I have a 1997 Honda Accord LX.

Currently, it has an F22B2 non-VTEC engine in it. I plan on putting an H22 VTEC cylinder head on it.

Eventually I want to put a turbo on it, but I'm not sure what I need to do to prepare the engine for boost. I would really appreciate it if someone could let me know what the main things are that I would need to do this.

Thanks!

 

Make sure that before planning to put a turbo on your 1997 Honda Accord LX make sure to change first the engine that will fit your turbo.

 

There's a ton of stuff to do. Do a compression check first, to make sure your motor is going to be able to cope with the high stress of forced induction. Depending on the turbo rig and the health of your block, you may need new pistons/piston rings, connector rods, a block guard (personal choice), some ECU work, new exhaust manifold, and all the other parts necessary to operating the turbo itself, like the turbo itself, an intercooler and pipeing, a blow off valve, a wastegate if you're running a big boost, new injectors, and a dozen other things I'm probably forgetting.

I can't really think of anything you can do to "prep" the engine, past a compression check. If you're deep enough into the engine to be putting in new pistons, you might as well be putting in the turbo while you're at it.

I'd check out the Forced Induction section of the forum for more good stuff: https://honda-tech.com/forums/forced-induction-16/

 

Thanks for your replies, how would I go about doing a compression check? Still a noob, but I'm trying to gain more knowledge.

 

What are your goals with this project? HP wise? If you dont understand or know how to check compresion Id say you are a little ahead of yourself man. The reason I say this is if you are wanting to know what you need that meens you are not buying a kit from a manufacturer (I.e. turbonetics). It takes more work and know-how to peice together a "custom" kit.

Start off by loadin the brain in the F.I. Forum, lots of good knowledge in there.

 

http://www.valvoline.com/carcare/art...=res20010301ct

You'll need a compression gague, a spark plug socket, a ratchet and extension, half an hour, and a friend. If you're missing any of these things, you should pick them up; you'll use them a lot under the hood of the car. Especially the half hours.

I believe our cars should have PSI readings between 135 and 185, with all cylinders within 5-10 PSI of each other. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, please.

 

I plan on getting a "turbo kit" (I.e. Turbonetics), that's the exact one I was looking at. Also I found cheaper ones that didn't give quite as much HP gain. What I asked was how I can prepare my engine to HANDLE the boost.

And thanks the.spine.surfs, I'll do that and then reply to this thread with what I'm working with.

 

The Turbonetics kit come with "basically" everything you need to run 6 - 8 pounds of boost. If your motor is healthy then there is no reason to do any thing else unless you want to run more boost. You would be able to run boost upwards of 12psi on a stock block, but the "kit" does not come with a boost controller. The wastegate is set from turbonetics to allow 6 - 8psi max if im not mistaken. You will not need bigger injectors or anytype of ECU/and or "piggyback", the "kit" comes with "secondary injectors" that will compensate for the extra fuel needed.

Basically what im getting at is unless you plan to run in excess of 12psi no need for anything else other than a boost controller. BUT!, your car will NEVER run to its "full" potential unless you upgrade fuel delivery (injectors) and have some kind of programable ecu.

Your car will run good with just the "kit" but if you ever want more you WILL need to upgrade engine management and fuel atleast.

EDIT* BTW, After you have installed the "kit" and have the car tuned the you will be happy for the time being. Driving a boosted accord vs stock accord is like a "night and day" difference man. You will be pleased.