SHystrdyGSRtdy

So I haven't turbo'd my car yet... getting ready to though. This will be on a daily driver (sometimes 400 mile trips - one way). I am debating if I should go with a smaller turbo... veterans in this turbo game say they love the smaller disco potato. I dunno what i'm going to do...

-stock motor
-neukin ram horn
-exhaust cutout - stock exhaust/open turbo

this car will hit the track occasionally.

maybe i'll just sell my turbo setup and my car and shell out some cash for an sti wagon or audi wagon...

dreams.............

just ranting, no one else to talk to about it

Blazin Civic

sc61 and a gt28rs are apples and oranges. What kind of tracking do you plan to do? For road course/auto x I would get the GT28rs but for drag I would recommend the sc61.

SHystrdyGSRtdy

sorry, strip.. occassionally, maybe autox once in a blue moon... but mainly daily driving... i know it's apples and oranges, but they have their perks in my situation imo... ie do i want lag (poor man's traction control), do i want instant power?.... i dunno...

beerbongskickass

Go with a ball bearing turbo that's in between a gt28rs and sc61.

But if I had to choose I would pick the sc61... lag is my friend.

SHystrdyGSRtdy

well i already have an sc61... i was debating whether or not to change it before i had installed everything

beerbongskickass

Boost is addicting, so you might as well keep your sc61, just incase you want more power.

SHystrdyGSRtdy

wow man... that's impressive (your sig)... makes me want to sell my car and get a civic that way if i blow my motor *knock on wood*, a used one isn't that expensive

beerbongskickass

Nah man keep what ya have. The b18c1/5 is the best motor Honda ever made imo. You should be able to get 300whp daily no problem on your stock motor, and if ya want more power you just need some forged rods/pistons.

blundar

If you DON'T intend to build your motor, I would say a SC61 is too big. POWERBAND not POWER makes for a fun street car IMHO. One of the locals that I tuned is making ~300whp in a stock 94 GSR. Head has never been off the motor, OEM 120K mile headgasket. 12.8@118 on Azenis with no weight reduction other than rear seats removed. It's a cheap *** turbo setup, but he has 7psi at 3850 RPM, and carries power all the way to redline (albeit with a little boost creep - 9.1psi @ 8200 redline) He's been whooping the **** out of numerous cars with bigger numbers for the simple reason that his **** spools quick and his powerband is huge.

Food for thought, but I'm sure the h-t bandwagon will remind me SC61 ROCKS YO! DON'T BE DISSING PRECISION TURBOS YO! HOT CHICKS DIG SC61s

.joseph

I was stuck in the same situation...heres my thread about it...
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1310606

I didnt know what to do either...what i was afriad of was that if i went with the disco potato, and wanted more power, I would have to upgrade...well what I came up with was the sc34...pretty good spool time, can support 400whp (as much as Im going to push with stock sleeves) another alternative is the gt2871r, Tony the tiger has a good thread going on about the diff. between the gt28rs and gt2871r...

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1276407

another good turbo comparison...

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1312447


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blundar &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If you DON'T intend to build your motor, I would say a SC61 is too big. POWERBAND not POWER makes for a fun street car IMHO. One of the locals that I tuned is making ~300whp in a stock 94 GSR. Head has never been off the motor, OEM 120K mile headgasket. 12.8@118 on Azenis with no weight reduction other than rear seats removed. It's a cheap *** turbo setup, but he has 7psi at 3850 RPM, and carries power all the way to redline (albeit with a little boost creep - 9.1psi @ 8200 redline) He's been whooping the **** out of numerous cars with bigger numbers for the simple reason that his **** spools quick and his powerband is huge.

Food for thought, but I'm sure the h-t bandwagon will remind me SC61 ROCKS YO! DON'T BE DISSING PRECISION TURBOS YO! HOT CHICKS DIG SC61s </TD></TR></TABLE>

well said...

95GSRTT

Aint it the truth though that womens love the sc61?

SHystrdyGSRtdy

thanks for your input people... i really do appreciate it...

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blundar &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If you DON'T intend to build your motor, I would say a SC61 is too big. POWERBAND not POWER makes for a fun street car IMHO. One of the locals that I tuned is making ~300whp in a stock 94 GSR. Head has never been off the motor, OEM 120K mile headgasket. 12.8@118 on Azenis with no weight reduction other than rear seats removed. It's a cheap *** turbo setup, but he has 7psi at 3850 RPM, and carries power all the way to redline (albeit with a little boost creep - 9.1psi @ 8200 redline) He's been whooping the **** out of numerous cars with bigger numbers for the simple reason that his **** spools quick and his powerband is huge.

Food for thought, but I'm sure the h-t bandwagon will remind me SC61 ROCKS YO! DON'T BE DISSING PRECISION TURBOS YO! HOT CHICKS DIG SC61s </TD></TR></TABLE>

btw, what turbo was the person running?

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Josef83 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I was stuck in the same situation...heres my thread about it...
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1310606

I didnt know what to do either...what i was afriad of was that if i went with the disco potato, and wanted more power, I would have to upgrade...well what I came up with was the sc34...pretty good spool time, can support 400whp (as much as Im going to push with stock sleeves) another alternative is the gt2871r, Tony the tiger has a good thread going on about the diff. between the gt28rs and gt2871r...

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1276407

another good turbo comparison...

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1312447


well said... </TD></TR></TABLE>

when do you hit full boost with the sc34?

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by beerbongskickass &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Nah man keep what ya have. The b18c1/5 is the best motor Honda ever made imo. You should be able to get 300whp daily no problem on your stock motor, and if ya want more power you just need some forged rods/pistons.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks for the support... i really do want to do this, just a bit hesitant.. but this has been my attitude all along


Modified by SHystrdyGSRtdy at 5:06 PM 7/22/2005

blundar

Jeff (my example) was running a cheap tubular turbo manifold and a .63A/R hotside 60trim T3/T04E - the default Peakboost kit turbo.

Dyno chart of the car with a 2.5" DP. Trapped 114 w/ 2.5, 118 mph AND spooled mass faster with 3" dp. 7psi spring, creeping to 9psi @redline
dyno sheet

.joseph

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blundar &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Jeff (my example) was running a cheap tubular turbo manifold and a .63A/R hotside 60trim T3/T04E - the default Peakboost kit turbo.

Dyno chart of the car with a 2.5" DP. Trapped 114 w/ 2.5, 118 mph AND spooled mass faster with 3" dp. 7psi spring, creeping to 9psi @redline
dyno sheet</TD></TR></TABLE>

wow...good numbers... and time

Im about to buy the sc34, dont have one yet , as far as ive heard the fastest spool was around 3.5 - 4k deepending trim, a/r , manifold, etc. etc.