jbell

well after alot of research and whatnot... its been narrowed down.

with a budget of $3000 and a car with a d16 already in it... what should i do?

pull the d and drop in a ls with custom turbo?

or

keep the d and put in the custom turbo?

the thing is... with 3000, thats gotta account for everything. exhaust, uberdata, etc.

platinum00

keep the D.

with the money you have you can make it NICE>

platinum.

RedTegLS

LS! It wont cost very much for an LS swap and even if you have to do the swap and then save a little more for the boost it will be well worth it!!!

TurboJesse

D series..

Bailhatch

If you can afford to turbo the LS you could afford to build the D internals, maybe even including sleeves.

joshwhe

build the d.... and boost till no tomorrow


with a ls you will have a stock block with boost.....

but with the D! you could have built with boost

jbell

like i said, only 3000 to work with.

blackeg

you seem to be on a strict budget. id keep the d and invest in that

TravSi

The D is the engine to B! keep the D, be the underdawg and have a blast with it....gotta love the D!!!

Tad

for 3k
yeah man.. keep the D
you'll be cutting it real close with the LS,
and you'll be able to put some real nice stuff on with the d

sooo... real nice. cuttin it close...

your choice

Hoosier Daddy

Gonna have to agree here and go with the D for the same reasons posted.

Ri5e

Torque vs a Torqueless motor.

Most guys pulling 300+ WHP on stock LS Blocks. And D is also SOHC

BTW, this question has been asked a lot. Try the search

ITSTOCK

Keep the D man,even if you blow the thing D16s are everywhere for cheap. I really think you'll eb able to do a ls swap and build a decent turbo setup for 3k, if you did it would be close and you wouldnthave any money left over if something goes wrong. You'll be happy with the boosted D, in the future you can build it up and run 18psi

Kelly.

what are your hp goals?
if they are sub 300, i would say stay with the d.

if not go with a b, but if you want over 300, $3000 wont be enough.

evilfred

Keep the D...

I dont think 3000$ be enough for a good Ls + turbo install....

LostCRX

LS all the way. They have a lot more potential than those D.

GEN2TEG

LS

fsp31

>>Keep the D...
I dont think 3000$ be enough for a good Ls + turbo install....<<



Good advice. Plus, if this is your first foray into the world of turbocharged hondas, you'll really want to make your mistakes on a D (like a holed block..). Even though LS's are "cheap", they're only cheap relative to the more popular B series motors. Compared to a D16, they're mucho $$$.

Finest

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRV Monster &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Torque vs a Torqueless motor.

Most guys pulling 300+ WHP on stock LS Blocks. And D is also SOHC
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Have you seen the numbers from a D16 turbo? About the same torque #'s as HP. There are a few guys running 200whp/190lbs with the D. So where did you get this "torqueless" motor theory from?

The B16 on the other hand...

ELSpool

D.

SiBirdie

stop playing with the single head baby and time to step up with the big boy and go dual cams! i say go with LS you wont be disapointed

psileepR

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jbell &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well after alot of research and whatnot... its been narrowed down.

with a budget of $3000 and a car with a d16 already in it... what should i do?

pull the d and drop in a ls with custom turbo?

or

keep the d and put in the custom turbo?

the thing is... with 3000, thats gotta account for everything. exhaust, uberdata, etc. </TD></TR></TABLE>

You know my opinion

D series all the way. Build that badboy up.

Johnyquest

You should have made this thread a poll. KEEP THE D. You can do a mild build real quick + a custom setup for 3k if your good. You'll be very happy with it. 3k might be a little short for ANY turbo project, though. Going over-budget is just a fact of life. Get eagle's + cp's, and then i'd assemble your own kit. Go external wastegate, t3 .48ar, 50 trim, whatever manifold you can get cheap, tial, and the rest do whatever you can. I scored a nice IC on ebay for 100$ brand new, re did the endtanks (they both entered from the back instead of the sides), custom jc whitney charge piping, bought a welder from 260, wirefeed fluxcore/gas mig, i used fluxcore. lastly, free rom editing software and your golden to max out your turbo. Don't forget the 3-bar.

-Matt

jbell

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Johnyquest &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You should have made this thread a poll. KEEP THE D. You can do a mild build real quick + a custom setup for 3k if your good. You'll be very happy with it. 3k might be a little short for ANY turbo project, though. Going over-budget is just a fact of life. Get eagle's + cp's, and then i'd assemble your own kit. Go external wastegate, t3 .48ar, 50 trim, whatever manifold you can get cheap, tial, and the rest do whatever you can. I scored a nice IC on ebay for 100$ brand new, re did the endtanks (they both entered from the back instead of the sides), custom jc whitney charge piping, bought a welder from 260, wirefeed fluxcore/gas mig, i used fluxcore. lastly, free rom editing software and your golden to max out your turbo. Don't forget the 3-bar.

-Matt</TD></TR></TABLE>

you honestly think i can get rods/pistons, a turbo setup, all the tuning stuff, clutch, lsd, and exhaust for that price?

Aber

Don't forget you can scrounge out 400-600 for your D. I'm completing my LS swap for a final of $1700 and that's with a brand new rebuilt GSR tranny.