My friend has a 2000 Honda Accord EX V6 automatic. He is thinking about putting a turbo in it since he likes the sound of the blow off valve soo much. Can this be done? Sticking a Turbo in an automatic and have it work properly?...

He's thinking about it, but he needs some feedback to decide what to do. Thanks!

 

automatics are usually weak (especially honda) so you would want to look into rebuilding it. dont expect to run any high boost on an auto for a long period of time (or any boost at that). change the fluid and dont be stupid with it is all i can say. im doing an auto to manual, but i also have a four banger....

bullet proof the auto...thats all i have to say.

if thats the only reason he wanted the turbo then he's an idiot. they sell those whistle sound thingys on ebay for like $20...tell him to buy that instead of blowing $2k ~ $3k on a kit just to get that sound....

tell him he needs to do a lot of research before he blows his money

 

HAHA...kool, thanks!

 

j30=no turbo possibilities (realistically)

 

Tell your 'friend' to do the research, OR join this board and ask the questions himself....

I suspect that 'he' would be able to find the same information as you, without you having to relay it to him.

 

thanks for the sig material

 

Bullet proof the automatic. I have an 99 ex the tranny is a piece of crap Is it possible to have a transmission shop rebuild it or fix it so it doesn't suck so much?

 

well, of course, but i hope you brought plenty of lube....bend over!

i dont know the website, but do a search for Level10 performance...Level10 something. they have a kit. its expensive, but hey its an auto. i say swap in the manual and save the extra money, but thats just me.

 

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i say swap in the manual and save the extra money, but thats just me.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Come on now, you know that'd be too easy

 

im actually not looking forward to doing mine. i have this odd feeling it will be a major bitch. meh, anyways i still have to gether more parts so we'll see in a couple months.

 

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My brother did it to an EG and said it wasn't too bad. You might be surprised.

 

I can swap out a auto and put a manual in How? Dp I have to get the manual on the four cylnder models what are my options?

 

If you have a 4cyl, you have to buy the new tranny and have a shop do the trans swap, or you could do it yourself. Expensive procedure though... and you would need lots of tools

 

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Uh, *cough cough, work on your own damn car! Trannys are easy if you have another person. I'm guessing you go to Jiffy Lube and like gettin' it up the ***!

Yeah auto tranny=no turbo
V6=why turbo
auto+V6+turbo=why are you such a moron?

Tell him he shoulda saved his money and its too late now...

 

CompTech makes a supercharger for the V6, so tell your buddy to go that route for boost instead of the turbo.

 

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I did a five speed conversion into my CD5 about six months ago. It wasnt too bad, they only thing that I kept having a problem with was getting all the parts form honda auto salvage. I was only like 10 miles away from them so it wasnt a big deal to go back and pick up a part they forgot. I paid alot going through them but they were the only company that I would trust with something like that. I just didnt have the time to go to pick a part and pull the stuff I needed myself. My car sat for almost 2 weeks (auto tranny went out) while I sourced prices and parts from them. I had a friend help me, which is always a great help. A few pointers the auto is heavy, the manual is not. Im 6 ft and 225 lbs so I was able to pick up both transmissions, just watch out when leaning over the car, its a pretty awkard position. Also physically putting the manual on the car is so much fun, (sarcasm) it seemed like forever holding it up and trying to get that damn thing to line up on the shaft!

ps. If you get a used slave cylinder make sure the piston inside of it isnt seized or broke off.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mood513doom &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I can swap out a auto and put a manual in How? Dp I have to get the manual on the four cylnder models what are my options?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I think you would need all the parts off of the manual 4cyl accord chassis, like dampener, clutch master cylinder, slave cylinder, clutch pedal stuff like this, but with the actual transmission you would need a manual from the acura type s or any other J series manual itself.

 

In my opinion, boosting an auto isnt a problem if you get it built correctly. It is costly, but I feel its worth it. Sure, you can save money by swapping to a manual, but if you cant drive one, then you will tear the hell out of it. Also, boosting a V6 isnt too bright. It would be very difficult, and not worth the time and money. supercharging is the best option for a V6, unless its a nissan engine...which the J30 is not.

 

if you cant 'learn to drive with a clutch and youre physically able, you should be shot in the left knee.

supercharger would be a better option imo... but also you can 'bullet proof' and auto all you want... its and automatic honda transmission its going to break the first time youre being stupid with it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TOAB &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">but also you can 'bullet proof' and auto all you want... its and automatic honda transmission its going to break the first time youre being stupid with it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

What qualifies as being stupid with an automatic? IMO, you would have to try really hard to break an auto. Like shifting it to first and pegging out the rpms for a while. What could someone do to break an auto?

 

the automatic transmission was designed to make certain torque at certain rpm. The transfer of torque to the wheels was designed by the honda mechanics specifically for the engine. A turbo puts larger amounts of power that was never meant to go to the transmission. Instead of making say 100 ft/lbs of torque at 4000 rpm it is now making full boost at 7 psi and putting down say 140 torque. The transmission makes a mechanical WTF and tries to work. However large amounts of power put on something that was never meant to take it puts strain on it over time and it will eventually blow.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Entaka &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What qualifies as being stupid with an automatic? IMO, you would have to try really hard to break an auto. Like shifting it to first and pegging out the rpms for a while. What could someone do to break an auto?</TD></TR></TABLE>adding too much power... for example a TA my dad built... left the stock auto in it and sold it... not 2 weeks later the kid he sold it to lost 1st 2nd and reverse...

auto trannies dont like it when they have to deal with an assload of torque at rpms where they werent made to take it i guess.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by accordselux &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">.....The transfer of torque to the wheels was designed by the honda mechanics specifically for the engine.....</TD></TR></TABLE>
when did <U>mechanics</U> start designing engines or transmission for that matter. you should give the mechanical and automotive engineers more props for their work.
I guess if you went to "ABC technical institute" then i should not expect you to know better

 

I used the wrong word, way to be a dick about it. Especially since my information was still correct except i used 'mechanics' rather than 'mechanical engineers'. I was on the Honda website yesterday as a matter of fact, looking at careers for technichians and engineers. Whoopdee ****.

 

good for you... you go ahead and be a technician

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by motormanSR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">good for you... you go ahead and be a technician</TD></TR></TABLE>

what the hell crawled in ur *** and died?