THE TURBO THREAD - Boost for Noobies!

[daddy]

the dezod kit is superior. especialy when it comes to engine management. imo piecing a kit together on your own is the best as long as you know what your doing

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[EvDog03]

thanks, i was gonna guess that cuz it was more expensive,
but see i kinda dont know what im doing, not that i couldnt learn.
Isn't there a turbo thread on one of our car's forums that has all the turbo guys and what they used?

[daddy]

there is a wealth of turbo info on this forum. both specific to the 7th gen civic and in general. just do some searching around

[Thefbomb13]

I got the TSI kit ... i love it its awesome! boost controller and turbo-timer work awesome and i love the 2 extra injectors .. I'd go with the TSI Kit Except upgrade to the t25r ball bearing turbo i regret not getting it! .. Also if i were you i'd get ARP Headstuds and a head gasket! well actually .. i did haha ... also man get a better intake manifold .. i'd get a skunk to your gonna need one that fits a d16y8 same bolt patterns and get a gasket.. hope that help a lil bit

[Curiouz_G]

did you just not say you didnt want to go boost because of reliability issues? in all seriousness, you could put together a random kit and spend thousands on the best of the best but still have it blow if you have a shitty tune. and even if you do, there has not been ONE person who has had a turbod d17 WITHOUT something blowing.

[EvDog03]

yah i know im contradicting myself, haha im just really craving boost.

[kenbo21]

I have a 2004 honda civic ex..i just put a t3/t4 turbo on it about 2 months ago...I am trying to find out if anyone knows or has a loud bov on there setup..right now i have a greddy type rs bov and it seems to not go off at all or when it does it is very quiet..My buddy has the ssqv on his and its soo loud..so i want something loud and dual stage like his so it goes off at low boost...let me know what you guys think

[daddy]

if you like the HKS super sequential BOV why not just run that?

[kenbo21]

My buddy has it not me..i have the fake greddy type rs bov...he has the fake ssqv and his is loud as hell but mine is soo quiet, and if I adjust it to be louder it does not even go off at all..i am running 6 psi and want that nice bov sound..so I was just wondering if it was my car setup or maybe a vacuum line...if not than its just a bad bov and I need to get the hks ssqv...or i was looking at the turboxs bov..

[D17alltheway]

Originally Posted by kenbo21

My buddy has it not me..i have the fake greddy type rs bov...he has the fake ssqv and his is loud as hell but mine is soo quiet, and if I adjust it to be louder it does not even go off at all..i am running 6 psi and want that nice bov sound..so I was just wondering if it was my car setup or maybe a vacuum line...if not than its just a bad bov and I need to get the hks ssqv...or i was looking at the turboxs bov..

There's your reason why.. jus stick with the legit shit and you'll be good.. you gotta pay to play

[daddy]

read my post again. i said if you LIKE the way teh ssq sounds then get that! imo knock off parts are bad news. just my personal opinion

[kenbo21]

I agree...I should have never bought the cheap bov from ebay...but i knew that this might happen...im just going to get the ssqv the same that he has and hopefully it will be just as loud as his is...I did some more reading up on it and the type rs bov has a lot differnt spring and does not go off well with low boost..and im only running 6psi right now...but the ssqv is dual stage and works better under lower boost applications..so thanks for the feedback!!!!

[mirabileboy]

there's an ad in the sells thread in the honda civic 2001-2005 section for a rev hard custom turbo kit, it for a honda civic 2004 ex, but i was wondering if it would work with my 2001 civic lx??? help bc im interested in buying.thanks

ChristoF

[JDM02em2]

Looking to turbo my 02 ex , engine got about 75000 miles on it

Setup -

- Garrett turbo (GT25R) and manifold pre-assembled
- Down pipe and gasket
- Polished charge piping
- High flow intercooler
- Stainless steel braided oil line and fittings
- Stainless steel braided water lines for turbo cooling
- Rising rate fuel pressure regulator
- Blow off valve
- Map unit (Black box)
- Heat shield
- Air intake and filter
- Oil return hose and oil pan fitting
- High Performance Fuel Management System
- All hardware, pressure lines, hoses, clamps, and couplers included

Sounds good ??

[bluecivic_19]

turbo is too small get a gt28 or gt30
air intake? u cant run an intake with turbo, thats y u got an intercooler. and u need a good EMS the aem ems or kpro those r the only standalone's we have, or u can run piggyback and have headaches

[JDM02em2]

yeah i kinda figured that lol, but im pretty knew to turbos and all this, so be easy on me with this, but would this be a good setup and how much whp would i be pushin ? also how much would the gt28 turbo cost me ? cus i need a good setup for lke 3500-4000

[bluecivic_19]

well ur listing just general stuff, u shoulda listed specific brands that u wanna run on. go to http://www.dezod.com and check out the turbo kit theres a complete turbo kit, with everything ull need and an AEM EMS which alone is around $2000. the kit sells for $6500 i think. they have 2 kits one is just the basic kit and the more expensive 1 has everything http://www.dezod.com/cat_turbo_kits.cfm

theres only 2 kits for our cars, dezod kit or tsi kit which is total crap. and u can always custom make everything all u need thats specific for our cars is a manifold and everything is universal. dezod has the race manifold for around $900. http://www.dezod.com/pd_d17_racemanifold.cfm

[bluecivic_19]

gt28 not more than a gran if not just a lil over. if u get the dezod alpha series kit ($6500) on the site, u can easily push over 200whp, depending on ur boost and tune is crucial.

the dezod kit is a great great buy, comes with everything even pistons and rods to build ur engine a lil bit, buy some crower cams and ur set. save up a lil more and get this kit

[em2power]

if u need turbo info, talk to andyman97. Also check http://www.turbokits.com they have kits specifically for our cars.

[bluecivic_19]

ya andy is the man to talk too he's pushing 489whp. and turbokits.com has THE dezod kit. but ull see the tsi kit on there too (wack)

[JDM02em2]

this is the kit to buy right ? http://www.dezod.com/pd_dezod_...3.cfm

[bluecivic_19]

yep! best kit and pretty much the only kit. it will give u decent power and when u crave for more, upgrade to a bigger turbo, bigger injectors, stage 2 or 3 cam, turn up ur boost, get a better tune


Modified by bluecivic_19 at 7:55 PM 8/21/2008

[JDM02em2]

how much all together tho 6399 for the kit, then how much with installation and tuning ?

[bluecivic_19]

yea $6400 for the kit but u get everything u need. install depending on how much ur local shop charges it can range from $500-$900, if u go to a good shop that specializes on this shit, tuning should be included. i dunno how it is where u live but where im from the shop i go to for everything does tuning as well but u can always get better tuning somewhere else. but they should tune it so u can at least drive it properly, but if u want the best tune look up tuning specialist around ur area

[jamescardenas07]

Originally Posted by Thefbomb13

I got the TSI kit ... i love it its awesome! boost controller and turbo-timer work awesome and i love the 2 extra injectors .. I'd go with the TSI Kit Except upgrade to the t25r ball bearing turbo i regret not getting it! .. Also if i were you i'd get ARP Headstuds and a head gasket! well actually .. i did haha ... also man get a better intake manifold .. i'd get a skunk to your gonna need one that fits a d16y8 same bolt patterns and get a gasket.. hope that help a lil bit

pics of the kit installed