anyone have a daily driven turbo car
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anyone have a daily driven turbo car
i want a turbo but want to see if people who daily drive there turboed cars have many problems and is it high maintaince. Thanks.
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Re: anyone have a daily driven turbo car (Integra187)
I drive my turbo GSR about 60-70 miles a day on average. Custom kit, the only problems i have are on the places where I took shortcuts to get the job done cheaper or faster - like the intercooler piping will pop loose every once in awhile or a poorly soldered fuel injector plug will break off, but these are 5 minute fixes that I can usually get done on the side of the road or at a well-lit parking lot
Only other problem I have is on the warm socal days if it's up in the 80s or higher and I try to climb too high of a mountain the factory radiator just doesn't cut it. Regular driving on the flatlands, no matter how much I push it, the car is fine. Go figure.
Moral of the story - do things right the first time, your car will be almost factory reliable. Drive it in good health.
Only other problem I have is on the warm socal days if it's up in the 80s or higher and I try to climb too high of a mountain the factory radiator just doesn't cut it. Regular driving on the flatlands, no matter how much I push it, the car is fine. Go figure.
Moral of the story - do things right the first time, your car will be almost factory reliable. Drive it in good health.
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Re: anyone have a daily driven turbo car (Integra187)
Learn your stuff before you do it....and try to take part in the building and assembly of the turbo system yourself because then if somthing goes wrong you wont have to call someone, or bring it to a shop, you'll know whats wrong because you did it...
Drive it , dont abuse it.....you abuse it, it's going to abuse you, by leaving you on the side of the road looking like a fool. Even if you build it and use good parts, your still gonna break it if you dont take care of it.
Dont cheap out or take short cuts even though they seem very inviting....you'll here this often "either pay now, or pay later, with dividends"
LEARN YOUR STUFF, dont get in over your head...do things right, and know what your doing. (honestly the 4th or 5th time i said this, this week.)
There are many daily driven turbo acura/hondas out there, problems? maybe if somthing went wrong, or if you beat the crap out of it...high maintainence? maybe, because more parts to look after....but according to owner manuals and everything, you should check so many things often anyway, do you really do that? no.....why? because many people take for granted how well cars are built now....but the regular checking the connections, hoses, and what not takes a few minutes....just do it whenever....
Drive it , dont abuse it.....you abuse it, it's going to abuse you, by leaving you on the side of the road looking like a fool. Even if you build it and use good parts, your still gonna break it if you dont take care of it.
Dont cheap out or take short cuts even though they seem very inviting....you'll here this often "either pay now, or pay later, with dividends"
LEARN YOUR STUFF, dont get in over your head...do things right, and know what your doing. (honestly the 4th or 5th time i said this, this week.)
There are many daily driven turbo acura/hondas out there, problems? maybe if somthing went wrong, or if you beat the crap out of it...high maintainence? maybe, because more parts to look after....but according to owner manuals and everything, you should check so many things often anyway, do you really do that? no.....why? because many people take for granted how well cars are built now....but the regular checking the connections, hoses, and what not takes a few minutes....just do it whenever....
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Re: anyone have a daily driven turbo car (Integra187)
At what psi do u drive your car daily?
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Re: anyone have a daily driven turbo car (dbman96)
My Civic is my only car and I put about 2k miles a month on it. I installed the turbo 3k miles ago and replaced the spark plugs just today. I have had no problems with anything coming off or undone. I did the install myself and enjoyed doing it. Like Ricehornet says, do it right the first time and you won't be paying out the nose to have it repaired or having it towed home.
My Civic is boosted at 5 psi.
My Civic is boosted at 5 psi.
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Ricehornet...bro i totally agree with all u said...i can see that u have so much expirience on problems about turbo cars..i can see it just the way u talk...thanks for the advice bro...it makes people feel comfortable to dairly drive their cars...by the way mine is daily driven too...ive had mine for 6 months and never had any problems...thanks again for the advice
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Re: anyone have a daily driven turbo car (smkngsr)
I think Ricehornet has absorbed the most information off this board then anyone I've seen on here. Then again maybe he has had a lot of first hand experience with turbos and in that case I'm just talking out of my ***
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Re: anyone have a daily driven turbo car (Integra187)
If i ran a drag III kit at 7 psi on my ls integra would i need anything else in order to have a safe setup. Only other mod probably would be a clutch and exhaust everything else stock. Thanks for the help.
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Re: anyone have a daily driven turbo car (Integra187)
I drive my car on an average of 50-75 miles a day! I run 13-18 psi everyday on pump gas (92 octane) with a stock motor! Even with the heat here in AZ!
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Re: anyone have a daily driven turbo car (Integra187)
9psi screaming right here. working on 12-14 soon..
no real problems turbo related, just regular maintinance expected on a turbo car.
suggestion: If you don't want to spend weekends working on the car and visiting this forum on a more regular basis, with problems.. Dont install any FI. It's a costly expendature no matter how little boost you run. Yes you might run say a greddy kit with 5psi, but believe me even people with those kits are doing little things here and there... if you want lower maintinance type FI, go with a supercharger...
no real problems turbo related, just regular maintinance expected on a turbo car.
suggestion: If you don't want to spend weekends working on the car and visiting this forum on a more regular basis, with problems.. Dont install any FI. It's a costly expendature no matter how little boost you run. Yes you might run say a greddy kit with 5psi, but believe me even people with those kits are doing little things here and there... if you want lower maintinance type FI, go with a supercharger...
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Re: anyone have a daily driven turbo car (dbman96)
7.35 exactly?
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Re: anyone have a daily driven turbo car (DB8GSR)
Sup wonderin what is your setup? Is it a gsr? What would you guyz recommend a gsr would go with stock internals and whatever the fuel unit Drag III comes with? At what psi?? This is daily driven. Thanks for your help.
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Re: anyone have a daily driven turbo car (GSRwBOOST)
... if you want lower maintinance type FI, go with a supercharger...
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Re: anyone have a daily driven turbo car (Integra187)
98 Civic EX with sohc greddy kit running 5.5 psi daily -> stop go traffic into DC
just a question for those folks with IC. Do i need to get bead welds on the IC pipping if i only plan on running up to 8psi?
just a question for those folks with IC. Do i need to get bead welds on the IC pipping if i only plan on running up to 8psi?