just need to know before i get the work done. how long will it last well tuned?

 

Depends on the setup, and how you treat it. If you do everything the right way and treat it fairly well, it should last forever...

Should*

 

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with good fuel/engine/ignition management it could go a long ways..
other factors are how much psi you boost, how effecient the set up is, hwo often you beat on it.. many factors go into how long a turbo'd honda will last.

 

the answer to your question is as long as a piece of string!!!

 

lets jsut simply this . . . . a turbo setup is as realiable as you make it

that's the easiest way to look at it.

 

Some guy on here lasted 4 years with a fmu on a b series engine (I'm almost positive that it was 4 years). My gsr engine on the other hand lasted 3 months.

 

depends how much money you got...

 

Your question is very broad. Braod questions deserve broad answers. "turbo" can range from reliable to unreliable. Your car is only as reliable as your engine management.

 

I myself have seen turbo integra go in 20 miles. My old car that i dont have no more with for about 60,000 miles before i sold it and when i sold it it have about 190,000 miles.


Like said above it all depends on the tunning and setup

 

Aslong you do proper care of the car. The turbo should last a good time.

If you use a Ball-Bearing turbo it'll last 1.5-2x longer then a non-ball bearing turbo due to less moving parts.

 

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If you use a Ball-Bearing turbo it'll last 1.5-2x longer then a non-ball bearing turbo due to less moving parts.</TD></TR></TABLE>

less moving parts huh? i think it would last longer due to less friction because there certainly aren't less part, there are quite a few more, (*ball bearings vs. the 1 thrust bearing)

mike

 

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that's the easiest way to look at it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

cant be explained better......

 

My wife's is still rolling after a year or so.. Just do it right the first time and you will be set..

 

i was rolling around for over 2 years sumer fall winter and spring

i couldnt complain

 

sorry, for takin over this thread, but for the people that have had turbos runnin for a long time, did you build the engine up? or are we talkin stock internals,
just need to know, sorry again

 

no one?

 

I've had stock internals (LS motor) boosted for more than 3 years...

 

you say... "fmu" .. what else did you and he have for your set up? and how much boost were you guys running? i'm just curious cause i'm trying to piece my management system together right now and i'm just trying to "get by" till i can go stand alone. but i have a jdm h22a and i'm plannin on running like 5.83lbs. could i get away with the fmu with that?? or do i "have" to run bigger injectors and an inline? thanks for your hlep!!