Hey guys somehwat complicated question but i guess ill ask; i know theres no real way of knowing but im just lookin for ballpark figures.
My setup is a b18c1 with 9:1 comp. pistons. Its running simple turbo cams (skunk2). T3/T4 60 trim turbo....my question is out of this setup what kind of power can i expect? I know its somewhat reliant upon boost but its basically a stock head, so i am not sure how much boost they will give it. Any ideas?

 

about 230 (low boost) to 450 (high boost)

 

whats a "safe" place to run it...i dont need 450 but for all the damn money i have spent i want more than 230 hehe

 

safe i would say 300s to low 300s like 330whp its not exactly the low 230 but its not the high 450s

you have to take this into consideration, everyone looks at boost at a power or horsepower rating like well i run this much psi and make this much power

you have ot understand how that power will feel a honda with 350whp is like a 11s car (done right) ie: correct turbo/intercooler/tuning/exhaust/clutch/ ect ect ect

350whp is ALOT of power and you will definitly be happy with it 450whp is just crazy and 230 is just crazy low like NA low lol

 

with the same turbo except im on a stock engine, i made 275whp reliably....i think you could easily push 350whp daily and have a higher boost setting for when you're feeling lucky...

 

Your seup is going to be mostly dependent on who tunes your car, and how comfortable the tuner feels with the way your car is performing on the dyno...seems like your setup will be limited by your turbo being used.

And remember that there are more things to look into aside from your turbo and the power you are looking to get from it. Make sure that your car is healthy enough to be pushed to higher hp levels. Everyone says it, but a compression test and leak down test is quite an important step in deciding if a motor should be pushed harder than it was ment for.

Oh and motors dont break simply based upon PSI levels

 

well the motor is brand new, just built by a shop that i feel is reliable. Once the breakin is done i have to get the final tune dont, its just the shop is mostly supras/mr-2/evo/and sti so they have never done a turbo honda...ie...they have no idea what it should make. But i think 350 sounds like a reasonable number....at what point in a FWD car is too much power? ie i couldnt get grip with my turbo SOHC...i dont know how traction would even be possible with 350?

 

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t3/t4 60 trim is probably good to like 450whp. i dont think he will be limited at all

 

yeah the turbo is stupidly huge (for a civic) i doubt itl ever spool