Ok, I did a search but only found one topic that would help, and none of it was personal experience with the reliability. So what i'm wanting to know is how reliable have the setups w/ stock internals been, then how reliable have the setups w/ built internals been, and how is the engine built. I won't be dragging my car all too much, and i'll only be running about 7-9psi on eagle rods, custom low c/r pistons, and i'm getting all my bearings and what not replaced. Also I've heard of block decking. But i'm not sure how this would help me. Thanks ahead of times for any replies.

-Travis


[Modified by Prelussion, 4:03 PM 11/18/2001]

 

Come one guys, everyone with a turbo can answer this question.

 

may just be bad luck but......
my cars been nothing but problems with reliability since i got my turbo
i think its all because of my cracked radiator overheating / fuel regulator breaking though.

 

For a b18b 7-9psi daily is fine on stock internals...just get it tuned. All about tuning when it comes to turbo...the stock block can take a lot, even the b18c.

 

ok 68 people have viewed this and only 2 other people have posted.

 

ok here is the deal, i dont have a turbo(but will sometime in teh future) and i dont have any personal experience with others who did, but here's what i think.

On stock internals, 7-9 psi is good for reliability. That limit is liberal to put it best. But, as mentioned above, you have to pay close attention to your engine. You must tune it. This is the most critical thing of all. I dont think that there is any reason you shouldnt get 30k to a WELL MAINTAiNED turbo set-up.

If this is what you want to do, you just have to go the extra mile to be on top of your maintenance. change the oil, properly gapped plugs will make a huge difference, etc.

I beleive that if you dont actually put in new rods and slugs, it wuold be worth it to just have the engine rebuilt to stock specs to make sure everything is gravy, unless you feel your engine is in well enough shape.

but, either way it comes down to tuning. if you have to fork out 400 bucks for dyno time then so be it.

so to answer your question, yes i believe that any turbo set up can be reliable. Obivoulsy if you blast 9 psi into an engine with 200k on it then im not sure how long it might last.........you get what i mean.

Mike