DIY: Complete Turbo Install on D16z6

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By ghskid06
- Sat Nov 13, 2010 4:05 pm #222771 new to turbos, but i will be building and turboing my z6 in the spring.

Very helpful diy. Is a strait return line better then a catch can?
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By BLaCkSiLo
- Tue Dec 21, 2010 3:39 pm #229060
Mcswens wrote:does anyone have any info on the vitara build?


well i have a vitara built z6, i can try and answer some of your questions... or i could point you in the right direction!

let me know what you got... :thumb:
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By Botancuhz
- Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:44 am #238023 I had a quick question i was thinking about boosting my d16z sohc in my eg, and i was curious how much it ran you to do boost yours all together. also do you think its worth it? Please get back to me if you can.
Thanks for your time!
-Jarrett
and heres a pic of my eg

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By teal_dx
- Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:25 pm #238074 It depends if you shop around for the parts and find good deals. I don't know off the top of my head how much I spent total with all of the misc things like fittings... etc

To be safe, have some extra $ set aside because there's always going to be something you didn't plan on buying/fixing that needs to be done.
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By d-mon
- Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:36 pm #238117
Mcswens wrote:i was wantin too build a lower compression turbo motor. i was wonderin where to order those pistons


fj distributors is your one-stop shop for vitara builds
http://fjdistributors.com/product_info. ... cts_id=285
also an excellent vendor
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By Mcswens
- Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:06 am #240866
d-mon wrote:
Mcswens wrote:i was wantin too build a lower compression turbo motor. i was wonderin where to order those pistons


fj distributors is your one-stop shop for vitara builds
http://fjdistributors.com/product_info. ... cts_id=285
also an excellent vendor


thanks bro :thumb:
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By orangeEG
- Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:00 am #249615 ive heard that spraying hairspary in the cupling before installing them on the piping will help stop blowouts on your piping

thought i'd add that tip

By kc12305
- Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:16 pm #285111 What happens to the mass air flow sensor
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By teal_dx
- Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:31 pm #285123
kc12305 wrote:What happens to the mass air flow sensor


Newer civics (06+ I believe) come with a mass airflow sensor, ours have a manifold absolute pressure sensor, aka MAP sensor. I think 92's have the MAP mounted on the firewall with a vacuum line going to the throttle body and 93-95 have them mounted directly on top of the throttle body. My car is 92, so I had the MAP on the firewall. My D16z6 came out of a 93 or 94, so the MAP sensor was mounted on top of the throttle body. The stock MAP sensor can only read up to about 11 psi. That means if your psi goes any higher than 11 with a stock MAP, you get a check engine light.

When you have decided your HP goal, turbo size etc. pick a MAP sensor that will fit your needs. 1 bar = 14.5037738 psi. I went with a motorolla 2.5 bar which is plenty for my needs (figuring I might want to crank up the boost down the road). Since it was so small, I mounted it inside the cabin and de-pinned the wires from the stock map sensor on the throttle body and ran the wires inside of the cabin. Then I ran a small vacuum line (use a T splitter coming off of one of the small vac lines from the back of the intake manifold) for the sensor to read the pressure level in the manifold.
Now the ecu will be able to tell the amount of air the turbo is forcing into the manifold and supply the proper amount of fuel through the injectors. :thumb:

By kc12305
- Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:52 pm #285125 Sweet so my car dont need a new sensor sweet thanks

By kc12305
- Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:19 pm #286167 So how does your turbo build run , and for your oil catch can do you run freeze plug adapters?.
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By teal_dx
- Tue Dec 20, 2011 6:02 pm #286178
kc12305 wrote:So how does your turbo build run , and for your oil catch can do you run freeze plug adapters?.


It runs great. On D series motors there's no need for Freeze plug adapters, B series use those. The 2 lines that you want to run to the catch can are coming out of the black crankcase breather box on the back of the block AND the line from the back corner of the valve cover.

When using a vented catch can a good place to mount is on the firewall toward the top, unless you're building a custom one.
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