So im putting together my turbo setup for my 88 hatch runin a d16y7 stock block, ecu is already tuned for the kit and everything, just missing a downpipe and a intercooler, Id like to at least be able to drive it to work and back, bout 5 min trip. Would i be able to do that safely without a downpipe or is that a big no no?

 

thats like running without a header. it would be loud as ****, and it could melt **** or start a fire in the engine bay. dont do it

 

ok there is one vote againsts it, dont think it would quite be like runnin without a header, maybe like runnin without the y pipe or the factory downpipe. any other input?

 

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You can melt stuff and catch things on fire..... that should be enough for you to rethink it

 

aHhHh lol, patience is not a vertue i have, hrmm... any other temporary alternatives until my downpipe arrives? piece of pipe i can rig on there to at least get the heat and fumes outta the engine bay

 

no

 

just get the flange u need for ur specific turbo and take it to an exhaust shop and have them weld a pipe on there. even if its crush bent pipe that they use it would be better than nothing for temporary use.

 

sounds good, I got a good friend at a machine shop that could make me the flange then just weld it to some exhuast pipe... should be a fairly cheap temporary fix

 

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You can melt stuff and catch things on fire..... that should be enough for you to rethink it</TD></TR></TABLE>

yup


just to give an example. I have a buddy who swapped manifolds and with the new one the downpipe didnt fit. He drove it 10 min max to the shop to get the new one made. Luckily nothing caught fire but it half melted the harness on the altenator and killed the altenator also. So the 50 bucks he saved on the tow he had to spend 150 on a new altenator.

no downpipe=bad idea

 

agree'd like i said i think havin the machine shop fab me up a flange and just weld it to some exhuast pipe to make my own temporary downpipe should work for now?

 

if you have the flange can you tow it to a shop to make the downpipe? If not you might be able to just tow it to an exhaust shop to crush bend you one in the meantime.

 

yea i know a guy that owns a machine shop and he will make me up the flange fairly cheap, bout how much u think an exhuast shop would charge to crush bend one?

 

i had my dumptube made crush bent cost like 20 bucks but thats a little different from a dp. i dont think it would cost too much more though....

 

i vote bad idea

 

no dp?...big no no...open downpipe is differnt...just tow it..if not get a couple pieces of pipe and either weld it urself or have some make u one...just need a flange...and a couple pipes and drive it open dp at least

 

appreciate all the feedback guys, im for shure going with at least a home built downpipe to run

 

good

 

ha!!!!

 

try it out n let us know how it turns out
or
wait until dp comes in
or
find a ride to work =/

 

well not worried bout ride to work, also have a 05 lancer ralliart, and a 03 VW GTI... but none the less I will let ya all know how it all works out.

 

pls if u drive the car with out a downpipe and it catches on fire ..plssss take pics n post them up..thank you

 

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thanks for reviving an 18 day old thread for that quality statement

 

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thanks for reviving an 18 day old thread for that quality statement </TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah no problem is Honda-Tech by the way...we are here to help , right