On a bone stock DOHC ZC I would be running an IHI-RHB5 turbo connected to a STD. manifold. Does this seem feasible or should I go bigger; here were my plans:

1.75" to 2.25" on the hotside.
2.25" from the cold side (I'll be running a sidemount intercooler where the airbox used to be)
and a 2.5" downpipe to a 2.5" (2.75"? 3"? exhaust)

Is this feasible or am I going too small?

 

sounds fine for how small the turbo is...

 

Cool.

 

sounds fine for such low Hp numbers
many stock turbo cars like sr20's and even evos use 1.5 inch intercooler piping

 

Piping setup sounds fine but the sidemount idea has been proven to totally suck w/o extensive duct work and bumper hacking. Make sure you do your research on that.

 

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Hmmm -- my main concerns were route piping (want it minimized). I have no problems running a front mount but I was under the assumption a non-oem sidemount such as an HKS would function ok for my needs?

 

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It will with ducting. Any car that has a sidemount already has provisions for it and an aftermarket one can be used in it's place for better performance. Honda's don't so you will have to do some custom work. Honestly, Id recommend the front mount even if you have to add another foot or two of piping. Look into a back door intercooler. The IAT temps will make up for the difference.

 

Thanks for the heads up. Sans new intercoolers, do you know of any stock cars that had backdoor style intercoolers? Do the EVOs have these?

 

SRTs use a backdoor setup....if you search http://www.homemadeturbo.com there is a writeup on how to make that IC work on an EG chassis....it may give you an idea if you use a different one

 

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No

You can buy a core and just have some end tanks welded on for a reasonable price. There used to be a bunch of backdoor intercoolers on ebay but allot are now gone.

Here is a stock srt one http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...QrdZ1