Hey guys, I've got a 96 4 door lx all stock non-vtec automatic. I was thinkin about throwing some boost to it just to make it a fun daily. Not tryin to go big boost, I was actually thinkin like a dsm 14b or 16g or something along those lines. Haven't been able to find anything out about how well the auto tranny's will hold up to boost. I figure I'll be alright w/ small boost, but I wanted to some expert honda-techer'r opinions first.

 

im no expert but ive seen automatic F22 trannys take some decent amounts of power

and as for Turbos on an auto I think its agood that way since the gears are wider for more boost duration, but you might take some time getting it back when you finally do shift

 

i had the same idea, and i found out a bit.

It is possible, but you'd be a huge fool to go more than 200 hp to the tranny. The trannys for the V6 and I4 are the same, so it can handle the power of the V6. Also, you'd need another huge tranny cooler, and a temp guage of some sort to make sure you don't overheat it.

uhh what else. I heard it was really hard to tune. I asked something like this awhile back.. let me find my thread.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1855821

 

Hard to tune. H22 swap for more torque, HP, reliability, and manual.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by H22 CL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im no expert but ive seen automatic F22 trannys take some decent amounts of power

and as for Turbos on an auto I think its agood that way since the gears are wider for more boost duration, but you might take some time getting it back when you finally do shift</TD></TR></TABLE>

wtf?

not much auto tranny like boost(well, except GN, supra, sbc, etc), honda sure as hell isn't.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sony224422 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i had the same idea, and i found out a bit.

It is possible, but you'd be a huge fool to go more than 200 hp to the tranny. The trannys for the V6 and I4 are the same, so it can handle the power of the V6. Also, you'd need another huge tranny cooler, and a temp guage of some sort to make sure you don't overheat it.

uhh what else. I heard it was really hard to tune. I asked something like this awhile back.. let me find my thread.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1855821</TD></TR></TABLE>

um.. can u show me a proof that v6 and i4 trannies are the same?

 

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um.. can u show me a proof that v6 and i4 trannies are the same?</TD></TR></TABLE>

sure can.


https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1219630

read P_adams 3rd or 4th post. The guts are the same.

 

yeah i'm just wanting something w/ a lil more boot in it's *** when i want it. definitely not looking to push any kinda of mass hp. just something kinda fun and still comfy. after all this is the baby mobile and the family cruiser. but why can't i have four doors and still have fun.

 

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sure can.


https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1219630

read P_adams 3rd or 4th post. The guts are the same.</TD></TR></TABLE>
ya and he said that it can handle 260hp....yet u commented on the OP
"you'd be a huge fool to go more than 200 hp to the tranny"

 

yup because he would be. why would he want to fry his tranny?

 

As much as I beat on my auto with 200,000 miles now, I'd say it must be pretty tough ( I've been beating on it for the last 27,000) There is a company that makes a rebuilt torque converter for the auto and I would definately look into that along with a cooler and fluid temp gauge. An automatic is very good for a turbo because you do not loose any boost while shifting, the throttle never closes, the engine is still pumping air and the turbo only slows down very slightly.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 19dabeast85 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">As much as I beat on my auto with 200,000 miles now, I'd say it must be pretty tough ( I've been beating on it for the last 27,000) There is a company that makes a rebuilt torque converter for the auto and I would definately look into that along with a cooler and fluid temp gauge. An automatic is very good for a turbo because you do not loose any boost while shifting, the throttle never closes, the engine is still pumping air and the turbo only slows down very slightly. </TD></TR></TABLE>

wheres the company that rebuilds the converter. i was looking for one myself. i personally would love to turbo mine, but i was told the converter wasn't strong enough

 

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wheres the company that rebuilds the converter. i was looking for one myself. i personally would love to turbo mine, but i was told the converter wasn't strong enough</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah what he said

 

I have a 92 accord and I am in the process of installing a turbo it wont be long before I find out what will happen to the transmission I think it will hold up I have seen a few non turbo accords that are really fast and they dont have problems

 

level ten is the company
http://www.levelten.com/

 

level is not that good.. and cost 2 mich
i heard anyway

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sony224422 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yup because he would be. why would he want to fry his tranny?</TD></TR></TABLE>
u believe that the i4 tranny= v6 then why dont u believe it can handle up to 260hp?
why would he fry it if he has, say, 240 .. its less than wut it could handle

 

What hasn't been said so far, and thus is not quite clear, is that the "200 hp" in question is actually 200 wheel horsepower, while the "260hp" is actually 260 flywheel horsepower.

 

yeah thats why im figuring 200 whp or more = dead tranny very fast.

 

is there anyone that has actually tried boosting with an auto tranny...i know theres a 2005 civic ex auto out there thats boosted to i think 7 psi...an he has vids going against the new si

 

There's a few that have/had boosted autos. Most had tranny failures. I couldn't tell you what kind of power levels they had though.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by philadd &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">There's a few that have/had boosted autos. Most had tranny failures. I couldn't tell you what kind of power levels they had though.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Links please.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fizix_skate &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hard to tune. H22 swap for more torque, HP, reliability, and manual. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I hope you made a mistake when including torque in that equation.

 

I don't have the links. There's at least 2 guys in this forum that had boosted autos at one point. Turbowa was one... I can't think of the other guy's SN at the moment. I've seen a couple other people say they had boosted autos as well.

When I was getting my tranny rebuilt, the shop had a 01 Accord that they were replacing the auto tranny on. The car had a Drag turbo kit installed, AFC hack, and had supposedly ~220 whp. I was talking with the shop workers and they said that this was the 2nd time they were replacing his tranny.

On the other hand, there used to be this guy that I knew of in town that had a turbo'd auto Accord. He eventually converted to a 5-spd, but nothing was wrong with his auto at the time of the conversion.