turbo HF is it worth it.
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turbo HF is it worth it.
i know somebody that has a clean crx HF nice body si interior for pretty cheap. i also have a extra homemade turbo kit with a small rhb5 turbo set at 7lbs. would it be worth it to get that car and turbo it. i know the HF has low compression and long gears. that's good for turbo right. jus wonderin how would it do and would it be funner to drive than a regular si.
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Re: turbo HF is it worth it. (1tyme)
Make sure the engine is in good shape internally and if it is boost it. I would change the tranny for another one with shorter gears to help your acceleration. I think the reason for the long gears on the hf was for fuel economy....dont quote me on that though.
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Re: turbo HF is it worth it. (b18turbocivic)
HF is a good chassis to work with but you'll have to ditch the engine and tranny completely....they're complete ****!
Go for a B18c1 or B18A swap with turbo!!!
Go for a B18c1 or B18A swap with turbo!!!
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Re: turbo HF is it worth it. (MiraiZ)
get in touch with Bizzy Esrala....go all motor and run 11's with the hf with the 1.5 single cam
I use to talk to him on the net, I think his screen name is 10secHF or something
I use to talk to him on the net, I think his screen name is 10secHF or something
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Re: turbo HF is it worth it. (1tyme)
I love my hf. when I bought it the car smelled of puke, gutted it and found all these dwi tickets car felt fast fully gutted till the burnouts killed the poor little clutch.shortly afterwards I had a b16.I would listen to them hf trannie is awful plus the axles are tiny.You need to upgrade to dx spindles to run bigger outers.plus the hf t body is so little. the bottom end is as stout" if you can say that about a 1.5"as the si's. put a si intake manifold on it also. good luck Jason
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Re: turbo HF is it worth it. (MiraiZ)
ok i'm not really goin to spend money on it. i just have a homemade turbo kit that would slap right on. so no motor swaps, maybe a trannies swap if one of my frenz have one lying around, oh and i can get a si manifold and tb. but other than that just HF motor and turbo. will it hold up and will it be worth it, by that i mean will it be faster than a crx si (1.6 sohc non vtec with say i/h/e). cause those motors are rated at like 112hp give or take and the HF is at like 60-70hp.
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Re: turbo HF is it worth it. (1tyme)
ok i'm not really goin to spend money on it. i just have a homemade turbo kit that would slap right on. so no motor swaps, maybe a trannies swap if one of my frenz have one lying around, oh and i can get a si manifold and tb. but other than that just HF motor and turbo. will it hold up and will it be worth it, by that i mean will it be faster than a crx si (1.6 sohc non vtec with say i/h/e). cause those motors are rated at like 112hp give or take and the HF is at like 60-70hp.
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Re: turbo HF is it worth it. (MiraiZ)
you should at least get a d16a6, d16z6, or a zc in there if not a b-series. its really not worth it turboing the hf. just swapping in anyone of those motors will net more reliablity and power. turboing the hf, you will only beat a crx w/any of the mentioned motors by a tad bit if not at all. but turboing any of the mentioned motors above will easily beat gsr's with bolt-ons.
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Re: turbo HF is it worth it. (01geeser)
You got 2 options.
1) Keep the HF engine, leave it stock and use it for that whooping 50~60 MPG. Then get a another shell for something to tinker with.
2) Swap out the HF engine for a D16, ZC, or a B-series. Turbo it.
1) Keep the HF engine, leave it stock and use it for that whooping 50~60 MPG. Then get a another shell for something to tinker with.
2) Swap out the HF engine for a D16, ZC, or a B-series. Turbo it.
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