i purchased an RHB5 IHI turbo from an 88 Subaru. No shaft play, awesome! The guy also made me an adapter plate and dsm bov w/ tube. next, starion i/c. at the junky i got a manifold. oil lines, etc etc etc!! i proceeded to mount it... not so bad. its all ghetto and ****. look on my site. i posted the pics and stufff.... lemme know wassup.....

also. no injectors yet. waiting for them in the mail and i just received the AFC .... need new gasket for the turbo to manifold, kinda blew today... it was a homemade gasket.........................

http://nerdsports.net/install.htm

 

Good job, I see both of us got done this weekend . Hurry up and fix that gasket!

 

Is it just me, or do you homemade turbo guys love porting out your turbos in that "special" way...? You and the guys from http://www.homemadeturbo.com get it on more with your cars than most guys do with their girlfriends.



And congrats on the install. RHB5 dominates the small terboughs.

 

i have the same exact setup as you. pulls pretty hard. hit full boost at around 2.5 rpm. im boosting 6 rite now with no problem and its been a year already. hope you have fun with your setup. tell us how it feels.

 

Has anybody dynoed their car with the rhb5?

 

 

i will do so after my engine is running hard and safe.....

 

holy **** you out-ghetto'd me.



[Modified by bretx0r, 7:37 AM 10/9/2002]

 

Well if the boot fits...its all good

 

what boost is the wastegate set to? Do you have any pics of just the turbo? if so, will you post'em up with a line showing which is the oil feed, and which is the oil drain?

 

By the way, i'm going to have one of these turbos up for sale soon for pretty cheap... Anyone interested, please e-mail me at JesterL278@aol.com

 

 

hey if you are interested i think i have a spare resistor box i will sell for $10 + shipping.

 

i tried it out the other day..... hit 4psi. =\ blew off ... ehh... and w/e. its running faster than stock.. considering no injectors yet. anywho. the wastegate is said to be at 7-8psi. prolly b/c my gasket was leaking it wasnt hitting full boost.... ill update u guys.

 

ROFL!!

 

for charge piping, could i use my AEM CAI, and then radiator hose + my AEM filter for everything else?

any info appreciated!

thanks,
mike

 

ROFL

 

yes u can use the aem cai for the charge pipe thats wat i did.

 

Is the RHB5 the same as a RHB52????? I have the RHB52 it's off an RS subaru legacy =2L boxer engine the proper code is IHIVF8 This the same turbo ???????

 

That a DX with the D15B7?

 

yes.. D15B7.

and the RHB5 is from an '88 Subaru 1.8 GL Wagon. might be the same its an IHI.. dont know the rest...?????????????

 

BTW: i love the nice touch, humpin' the car stuff...sounds like fun to me

 

I think the RHB5 is probably a smaller turbo then the RHB52 meself. Thanks for your thoughts.

 

about how much did you spend total?

 

is that bov jb welded on?