My boosted Auto 05 build

OneBadRSX05 · 10-11-2011, 11:37 PM

So many of you all may or may not have known... that I was in the process of boosting my base auto 2005 RSX. Well after a solid week of work and 2 weeks at bluegrass muffler, its finally finished. All with the exception of the tune, is completely done. I have a tune to where I can have fun with it, but its not up to its full potential just yet. We were on a deadline to get the car done, and we reached it by 5 hours.

Anywho... onto the goodies

Kpro
Greddy T517z turbo kit
Greddy front mount
HKS SSQV3 Blow off
New aluminum oil pan with oil return already welded
transmission cooler
AEM Wideband
AEM boost gauge

So we started the night of the 12th, got the front end off the car and the oil drained.

Got the oil pan off and replaced the stock on with the new aluminum one

We then took the time that the sub frame was laying on the ground next to the car, to go ahead and mount the turbo manifold/turbo housing to the block.

Ran the oil lines, mounted the downpipe, and it hit absolutely everything (it was pre-modified to have a 3 inch exhaust from downpipe back, done by previous owner) along with it coming up about a foot short of my HKS hi power exhaust. We had to do something about that...

Ran the intercooler piping and mounted the front mount intercooler, and ran into some issues there as well, it was meant to fit for the type-s and not a base auto, so the pipe that went from the intercooler to the TB didnt exactly line up right, so we had bluegrass fix that for me as well.

so we loaded her up and took her to bluegrass muffler, who was going to fix my intercooler piping issue as well as the exhaust side issue.

The fixed my downpipe

They also fixed my intercooler piping (shiny pipe)

From here we mounted everything up. Worked on making the front bumper fit. (had to take out the fog lights, I was sad to see them go)

Wired in the gauges

and called it a day.

OneBadRSX05 · 10-11-2011, 11:38 PM

Reserved for dyno/more info

supradriver08 · 10-12-2011, 03:07 AM

fuuuu dawgg badass....what downpipe is that? is that the greddy downpipe cut and rewelded to a 3"?...im still on a 2.5".

and yea the intercooler pipes tend to bang against the huge auto tranny...its tight. and just loose the filter, i run my turbo open with no filter. lol waste of space, louder spool

im curious to what you will make on stock throttle body and intake manifold....i made 266 hp and thats with an RBC intake manifold.

PM me when you get tuned if you have any issues! what boost controller?

supradriver08 · 10-12-2011, 03:09 AM

oh and remember....to let off a little bit before each shift...youll see what i mean by it lagging. soon enough youll know exactly when to shift.

cuz one time i banged on the tranny so hard constantly running someone it locked me out of my transmission completely. *before tranny cooler was installed*

Scrs10 · 10-12-2011, 04:38 AM

nice man, nice to see an auto base do this pretty sick

when you getting numbers?

**LimaRSX** · 10-12-2011, 06:11 AM

Build looks great, in for numbers

RastaRican718 · 10-12-2011, 07:11 AM

Looks great bro, nice job.

OneBadRSX05 · 10-12-2011, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supradriver08

oh and remember....to let off a little bit before each shift...youll see what i mean by it lagging. soon enough youll know exactly when to shift.

cuz one time i banged on the tranny so hard constantly running someone it locked me out of my transmission completely. *before tranny cooler was installed*

I know exactly what you mean, I have already somewhat figured it out. Its still early!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scrs10

nice man, nice to see an auto base do this pretty sick

when you getting numbers?

I hope to get some numbers soon, but we got the car running and thats all that mattered to me, so will continue tweeking it, and will get some dyno time to put the finishing touchs on it. No dyno's around wanted to work with us on this project.

jensun1106 · 10-12-2011, 09:15 AM

wow looks great man...i just have kpro in pending all the turbo parts to do that same...us base autos are coming up with the boosting now that we can have kpro...also i had an issue when i first put it in and it might be coincidence but i had 87 octane running when i installed it and got metallic sounding chirps when that tank finished i put in 93 and looks like that fixed it. have fun with it!!! take some vids of a few runs!

jensun1106 · 10-12-2011, 09:16 AM

im guessing you had to do a battery relocate??

OneBadRSX05 · 10-12-2011, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jensun1106

im guessing you had to do a battery relocate??

Yea its in the trunk.

