Civic install turbo

Motor mounts will soon be available from quality aftermarket brands such as Hasport and others. Email sales full-race. Regardless of experience level, properly turbocharging a 9th gen Honda Civic Si can be a rewarding and successful project. Once you know the fuel used and boost level then choose who your tuner will be. We recommend whenever possible going to a local reputable experienced tuner who has experience with turbocharged k series Hondas.

It can be helpful to have someone nearby experienced to lend a hand or look over the car should you have any questions. Before taking the car apart, prepping the EFR turbo for installation ahead of time saves hours on the install process. Take your time with this, consider starting this step a few nights before you plan to do the install since it will set the stage for everything else to come.

Step 1a: Clock turbo, install fittings: Identically duplicate this turbo clocking position shown below. Reference the coolant fitting locations in on the bottom and out on the opposite side top using the supplied aluminum -6AN fittings and crush washers. Make sure to use high temp anti-seize on all turbo hardware and the special high temp lock-washers included should remain as pairs — not be separated or lost.

They will keep tension on the turbo hardware and make sure the gasket stays leak free, never allowing vibrations or heat cycling to loosen from the manifold. Lastly, if you plan to use an electronic boost control not required you can plug the boost control solenoid in now. If no boost control is connected to the solenoid you will simply be running off wastegate pressure all the time. Also — unplug all 4 fuel injectors at this point. A very short and simplified version of how to unbolt the front subframe from the frame rails and make room to work: First, safely get the car in the air, remove front wheels, lock the steering wheel in place, disconnect and remove the battery.

Having a second set of hands can help make this go quickly. Your first time is always the hardest, it gets easier from there!

Examine LCA compliance bushings for damage — especially if the car is extremely low. If everything looks good, its time to do some work! Step 3 or optionally step 2 : Prep For Oil Drain: This can optionally be done as step 2 if you have a second oil pan to prep, helping further reduce downtime but requires an extra oil pan. This was a helpful thing from a service standpoint, but requires a little more work when installing a turbo.

You can do three options ranging from cutting and tapping the pan to just plain lazy ghetto-drain not recommend! Tee, then -4AN fitting and Oil pressure sending unit on the oil feed tee. Step 5: prep chassis and subframe, remove extra tabs: When converting this car from NA to turbo, we have to make room for the turbo and intercooler pipes. Cut weight off shift linkage insert rag in TB inlet and turbo inlet to prevent any metal sparks from entering the engine. Remove the extraneous and unneeded tabs and brackets pictured below:.

At this point you must make more room for the intercooler pipes by folding the pinch seam out. A big heavy hammer helps make this go fast. Step Going through the plumbing: A properly primed and leak-free oil feed and drain line are crucial to proper turbocharger health and performance — Triple check your oil fittings at this point since we want the turbo to immediately receive oil pressure upon engine startup.

Check -4AN 90 degree oil feed to engine side — make sure it is tightened and will not leak and also tightened at turbo side without rubbing the stainless hose on anything.

Measure the oil drain hose, cut it to length, attach it to the fittings, and use hose clamps to tighten. TB coolant hoses — these hoses are only used to keep the TB warm in freezing cold conditions. When the engine is running, the oil is doing all of the cooling, the coolant has no purpose. At this point the entire turbokit is installed, and there should be no extra parts. It also gives us full control over the new injectors and boost tables. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled.

CART 0 Product added to cart. Experience with previous turbo vehicles or Hondas helps but is not mandatory.

A turbo kit install is not a good idea to rush into blind — prepare mentally by spending some time to learn about your turbo and read the EFR training manual. Get a good selection of tools and equipment to tackle the job.

If this article helps you, please share it with others! We will update this page as time goes on. Reinstall the bumper, and replace engine oil and radiator fluid. Tune your turbocharged Honda Civic's engine via engine management software. A standalone tunable ECU is ideal, as they allow all engine parameters to be fully edited and refined for the turbo system.

A cheaper and simpler alternative is an ECU relfash, which edits the stock ECU's fuel tuning to allow turbocharger use. How to Install a Turbo Kit on a B Drain the engine oil and radiator fluid prior to installation. Remove the front bumper and fender liners by unscrewing and unfastening all bolts, screws, and plastic fasteners. Remove the stock intake by loosening the throttle body clamp ring and removing all mounting bolts.

Detach the exhaust header by removing the bolts securing it to the cylinder head and catalytic converter.

Bolt the turbo kit's exhaust header to the cylinder head with the stock bolts. Connect the exhaust downpipe to the manifold with the supplied bolts. Bolt the downpipe's other end to the catalytic converter using the stock bolts. Be sure to install a new exhaust gasket to avoid leaks. Bolt the turbocharger to its designated flange on the exhaust header using the supplied bolts.

Bolt the turbo kit's intercooler into place in front of the engine radiator. Install the intercooler J-pipe between the turbocharger's compression wheel and intercooler inlet. Secure in place with supplied rubber connectors and clamp rings. Connect the intercooler up-pipe to the intercooler's outlet. Connect the other end to the B18's throttle body. Tightly secure all intercooler clamp rings to avoid boost leaks. Install the turbo kit's blow-off valve onto the intercooler up-pipe's blow-off valve flange.

Refer to the turbo kit's vacuum diagram for specific line and sensor locations. Mock-fit the bumper and fender liners into place, and mark where they make contact with intercooler components. Cut these locations out with an angle grinder. Reinstall the bumper and liners by reversing the removal steps. The increased airflow of the turbo system requires the B18's stock engine programming to be modified. A professional dyno tune is ideal, as power gains and engine reliability are entirely dependent on engine tuning.

Remove the strut tower brace from both sides of the engine compartment, then remove the intake manifold cover, header heat shield and the header. Stuff an old rag into the down pipe to prevent loss of any fittings. Remove the washer bottle and then the front bumper cover and the metal bumper support underneath.