last night i tried to help my homie and fellow HT member (arsenaldragster) install a turbo kit on his 95 integra . this was not my first time installing a turbo kit , i have done a few before .

we ran into a problem with the manifold and turbo , the manifold is a F-max manifold and the turbo was from my old RevHard kit (standad T3T4) . the Fmax mani is so short that positions the turbo right onthe face of the block , not allowing the the manifold to sit flush on the head . i knw sometimes you have to shave the "webbing" part on the block but it clears thatno problem . it hits like an inch left of the dip-stick .

this morning derek (arsenaldragster) had an idea . he asked me if you could just put a 2nd flange on the manifold , setting the turbo a little bit further out ,would that work ? he has to keep the AC so removing it is not an option . woul adding another flange set the turbo to far down , not allowing the oil to drain out of the turbo properly . its already low enough as it is .

thanks in advance

 

Add another flange is ok

 

I had the same exact problem and i just used 2, everythings runnin good so far..

 

Thanks DANGER!!! So I guess this will work.. anyone in NOR CAL have a t3 flange for sale that I can pick up?

 

Hey man, I got a question for you...
I have an FMAX Mani and Turbonetics T3/T4 turbo from the FMAX kit, Will i be running into the same problem as you when doing the iunstallation?

Or is it because your ur using a revhard turbo, which is the reason for all the troubles your encountering?

TIA
Car- Integra, w/ JDM ITR Motor

 

I dont know the acutal housing size on the turbonetics turbo.. The revhard came with a Garret. My bet is you will encounter the same problem as I have. But you might want to ask JonnyDanger.. he might have a turbonetics laying around that we can test-fit. I think if i get that flange I should be okay. I will let you guys know when I get mine in.. Hit me up if someone here has a T3 Flange for sale. Thanks!

 

Would like to see some pics when u get done!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by serenity &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hey man, I got a question for you...
I have an FMAX Mani and Turbonetics T3/T4 turbo from the FMAX kit, Will i be running into the same problem as you when doing the iunstallation?

Or is it because your ur using a revhard turbo, which is the reason for all the troubles your encountering?

TIA
Car- Integra, w/ JDM ITR Motor

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if the turbo and the manifold are both from the Fmax kit then you should not have a problem . i helped install a Fmax kit a few years ago and i dont remember having to shave anything . if you do end up shaving something it would most likely be the "webbing" over by the engine code .

 

It worked guys!! The flange with gaskets on both sides fixed the clearence problem.. so i got it running!! but now theres another 2 problems:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=554221
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=554215


Modified by arsenaldragster at 7:38 PM 7/5/2003

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by arsenaldragster &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It worked guys!! The flange with gaskets on both sides fixed the clearence problem.. so i got it running!! but now theres another problem:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=554221 </TD></TR></TABLE>
I am late on this and was gonna say we have done that before(put another flange on) with the Garrett 4 bolt discharge turbos, but I see it worked for you. Congrats