DJCarbine · 10-12-2011, 10:48 AM

Nice, more boosted base auto's

OneBadRSX05 · 10-12-2011, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJCarbine

Nice, more boosted base auto's

for laying the groundwork for us to do it.

**cauQazn** · 10-12-2011, 11:53 AM

MITeggy17 · 10-12-2011, 11:54 AM

Nicely done. Where is the transmission cooler mounted?

**SLO_Flat4** · 10-12-2011, 12:51 PM

Sweet!!!

Any plans for an RBC and type s throttle body?

OneBadRSX05 · 10-12-2011, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MITeggy17

Nicely done. Where is the transmission cooler mounted?

Directly behind the intercooler, heres a picture.

its the black thing, and its about even with the bottom of the intercooler as well, so that shows how big it is

Quote:

Originally Posted by dw914er

Sweet!!!

Any plans for an RBC and type s throttle body?

Not currently. Since I am going for a low target, to keep the car autocross worthy and not have TOO much power, I want to limit the cars power to around 220 or so. Too much power out of a FWD car is a bad idea for racing purposes... If I was going for max power out of it I would totally go for a RBC or PRB + type-S TB.

supradriver08 · 10-12-2011, 06:54 PM

wow that is way too huge imo for a tranny cooler lol....just get a small one and strategically place it haha

i still have mine mounted, its just unhooked since im manual now

OneBadRSX05 · 10-12-2011, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supradriver08

wow that is way too huge imo for a tranny cooler lol....just get a small one and strategically place it haha

i still have mine mounted, its just unhooked since im manual now

Never can be too sure!! haha

CaStillo88 · 10-13-2011, 08:38 AM

props on the build!

perhaps one day i get to do this to my auto.

rsxbase87102 · 10-14-2011, 02:47 PM

base turbo crew

rtrott2 · 10-14-2011, 03:30 PM

i wont need a trans cooler if i manny swap then? only if i decided to stay auto (which i think im not)

OneBadRSX05 · 10-14-2011, 03:35 PM

Shouldnt need one, you have one stock, just not a very big one.

rtrott2 · 10-14-2011, 03:40 PM

but the auto trans cooler should be enough for a 6 or 5 spd?

OneBadRSX05 · 10-14-2011, 03:49 PM

The one I got plus about 5 feet of hose was 50$ from advanced autoparts. Im sure it would be good for any application. it was an easy install, just unhook from the stock on and put the new hose where you unhooked it from, and connect it to the tranny cooler.

10-11-2011, 11:37 PM	#1
OneBadRSX05 Master Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,656 iTrader: (3)	My boosted Auto 05 build So many of you all may or may not have known... that I was in the process of boosting my base auto 2005 RSX. Well after a solid week of work and 2 weeks at bluegrass muffler, its finally finished. All with the exception of the tune, is completely done. I have a tune to where I can have fun with it, but its not up to its full potential just yet. We were on a deadline to get the car done, and we reached it by 5 hours. Anywho... onto the goodies Kpro Greddy T517z turbo kit Greddy front mount HKS SSQV3 Blow off New aluminum oil pan with oil return already welded transmission cooler AEM Wideband AEM boost gauge So we started the night of the 12th, got the front end off the car and the oil drained. Got the oil pan off and replaced the stock on with the new aluminum one We then took the time that the sub frame was laying on the ground next to the car, to go ahead and mount the turbo manifold/turbo housing to the block. Ran the oil lines, mounted the downpipe, and it hit absolutely everything (it was pre-modified to have a 3 inch exhaust from downpipe back, done by previous owner) along with it coming up about a foot short of my HKS hi power exhaust. We had to do something about that... Ran the intercooler piping and mounted the front mount intercooler, and ran into some issues there as well, it was meant to fit for the type-s and not a base auto, so the pipe that went from the intercooler to the TB didnt exactly line up right, so we had bluegrass fix that for me as well. so we loaded her up and took her to bluegrass muffler, who was going to fix my intercooler piping issue as well as the exhaust side issue. The fixed my downpipe They also fixed my intercooler piping (shiny pipe) From here we mounted everything up. Worked on making the front bumper fit. (had to take out the fog lights, I was sad to see them go) Wired in the gauges and called it a day. __________________ Boosted 05 Base Auto #2 228hp/225tq Kpro'd Base Auto Crew Boosted Build thread Clicky for my Showoff thread Need autocross magnets? Click here for more details Last edited by OneBadRSX05; 10-14-2011 at 04:33 PM.

