alfaaay

I'm at a crossroads right now: buy better NA parts, or start buying boost parts. The thing is, my GS-R is my only car, and has to withstand the crap I throw at it (stop and go traffic, long distance driving, etc.). I sit in harsh traffic for about 20 miles both ways on trips to and from school right now. I also hit redline at least, and usually more than once a day. What I want to know is:

-What is your setup?
-What type of driving do you do?
-How long have you been driving on your setup?
-What are your driving habits?

And anything else that you deem useful. I'm extremely tempted to boost, but I don't got cash to be chasing something down that's not a feasible option. Thanks!

Oh yeah, I tried searching, but the search is all messed up right now.

H.A.R.T B18C1EG6

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Im planning on turbo'ing soon..... I dont see no problem driving daily w/ a turbo honda. Just dont abuse your car. If you abuse your can now, just change your habits

turboeg_4

I dont think that there is anythig wrong with turbo'ng a daily driver. I'm running the Greddy Kit (15g) at 7.5 psi and have no problems. I've had the set up for about 2yrs now and everythings good.. just make sure you maintain it!! Im not usually runing WOT but i bring up to red line a few times on average i shift at 4500rpm.
I do think that with your motor you should go all motor, a friend of mine has a N/A GSR and it sound really mean and its hella fast. I couldn't afford a swap and my single cam need more power so yah... but that just me putting in my two cents.

USDM 4G VTEC

i do

no problems
a boosted car threated right is no different than a NA car... just without boost

threat her nice and it will last

fjt

Drive my car everyday and its my only car
No problems so far after 4 months

I tend to keep off boost while driving normally but if i see good stretch of long road sometimes i whip it just to hear the sweet sound of the BOV je je je...

1SlowSi

driving turbo daily isnt a problem until you're boosting. You can stay in vacumm all day and its like driving with your stock motor. You boost all day you'll have problems soon.

mike1114

iTrader: (1)

WELL over a year, 10 psi, I daily drive the hell out of it everyday. No probs.

Answer is a good tune!!!!!!

Dr. D-Series

My pal drives a greddy kit for about 1 year. He puts about 150 miles a day, Delivers pizza 7 days and goes to school.
He must hit redline about 20-25 times a day at least.

I cant speak for my kit yet, Ive only had it on for a couple weeks, but no leaks.

dennis

Daily drive no problem. I built it, I trust it. I just give it a tad more TLC than I used to, but on the flipside, I beat the **** out of it too

f22b2tdave

daily driver here, as well as one bad injector and broken #1 ringlands, new longblock $100 beat to ****, will beat it again once the new stocker goes in, t3/t4b 57trim at 15-16psi.

edit boost is too much fun, 9.5:1 build coming soon, na isn't nearly as much fun, even high compression, its nice, but im partial to boost

1SlowSi

thats funny.... " I just give it a tad more TLC than I used to, but on the flipside, I beat the **** out of it too"

We do beat the **** out of our cars. I just try not to cause i have 103,000 miles on it.

Jockobo

i have a 91 ls motor boosting 20 psi with a t3 and stock block daily...it takes about 45 minutes to drive to school and i get on it at least once a day so i know the car is still running good been on this motor since last summer...

beerbongskickass

You will be fine alfy. Just have Dave tune your car really well. You can always turn the boost down for daily driving and turn it back up when racing.

Benjithx

i drive 100 miles a day. Tuning is key to every project so make sure you do that part right

igo4bmx

i've been boosting for well over a year.
just make sure that you do it right the first time-
i remember using shitty rubber couplers and shitty unfitting pipes fall apart while driving and drag across the ground lol

m R g S r

I put a shitload of miles on my car, and it is turbo, and i beat it. . .I really don't care thou, because if I blow this motor, a new shorty is like $200, and I also have a built block waiting to go in.. . . .

I say turbo the current motor, and buy a spare block and start building that JIC. . .

alfaaay

Thanks for the input guys, that's pretty much all I needed to hear. Now I just need to start saving hardcore LoL. Where do you guys get all your turbo parts anyway?

Teg4e

98 LS turbo with drag kit, 24k miles on it over 2 years.

I drove 2 years pretty hard on my LS, but the motor's got bad compression now. It still drives fine and pulls hard, but it'll have to be replaced soon. LS motors are $500 used though, so it's not the end of the world if you blow it. When you're turbo and making substatial power, you'll realize you don't need to go to redline to go fast. Half throttle and shifting at 5-6k with my turbo LS is much faster than WOT and redline shifting on my stock LS.

rmcdaniels

-What is your setup?
Built B16 turbo 20+ PSI, 380WHP

-What type of driving do you do?
drive to work, take long trips, weekly trips to drag strip/autox/road course

-How long have you been driving on your setup?
Little over a year, another year before that with a JRSC

-What are your driving habits?
Like a bat out of hell

sporkcrx

A ton of people daily drive them. It's awesome, even when you're not mashing on the throttle. You have torque even just 1/4 or 1/2 throttle, and on freeways you dont have to downshift to accelerate etc. etc.

TurboSedan

I do.

Finland

I DD my teggy from about April to November.

Tinker219

Daily drive the S2000, even when the roads arent the greatest. Just make sure the parts and the install are top-notch, and proably the most important thing is TUNING TUNING TUNING!

LostSolVTEC

parts list is too long, but all you need to know is that it's a stock JDM B16 and as tinker mentioned TUNED with Hondata S200B by the one and only Boosted Hybrid, beat on regularly, even when it's snowy out since it's my only car. Been boosted almost a year coming up this summer

The Intercooler likes the coating of snow lol

1SlowSi

Ohhh... about this post... Well.. just yesterday i said its okay to boost. I just blew a ringland today. Nice huh? NO! I just put many hours into this whole turbo setup and tuning. now... done. ****** a.