My friend is thinking about buying this '97 Civic Ex. I THINK the motor is a D16, with 125 hp. He loves boost. Would boosting the stock motor worth it? What kind of numbers would be expected if he did boost it? thanks

 

yes definitly go for it. http://www.turbod16.com is the best site out there.

 

Is it worth it?... only your friend can answer that question.. we are all bias.. we can only say what we feel/think you should do ..


what are the power goals? is it a street car? daily driver?

i vote boost the D .. just learn what your doing.. do the research its all here .. buy quality parts.. and piece together a kit..

 

just a weekend car. he has a rsx. power goals, i dont know. he didnt say.

 

yes its worth it, i did it and i love it.

but your answers will be biased, some people love the D, some love the B.

 

yes boost the stock d and make 200 wheel for nothing

 

boost it, it'll be faster than the rsx he has

 

haah i was thinking the same thing

 

Boost it first at least! Wont cost him much, if he wants a B still, then he can go for that. no loss.

 

what turbo, and how much psi is he planing on running will determine how much could he be making at the wheels

 

The RSX cannot be modded because warrenty. Thats why he getting another car. no psi are specific right now. turbo most like be a t3/t4 garrett. i think.

 

The D16 boosted will outperform any/most swaps done in a typical Honda/Acura. Cost would come out to be about the same also. Depending on who you know and what parts you have, can find for what price.

 

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I love both.

D16 + turbo is a great inexpensive way to cut your teeth.

 

Dont do it, horrible idea, go get a kia and turbo it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by J. Davis &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I love both.

D16 + turbo is a great inexpensive way to cut your teeth.</TD></TR></TABLE>yep, and for cheaper than a B swap you can make more power with a turbo D.

but i would go hoping for HUGE #s with a turbo D. if you want to go big, might as well start with a better base

 

yeah the motor does have a few good miles on it. So im gonna tell him to rebuild it internally then turbo I guess.

 

a t3/t4 turbo on a d16? daymn, u must want big numbers cuz that'll lag

 

&lt;-------- Boosted 89si hatch
Stock D16a6 motor
Skunk2 intake mani
6puck unsprung clutch
Act prolite flywheel
Custom kit with SSAutoshit manifold and Garret 42/48 t3, 2.5" dp and 2.25" exhaust
13.81@ 7psi and consistent 13's in that area, street tires, no 60fts under 2.3secs
Untuned, running on gangsta rich turboedit basemap
Worth it? I'd say hell yea, D's are cheap if they blow up, and its fun to smoke people with a singlecam. Spent less than a grand on the setup b4 i decided to upgrade to a fmic and better charge piping, never got to run her after that though

 

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I agree. Much better idea to turbo the Kia.

 

if the D is in good shape and is a D worthing boost ( Aka : D15B, D16z6, D16Y8, D16a6 ) then go for it all the way !

you'll make more horse than any motor swap for a fraction of the price of the swap.
Heck, even if you plant a H22 in there, for half the price you'll endup faster with the boosted D.

my 0,02 $

JP

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90LSpimpin &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">&lt;-------- Boosted 89si hatch
Stock D16a6 motor
Skunk2 intake mani
6puck unsprung clutch
Act prolite flywheel
Custom kit with SSAutoshit manifold and Garret 42/48 t3, 2.5" dp and 2.25" exhaust
13.81@ 7psi and consistent 13's in that area, street tires, no 60fts under 2.3secs
Untuned, running on gangsta rich turboedit basemap
Worth it? I'd say hell yea, D's are cheap if they blow up, and its fun to smoke people with a singlecam. Spent less than a grand on the setup b4 i decided to upgrade to a fmic and better charge piping, never got to run her after that though </TD></TR></TABLE>thats identical to my kit, except the Skunk2 IM, nice

 

yeah its a d16y8. i think he might do pistons and rods first, then turbo, then bolt on ****. has anybody seen a D16 hit 12s? just curious, if so whats the set up if you know it.

 

quaddamage has a fast built sohc civic

 

considering that the dollar/performance value of a
boosted sohc really does beat any other setup out there.. "worth it" ???

i'm more curious if it's even worth ASKING if it's worth it.

of course it is!

 

B in the car, D on the woman