10-11-2011, 11:38 PM	#2
OneBadRSX05 Master Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,656 iTrader: (3)	Reserved for dyno/more info __________________ Boosted 05 Base Auto #2 228hp/225tq Kpro'd Base Auto Crew Boosted Build thread Clicky for my Showoff thread Need autocross magnets? Click here for more details

10-12-2011, 03:07 AM	#3
supradriver08 JD Auto Detailing Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,516 iTrader: (28)	fuuuu dawgg badass....what downpipe is that? is that the greddy downpipe cut and rewelded to a 3"?...im still on a 2.5". and yea the intercooler pipes tend to bang against the huge auto tranny...its tight. and just loose the filter, i run my turbo open with no filter. lol waste of space, louder spool im curious to what you will make on stock throttle body and intake manifold....i made 266 hp and thats with an RBC intake manifold. PM me when you get tuned if you have any issues! what boost controller? __________________ BASE AUTO KPRO REVIEW Supradriver08's Base Auto TURBO build

10-12-2011, 03:09 AM	#4
supradriver08 JD Auto Detailing Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,516 iTrader: (28)	oh and remember....to let off a little bit before each shift...youll see what i mean by it lagging. soon enough youll know exactly when to shift. cuz one time i banged on the tranny so hard constantly running someone it locked me out of my transmission completely. before tranny cooler was installed __________________ BASE AUTO KPRO REVIEW Supradriver08's Base Auto TURBO build

10-12-2011, 04:38 AM	#5
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10-12-2011, 06:11 AM	#6
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10-12-2011, 09:15 AM	#9
jensun1106 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 351 iTrader: (4)	wow looks great man...i just have kpro in pending all the turbo parts to do that same...us base autos are coming up with the boosting now that we can have kpro...also i had an issue when i first put it in and it might be coincidence but i had 87 octane running when i installed it and got metallic sounding chirps when that tank finished i put in 93 and looks like that fixed it. have fun with it!!! take some vids of a few runs!

10-12-2011, 09:16 AM	#10
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10-12-2011, 10:48 AM	#12
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10-12-2011, 06:54 PM	#18
supradriver08 JD Auto Detailing Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,516 iTrader: (28)	wow that is way too huge imo for a tranny cooler lol....just get a small one and strategically place it haha i still have mine mounted, its just unhooked since im manual now __________________ BASE AUTO KPRO REVIEW Supradriver08's Base Auto TURBO build

10-13-2011, 08:38 AM	#20
CaStillo88 ლ(ಠ_ಠ)ლ y u no fast? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Inglewood, CA Posts: 330 iTrader: (3)	props on the build! perhaps one day i get to do this to my auto.

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10-14-2011, 03:30 PM	#22
rtrott2 Master Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: P-town, MD Posts: 2,420 iTrader: (12)	i wont need a trans cooler if i manny swap then? only if i decided to stay auto (which i think im not) __________________ My slow-ass show-off For sale: low-rise OEM MM boomerang spolier, 06 auto trans, blown z3 trans no diff, 06 auto shift selector, uncut z1 dash harness, a3 flywheel --- PM me

10-14-2011, 03:35 PM	#23
OneBadRSX05 Master Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,656 iTrader: (3)	Shouldnt need one, you have one stock, just not a very big one. __________________ Boosted 05 Base Auto #2 228hp/225tq Kpro'd Base Auto Crew Boosted Build thread Clicky for my Showoff thread Need autocross magnets? Click here for more details

10-14-2011, 03:40 PM	#24
rtrott2 Master Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: P-town, MD Posts: 2,420 iTrader: (12)	but the auto trans cooler should be enough for a 6 or 5 spd? __________________ My slow-ass show-off For sale: low-rise OEM MM boomerang spolier, 06 auto trans, blown z3 trans no diff, 06 auto shift selector, uncut z1 dash harness, a3 flywheel --- PM me

10-14-2011, 03:49 PM	#25
OneBadRSX05 Master Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,656 iTrader: (3)	The one I got plus about 5 feet of hose was 50$ from advanced autoparts. Im sure it would be good for any application. it was an easy install, just unhook from the stock on and put the new hose where you unhooked it from, and connect it to the tranny cooler. __________________ Boosted 05 Base Auto #2 228hp/225tq Kpro'd Base Auto Crew Boosted Build thread Clicky for my Showoff thread Need autocross magnets? Click here for more details