Mikeo

thats lame that their doing that to u. Man we want to see that legend with a turbo

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legend89chopped

I got back from NALM, and I had an e-mail saying this housing was on the way. It arrived this afternoon......



You see the difference from the wrong one they sent here...



It's just too bad I can't go ahead and start mounting this thing. For everyone who doesn't already know, my motor blew up just days before NALM. I was sad, to say the least. The poor old motor, having over 350K miles on it just couldn't keep going with all the abuse I put on it. A piston has worn to the point that it shakes around inside the cylinder, causing a knocking sound on acceleration. I have another block to rebuild, which will have to be done first before I mount the turbo, but at least I now have 98% of all the parts I need to get it boosted.

The lesson I learned while waiting 3 months for the right turbo:

Don't buy from HimniRacing.com

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jago

nice to see you got your turbo, shame about your pistons, still i guess you have done all the guess work to find the weak spots for everyone else.

doyou think getting the pistons coated would help? asi have a new block and pistons all awaiting assembly

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legend89chopped

Absolutely. However...

Coated pistons have to be undersized to account for the extra mass of the coating. If you already have a stock block and OEM pistons, the block would have to be bored very carefully to account for the extra clearance needed once the pistons were coated.

I haven't looked into getting factory pistons coated, or finding any that were already coated that will match well to the 2.7 block. I would think you would benefit from having stronger, coated skirts on the pistons. As I said in that other thread, most of the wear was on the skirts, and hardly any wear on the cylinder walls. Strengthen the skirts, and you solve that problem, but I don't know if the cylinder walls would react well with the coated surfaces of the piston. You may find the cylinder walls start to wear faster, just because the block wasn't designed for a coated piston.

My plan, for now, is to get some pistons made, very similar to OEM, but with slightly longer skirts. This will add stability, and reduce the pressure on certain areas of the skirt. This, along with a balanced crank assembly, I think will do wonders for the bottom end, while keeping cost down.

If you try the coated pistons, let me know how that turns out.

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jago

i'll see if can get some where to coat them and let you know how it goes.

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nitrous (223hp @ 5673 and 215lbs @ 4829 - 22oct 2007)

LSPREDATOR

LOOKS GOOD I WENT THE OTHER WAY WITH MINE. YOU CHOPPE I WIDEND MY WHEEL BASE. I LIKE THE CHOPED LOOK ITS DIFF. THATS WHAT IM ALL ABOUT DONT WANT WHAT THE NEXT MAN HAS.IM TRYING TO GET HER PAINTED AND ALL THE MODES DONE BUT MY BIS HAS BEEN BAD SO I HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE LONGER I WILL POST BETTER PICS OF HER SOON. SHE RIDES SMOOTH WITH NO TIRE RUBB.I HAD TO DO SOME MODIFICATION TO THE BODY BUT IT WAS WELL WORTH IT. NO ONE HAS ANYTHING LIKE THIS AT ALL. ONCE I GET THE TURBO IN AND ALL ENGINE MODES DONE,I WILL WILL BE COMING FOR THOSE LITTLE ASS 4 BANGERS YU HERD.

Beeze

^ I think I just went deaf...Please do us all a favor, and keep capitalization to a minimum, unless you are trying to get a point across....

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LSPREDATOR

YOU SOUND LIKE MY WIFE ,JUST READ THE MESS AND KEEP IT MOVING ITS NOT THAT DEEP!!!!

Beeze

^Shhhhh!!!!...lol

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l4zy415

Just keep the cap lock off. People here really hate that shit. Just trying to warn you before a mod gives you warning homie.

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car2n

legend89chopped- Have you increased the TB bore, if not may be this will also help with bigger injectors and increase HP?

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Alperovich

nice turbo dude!! i can't wait to see it all together and kickin @NALM'09.

It was toight to see in person, lol. like i said dude, follow the foot steps of car2n and NSX that shit!

werd. its not a hard concept. just don't caps lock that shit. its much easier and more pleasent. i read enough shit online and its annoying to read and stressful. its the internet mang, and all caps isn't how its done.

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legend89chopped

I've thought about modifying the 3.2 liter throttle body to fit, and machining the intake manifold to match the extra 4mm of bore that it has, but that's a lot of work for just an extra 4mm. I'd rather find one bigger than that if I have to do all the extra work, make it as big as the intake manifold could possibly be bored.

Also, mulling over a custom fabricated intake manifold. Since you can only increase the bore on the original one so much, it would be nice to have one that I could stick a 100mm TB on and call it a day.

I'll let him have his fun with that shit. I just couldn't get my head around getting the custom shift linkage to fit into the engine compartment, which will already be filled up with the over-sized NSX engine....and then run turbo piping. I know he's doing a blower setup, but I gotta have a turbo.

However, when I'm done playing around with the convertible, the current parts-car (another 89 coupe 5-speed) will definitely be getting an 04 TL 3.2 liter with the 6-speed, or possibly an 07 Type-S 3.5 liter. I just see that swap going sooooooo much more smoothly that his NSX swap. But don't get me wrong, much props to that guy. If he pulls it off, I'll cream my pants over that car!

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LSPREDATOR

CAR LOOKS GOOD BRO,THE LSD YOU CAN FIND AT (PHANTOMGRIP.COM) THEY MAKE AT KIT FOR THE LEGEND COUPES.NOT YOUR STANDARD LSD BUT FROM WHAT I HEAR AND HAVE SEEN IT DOES THE JOB. IM ORDERING MINE THIS WEEK COMING ALONG WITH A TRANS KIT.. SHE LOOKS GOOD MAN I HOPE I CAN MAKE THE NALM MEET STILL WORKING ON MINE,NEED TO FABRICATE A NEW WING.BY NEXT WEEK.LET ME KNOW HOW THE TURBO WORKS OUT.

LSPREDATOR

I will work on it, you sound like a naging wife over the tiolet seat being up.relax its not the end of the world.(legend89chopped) good luck, i like to see people think outside the box.Have you thought about metal head gaskets as part of your build, so you can up your boost. I heard you say it will hold 500hp I dont think stock gaskets would hold but i could be wroung.