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Editor's
note, I have got to get
me one of these!!!,hmmm I wonder how this setup would work on the
new Honda "450". Can you say, 85 hp and
reel bad gas mileage.
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Everyone who reads Turbo
Magazine knows Puerto Rico is a mecca for import performance;
enthusiasts down there love their turbos
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Note turbo
intake under right fender.
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When Malvin Quinones became bored
with his Honda 400EX ATV, the Laws of Logical Progression led
him to boost. The fact that Quinones is also the owner of Turbo
Tech, a tuning shop in Aguada, meant he had the facilities and
expertise to do the job right. Quintos called on Turbo Engineering
Corporation (TEC) to figure out which turbo would work on the
397 cc single-piston four-stroke engine. TEC's Mike Frank came
up with an IHI RHB3 model turbocharger.
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Quinones employed Arcangle JR to fabricate
an exhaust manifold to position the "hair dryer," while
he and Bernardo Cortez, of Junior Racing Watercraft and ATV, set
off to upgrade the Honda's fuel system.
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Guages
moniter system performance
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Final configuration included upgrading
to a 39-millimeter carb, and installing a high-flow fuel pump
with a boost-dependent pressure regulator.
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Note intercooler
mounted under nose.
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With fuel needs addressed, Quinones looked at the ancillary
parts he needed and elected to go HKS. An HKS Super powered flow
filter, sequential blow-off valve, 650 cfm air-to-air intercooler,
an EVC boost controller, a turbo timer, and a host of HKS gauges
were called into action. The finial piece of the puzzle was joining
everything together and making an exhaust system.
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Quinones, with the help of his amigo
Tito, of Aguada muffler shop, put the whole assembly together.
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Quinone now rides the "King"
of ATVs. On the dyno, a stock 400ex managed 24.7 Hp to the wheels.
With Quinones' boosted monster on the rollers, power nearly doubled
as the single-cylinder engine screamed to 48.2 Hp. That power
level will "get it done."
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