Del Sol TURBO (Work in progress)!!!

[MrLHT]

Here is a pic of a Honda Del Sol that we will be turbocharging using our LHT400 Kit. These two, show the engine bay before any work by us has been done. We will update it as we go.
This has a stock JDM Type R engine swap, the compression is 11-1 from the factory so the plan is around 270whp ( 7-8 psi).
We will also be building and installing one of our 3" Stainless exhausts.

This will be on Display at the LHT Open house , See it in person. Dec 17th



Updates 12/6/2006
The exhaust manifold had been removed for test fitting the Turbo and manifold.It also give us chance to clean up the engine bay . Note the thottle cable has ben replaced with new the right size.



The intercooler is mounted keeping the bumper support, It is a Precision AS1025 ( 600HP) which has been our favorite , We have used this intercooler over 600whp and it's performed fanatstic.

[D3L SOL]

sweet. cant wait to see updated pics!

[DD.]

sweet. cant wait to see updated pics!

+1...LHT does bad ass work. to them

[MrLHT]

Manifold and turbo are installed with the oil feed and drain. The manifold if a shorty tubular ( on the LHT Type R) which allows for a true 3" downpipe. This is AC compatble , it has ample room for the factory AC fan so everything functions.The manifold is Thermal coated black , This helps with under hood temps.



The downpipe has the Waste gate routed back into the exhaust .This is not only sounds better but makes it easier to hear other things that might go on under the hood. Some say this is restrictive, We have used this method on 600 + HP cars.

[MrLHT]

Next we build in the intercooler piping, It is 2.5" Aluminum . Aluminum is not only very light but helps disapate heat lke a radiator. We bead roll the ends and use 4 ply silicone connectors to prevent pipes blowing off.
The customer wanted the pipes polished and a greddy BOV which you will see later.

[DavidEK]

You guys are hands down the sickest shop...

[YARO]

Thats some nice ass work on the welding!!

[huntarrr]

Looks like you guys do great work.. I dont know what the prices run for your kits and install, but i'm definitely going to check in to it.

[sprjit22]

nice looking

[lzylst]

Could you please explain why you didn't use the typical hole on the outer side of the frame rail for the IC piping? Piping & DP look great!

Silver del sol ?????????

[VOD]

awesome...i like the step by step look at a turbo build..how long does it take to mock up and weld the manifold and is it a 1st shot and its done or do u have toss some manifolds..either way your shop is top notch...

[DAMPACHI]

You cant see in the pics but there isnt a hole in the frame rail.

[MrLHT]

Some more pictures will be up soon.
Thanks for everyones comments.

Here's some tips when assembling the turbo and manifold. We recomend you use red loctite and lock washers on the bolts holding the turbo to the manifold. These have a habbit of comming loose and there impossible to replace when everything is assembled. We also recomend you replace the exhaust gasket with a new OEM dual layer ( 94 GSR) which has better sealing qualities than the single layer.
You will not need a gasket between manifold and the turbo if the surfaces are 100% true. We always surface the turbo flange and manifold to be sure.
Next , the downpipe. We also surface the downpipe flange and the surface of the turbo. We use HTV ( The red high temp silicone) between the flange and turbo. We recomend the use of antiseize on the bolts for the downpipe. Use high grade bolts ( Not stainless ) and re-torque after a heat cycle.
Another must is a downpipe brace. The downpipe brace needs to be on the back side of the downpipe before the flex joint near the factory O2. This way the downpipe is secure and the flex joint does it's job , Most downpipes crack because there is no brace and the whole exhaust system transfers weight on the downpipe.Even the factory Honda exhaust manifolds have 2 braces, It;s takes a little more time but it's worth it for reliability.

[elguluso]

nice

[MrLHT]

Here's a couple of pixs of some TLC clean upp work. This makes a big differance on the finished product. We used Simple green and a soft scrub bush on the valve cover, Repainted the spark plug cover and replaced the crappy wires with NGK. ( These are proven on many 600+ WHP cars, Don't get suckered into buying 8mm and 9 mm funny colored wires)

Also you can see the exhaust system that was removed , We will be replacing it with our 3" full Stainless mandrel bent exhaust. Ours should look a little nicer and the welds a little smaller.......




There exhaust was a typical " Muffler shop special" exhaust, It uses crush bent 2.5" piping and theres no joins . We had to cut the exhaust for removal.