I'm a total noob when dealing with the K series, how the hell do you install a turbo in the engine bay of an RSX or any car that came stock with a K series? It seems like there is no room. And for the larger turbos do you install them from under the car or what?

I am a D series man and have had 3 different turbo setups but the K series seems like a bitch to work on (the exhaust side). It just seems like you have no access to the exhaust manifold or oil lines from the top of the car. Am I way off here, or do people just not like to talk about this kind of stuff?

EDIT: I am not installing one right now, I was just curious.

 

You install from the bottom one piece at a time, meaning mani and then turbo. No way in hell you going to stuff it in from the top. lol!... and oh yeah, have fun dropping that oil pan to install your oil return fitting, I had to drop the sub frame on the EP si...

 

sounds bad...on my D series I can install the entire turbo/manifold/oil line as one unit, from ABOVE the car....

 

dep3ends on the mandifold. if its a cybernation or obx style you can actuallt install the turbo already bolted to the manifold from the bottom once the subframe is dopped

 

Drop the sub-frame, take the valve cover off, etc. It isn't fun

 

thats what you get for buying a new car!!!

I'm just jealous