Simple

guys, ill admit, im a newbie to turbos. I need advice on what to go with on an SOHC D16Z6.

One... Buy a kit, pre-built
or
Two... Custom build the kit, with freinds who know what they are doing

good thing for me i have those friends, and cash on hand.. just a matter of what to do.

LJR-LUDE01

Custom build the way to go

MotorMatrix.com

REVHARD

Simple

my freind with a B20Vtec is tellin me to buy the greddy kit, intercooler, and then get it hondata tuned. hes sellin all his vtec shiz off the B20 so he can get boost.... i think hes got a good plan for me there.

MotorMatrix.com

the greddy kit does not compare to the revhard at all. the greddy kit is nice for 250whp and driveabilty all day. the revhard will allow you boost more and see higher hp levels as you decide to build your motor. why be limited with a greddy kit??

sleepinEP3

maybe that why they're priced differently.
no matter what you get what you pay for and when you go custom, you dont pay for extra crap that you wont even use.

i suggest you visit this forum and other sites and do some research and when youre ready put together your own custom kit. good luck

johnisenglish

I say go for custom. When I started building my kit, I had no idea what I was doing, but I learned fast, and I should be boosted in 2 days (if UPS decideds to get off their asses and bring me my parts)

a z n t a k

Custom all the way... way more flexiable and you can choose your components.

JV

I'm putting together a kit right now. It's great to be able to pick and choose what you want, and how you want it...

Just my $.02

Simple

what about a Max rev kit?

InfamousRS

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PressurizedSi

When deciding to go with the custom turbo kit how does one know which turbo will mount to x manifold? It seems like they should be matched together to flow better. I have the greddy kit but I may want more later on. Thinking about doing the t3t4 thing but I will also need a manifold.
Too bad someone has not made a turbo spreadsheet showing all the Honda/Acura applications, like fitment, flow ratings, trim & stage levels, manifolds, spool time, etc.

BlueShadow

What Greddy kit do you have right now? is it for the new 99-00 Civic Si (TD05-18G)? if so the turbos themselves can be made to flow for a lot of HP, it's all the hardware that comes with the Greddy kit that restrict its power output.

How much WHP do you have right now, and how much do you want to have?

PressurizedSi

I have the 99 si kit. I know it can be made to flow better I would like to convert it over to an ext. w/g. My friend had his turbo (TD05H-18G) rebuilt and the upgrading cost was more than buying a t3t4 outright. But that also means another manifold.

Total power output of the Greddy is more than I can handle now. Do you know of any compressor maps for the TD05H-18G?

BlueShadow

here are a few links that you can browse through, try using http://www.yahoo.com and type in td05 18g compressor map

for now you can check out these links:

http://www.stealth316.com/2-3s-compflowmaps.htm

http://cherrypicker.tripod.com/turbo...0dett/id1.html

not sure if you know how to read the code for identifying Mitsubishi (MHI) turbos. But just a quick rundown. The first few letters and numbers (TD04, TD05, TD06) is related to the turbine part of the turbo. The second numbers and letters is related to the size of the compressor (14B, 16G, 18G, 20G). There are several different number and letter combos that will tell you the trim size and what not. The following link will tell you what the various numbers and letters stand for.

They even break down how to read the Garrett series turbos (GT-25, T25, T78 etc)

http://cherrypicker.tripod.com/turbo...0dett/id4.html

PressurizedSi

Yeah I knew about the stealth 316 site but the cherrypicker site it really informative. Thanks. Just trying to do the math calcs on this whole turbo thing.