JamesG

Any you guys heard of this being done? I had a turbo type r teg but sold it to get the house thing. Anyways I really enjoy the 3.5 RL, but wouldnt mind some more grunt, like a supercharged motor can give. There is a s/c 350z round here and it seems to go quite nicely! Any help appreciated. Thanx.

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Cole Austin

sorry man, nothing you can just pick up in a kit form.

any forced air induction on a second or third gen RL / Legend has to be custom.

I am sure you can get a custom turbo job done, but its gonna cost alot of money.

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Ken1997tl

Turbocharging HAS been done (on a custom level) for the C32 engine. Supercharging.. I've never heard of.

JamesG

dont really want to go turbo, guesss i will have to bolt on a vortex blower or something from CAPA here. They have bolted on blowers to some weird things just wanted to know if any of you guys had heard of it being done. Are the auto trannies pretty tough?

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draztic1011

you can just supercharge your RL ....Turbocharging it doesn't make any sense becaues turbo are best useful for manual cars (stick) and supercharge is for automatics you can put a turbo if you want but you'll get better performance by getting a supercharge

JamesG

I started bolting the s/c into my front cut to get mounts and clearences right. I rather the s/c over turbo to deliver that low down punch. I think it would suit the street alot better in a heavy car. I am after brutal acceleration but stealth looks. Had the crx/delsol vtec, too frantic, and my turbo type r teg was just plain cop-bait not too mention how much crap I broke @ 30+psi. The potential feels like its there in the c35a engine, just got to unlock it.

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3g Legend

its seems to me that you can take a lof from the 2nd gen Legend and with some modification, add it to the RL.

JamesG

any sites info on forced induction legends that are handy? s/c specificly but i will look at anything to help. i noticed some gto/monaro guys over here doing the tt thing with the turbos mounted down under the car near the auto!

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I AM IN AGREEMENT! I TOO AM IN NEED OF MORE POWER! ANY OPTIONS ARE GREAT! i WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SUPERCHARGE! NOS IF NEEDED. YOU THINK AN ACCORD V-6 SUPERCHARGER FROM COMPTECH WOULD WORK ON THE 3.5 RL?

JamesG

Ok guys I think I have got it! I remember seeing a GTO with a pic of it on a hoist, anyway it got me thinking because the turbo was mounted wait for it.........WHERE THE REAR MUFFLER SHOULD HAVE BEEN! Anyway I got up at 3am this morning and cruised around the net. I ended up at www.ststurbo.com and started to read about this guy who had a whole new theory on turbo dynamics. What really got my attention was the videos of cars scorching down the quarter mile in a rapid fashion with a near stock look under the hood! Now I dont have to remind you that realestate aint exactly at a premium on an RL or in a LEGEND for that matter when it comes to under the hood so I looked into it further and I think I may just have solved my problem! Anyway they have a kit for the 3.5 litre Toyota Tacoma pickup so armed with their step by step install guide on a GTO, I have the basis for my RL turbo. www.funco-motorsports.com do all manner of forged internals for the 3.2 and 3.5 motors so you lucky s in the good ol USA best screw together something asap! I will source some of the bits from there if I cant get em here in Australia but its all systems go! I already have a turbo T3/T4 hybrid sitting here that will suit the RL perfect, spool up around 2800-3000 rpm with a converter should be fine! Run 7 PSI on my stock motor untill I source the bits for my JDM motor on the floor here to give her stronger internals. My Type R teg turbo was so obvious but this will be so much more fun! Acura 3.5 RL AKA........Stealth Bomber! Guys check the site and see what you think!!!!!!!!!!!

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97RevisedLegend

Nice concept, the "remote turbo". However; $4000 is quite a bit to put into a car I just spent $6500 on... Would be nice to see the reaction of the rice car drivers though....

GrumpySteelMan

This is ignorant and totally wrong. You shouldn't be allowed to post, anywhere, about anything that matters. I hope the moderators ban you so I don't ever have to read another one of your retarded, misguided, and ultimately false statements. Go back to asking about chrome pillars for your car, and stay your peanut-sized raccoon (shiny-shiny me like a shiny-shiny!) brain away from the performance section.

Proper turbocharging is excellent on any vehicle. Trash-can turbo projects are usually bad on any vehicle and superchargers are too hard to even get on the car by most idiots, that makes them a safer bet (for the idiots).

The only real plus for superchargers are positive displacement/screw-type/roots-type blowers that have absolutely instant off-idle response. The centrif-style blowers have lag just like exhaust driven turbochargers.

There is no peer to a properly set up turbocharger system. IN FACT a turbo on an automatic car can be especially exciting because you can power-brake the car and generate boost at launch...which in an optimal setup effectively beats a crankshaft driven blower in all respects at the drag strip.

Turbochargers also have very little effect on fuel economy at cruise speeds...this cannot be said for superchargers (even with a bypass valve) because all the mass and drag of the parts is constantly on the crankshaft. Unless you have a toyota previa supercharger that has an A/C compressor style clutch, but that's just silly!

Oh yes, GTO, Monaro, Camaro. S&M-bondage-tight engine bays force drastic measures at times. These cars have largish v8 engines, so they have a lot more heat to waste by the long pipe runs.

My personal feelings about the rear-mount turbo systems:

I would avoid the extra distance if possible.

Please consider you have to run an electric oil return pump and lines to and back from the turbocharger, so if you hit something in the road that snags that line your engine could bleed itself dry of oil in no time flat. If your electric oil return pump breaks/loses power/etc it can at best fill your exhaust and/or intake pipes with oil, but at worst can destroy the seals in the turbo by forcing oil past the seals (there can be NO resistance to oil flow on the return/drain side of the turbo).

If you choose a water cooled turbo, which I would suggest...the same could happen to your cooling system.

The intake also ends up low to the ground and in more danger of sucking up water...which is the bad kind of sucking...I assure you.

These guys who run these rear mounts actually get nicer EGTs...most of the V8 guys run turbine housings that are too small (because they really should run T6 turbos, instead of T4s IMO)...but that shouldn't be a concern for you.

What are the specs on this turbo? 'Cause if it was great on your teggy, it's gonna be shite on your RL. It's all about matching things up. I'd be glad to help you with the technical aspects of your setup.

I think twin 60-trim T3s with .48 A/R housings would be nifty...not 'cause it would work well, but because it would be nifty.

Seriously a GT25 turbo with a .082 turbine would be perfect for your car. In an otherwise optimal setup you could see:

4psi ~325+bhp
6psi ~350+bhp
8psi ~380+bhp
10psi ~400+bhp
12psi ~420+bhp

How's that for awesome at any build level. Also the GT25 is a ballistic ball bearing turbo, while it is more expensive, it is the only way to fly.

sam o nela

Way to resurrect a nearly 2 year old dead thread

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lol I just noticed that too, he put all that time into the write up and now no one is gonna see it

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Hey now fellas, I used the search function. Maybe somebody else will come across it and not be so mislead.