tanner_bentley

It's been a while since I've been on here so I might have this post in the wrong thread. Sorry.

Here is what I'm wanting to do. I bought a DD. 94 civic 4 door. 5-speed. D15 non-vtec. Bone stock except for cold air intake (spectre). I used to own a 02 wrx. Sold it because with every subaru comes a blown head gasket. Anyways. I miss boost lol. I love my d15. 39mpg but I want to turbo the slow thing.

A good question though is, should I? I don't want to race it or make it fast or nothing. Just something to have a little fun in and raise hell. I've never installed a turbo on anythjng before but I know it isn't rocket science. I read on some forums saying if you keep it around 5-8 lbs of boost the stock internals SHOULD be fine. No promises though. I don't want to really upgrade the internals though. But I will if I have too.


So can I get some feedback on anyone who has done this or knows how to do this? Also are there any good videos step to step on how to do this?

Thanks

NotARaCist

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You need to read the FAQs sticky. Then you need to read it again. You should also read the FAQs sticky in the FI section.

Also, PSI means nothing.

grumblemarc

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Give. Me. A. Break.
Another "I wanna turbo my car. Please tell me everything I need to know in this thread so I don't have to read anything" threads. And you ask about a video and don't even bother to check Youtube? You ask about turbocharging your car but don't read any of the FAQs in the Forced Induction forum? C'mon.

And no. This isn't the place to be spoonfed.

24TEN

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Small turbo, minimal boost, etc seems to be acceptable on stock internals. Setups aren't hard to find, but the thing that has come a long way is tuning. If you're not ready to invest in a method of tuning first I'd actually say don't bother with any turbo until you are.

NotARaCist

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While this is all true, it's so absolutely broad that it's functionally useless ITT.

Seriously, OP, go read the FAQs stickies, both here and in the Forced Induction section. Read them, eat dinner, read them again, print them out, go to sleep, read them while eating breakfast tomorrow, and have Nelson Mandela record them so you can listen to them as a book on tape on your way to work tomorrow.

grumblemarc

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24TEN

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ITT?

grumblemarc

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"In Tough Terms"?

NotARaCist

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ITT = In This Thread

24TEN

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Got it, point was don't forget to consider it.

For the OPs requirement(s) per the post the only thing that really comes to mind is an old GReddy turbo kit. A pieced together kit with a small turbo is basically the same thing.

NotARaCist

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The issue with saying "a small turbo" is that, while it makes sense to someone like you or I, OP has no point of reference for what "small" is. Some people consider your average T3/04H hybrid small. Some people consider a T15 or T2 bike turbo small.

Either way, OP has a LOT of reading to do. This is all basic stuff that has been covered a million times before, which is exactly why it's in the FAQ's stickies.

mitsuman

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Should you turbo your car. Hmm sounds like a decision you should be making.

let me ask you a question, are you really willing to? like really? are you willing to spend thousands on getting all your parts together, installing them, spending $400-$500 on a tune, then upgrading your tires and exhaust. then having to deal with the up keep that a turbo honda brings? and i dont mean oil changes.

Should you turbo it if you wont want to make it fast? No. No you shouldnt.

92_civic_eg

It won't cost "thousands", and you can learn how to tune it yourself, gets sort of complex and is a very important factor for the life of ur motor, stock internals of a d15 handle up to 220hp, capabilities of a motor is not measured by boost pressure, the FAQs sticky is a gold mine of information and theres a complete write up on installing a turbo which to me is better then a video

mitsuman

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cmon man. learn to tune yourself? this guy doesnt know anything about turboing a car, and you want him to tune it himself. sounds like a disaster. no offense OP.

it doesnt necessarily need to cost thousands no. i built a complete turbo kit for 1000. and that included my hondata s300 and a wideband even. so you can do this stuff if you know what you are doing. but if you dont, then get ready to pay for a pre built kit. or ebay. even if you go ebay turbo kit($600~) you still need injectors(200), engine manegement (250-500). exhaust work(100-400), and a tune(300-500). at minumum. and thats saying your cheap **** ebay turbo kit lasts, and you dont have to repair the manifold in a few months, or replace the seals in that turbo, or replace that leaky wastegate. or replace the motor from that cheap wastegate that got stuck and caused a boost spike. **** adds up fast.

and OP, i dont say this to scare you aware from the world of turbo'ng your honda. it is fun and worthwhile, IF you do the research and are willing to pay to play or be creative where you can to save money. its not fun when your car breaks, and you have no idea why. My advice, learn, learn, and learn some more. The best way to learn though is to dive right in and make mistakes. all of these topics have been discused. dont let this forum be your starting point. get on google, and find your answer. you will be suprised what else you find along the way. good luck.

wantboost

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Yea telling someone who doesn't even grasp the basic concepts of turbocharging that he can tune his own car is a horrible horrible idea.

With a wideband o2 and if he has some understanding of what tuning does and what changing different values does then he might be able to make small changes to the fuel map on his own. he definitely won't be able to touch timing. even being 1 number off in ignition timing at high rpm/high load will grenade a motor quickly

grumblemarc

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Love it how people make it seem like this is so easy, or downplay its importance.

mitsuman

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wantboost, still waiting on that WI post ;-)