boipika

I am planning to turbo my GSR soon and i just wanted to see how risky it is for my car because i need my car constantly since i go to school and work all the time. So i am in deep trouble if i blow my engine. If anyone here did blow their engine, what kit did you have? thanx.

AlphaKennyWun

Ever heard the saying its not guns that kill people, people kill people?
Same thing with the turbo...its not the turbo but the buttmonger driving the car to its death. Granted ragging your car stock every day WILL last longer than ragging your car with a turbo on it.


Dont get it....you really dont need the girls getting 'wet' on your seat from how fast youre going.

Edit: Moderators please add this to newbie forum.

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philo

i tell people thats if you cant afford to fix a motor, dont fu(k with a motor. The same applies double for boost on a high compression engine.

threatcon13

i sure did. and it was 100% my fault...well the guy who helped me install hooked up the wastegate line wrong. running no boost gauge. full boost all night long=detonation on me.

boosted hybrid

Ppl really blow their engines? Wow, i have to take my turbo off...i had no idea.

qwkteg125

a better thing to tell them would be if you don't know jack about your motor or can't do any work on your motor then don't fu(k with your motor...

redline

turbos dont blow engines, people blow engines

SEFIxCivic

blowing up a motor is a rite of passage when it comes to honda & turbo. heheheh

PROFILES2000

heh kinda true

GSRwBOOST

If you cannot afford to rebuild the engine 12 seconds after you finish ANY performance mod, then don't put the mod on the car. © Jake "GSRwBOOST" 2002

Lei Siew Long

yeah, DMX said that on "Romeo must die."

why all the hostility with answering this guy's question? last i checked, this was a message board to assist one another with our knowledge.

but, to answer your question, as long as you don't boost more than 7 lbs or so, you should be fine.

but, i would suggest these things: do a compression check before turboing your car to see what type of condition it is in, do lots of research on turbo systems, get a boost gauge, halmeter a/f meter, egt gauge and oil pressure gauge at the least and install it yourself if you can so would know the ins and outs of the turbo system if anything does goes wrong.

also get a turbo timer, an ignition box with an external coil, and a 3.00" exhaust to get the full potential out of your turbo system

optional: if i would have to do it all over again, i would have saved up the money for a standalone such as a hondata from the start because it is a better sense of security as far as reliability goes.

hth

dragnGSR

So can I be initiated now???

SIK IN DA HED

dont let your fears get in the way. use the force, luke.