couple able to run full size.

 

I have a GO-AUTOWORKS street x kit in my coupe. Really great kit. Will post pics later but only problem had was major bending of the ac lines. Will post back once I get dyno numbers!

 

anyone else using top mount with a/c

 

I emailed go-autoworks and Greg said he can make me a Ramhorn to be A/C and P/S compatable for $650 more than there cast log mani. So im gussing around $800? I'll let you know when I get a straight answer.