GTlvr82

I just finished reading the tech about the CRX turbo setup for under $300. I will quote some ish..."For the turbo, I felt that a stock Eclipse blower would be in better shape...We also found a stock Eclipse intercooler from the same model year ('95-'99) that cost $30...(The HF model CRX) has an exhaust manifold that can be mistaken for a turbo manifold." What do you guys think about doing this cheap upgrade and is it worth my time. I have a '93 DX hatch and could do this easily if it is semi-reliable and something that has been proven by others. My Puerto Rican friend in the city did this basic setup with a '98 EX motor in his '91 SI hatch...it seems to work although a little rich. Your opinions are more than welcome.

Rowdy

I had this setup done in my 00 civic with the stock engine, it ran 13.5 @ 99. (On slicks). Actually i was using a t3/4 though.

I have the footage, it looked fast but felt slow due to the long dx gearing. Anyway dont boost more than 7 lbs..i was at 9 and it lasted about 6 months .. weak point, rings.

lost a little compression in the 3rd cylinder.
Good luck.

GTlvr82

bumpity on this...someone has got to have some other experience on this...

SoulSurfer

Turbo for under $300? Good luck. You can find a turbo setup for under a grand but it will be very cheap and very minimal.

kommon_sense

You can do it for under $300 if you are willing to dig around long enough in a junkyard and can fabricate your own parts. Personally I wouldn't do it. Even if you go custom, take your time and assemble your kit with quality parts. As people always say :

You have fast, reliable, and cheap... Pick 2... You can't have all 3.

http://www.homemadeturbo.com

IS3Fifty

do you have some fab. skills??? if so, good luck. if not, get the hell away from making your own turbo cuz its not going to happen bro. sorry...

White Lightnin

There was a site that had a lot of info on this. Anybody have a link for the guy. I thought it was junkyardtubo.com, but I was mistaken.

Rowdy

Heres a pic of my old set up..

After this motor was replaced with a 95 twin cam zc, we put it on a dyno (same boost set up).

It made 203 hp and 175 torque, .. i will look around and see if i can find that dyno print out.


[Modified by DerEK9, 9:44 AM 4/4/2003]

Sipower99

kommon_sense

that was a very true statement you have there.

kommon_sense

only parts that need fab are charge pipes, downpipe, modifying hf manifold and a few flanges. It can all be done, just not under $300 unless you can do it yourself. For the charge pipes, just order some mandrel bent pipes from jcwhitney.com and use a ruler and hand-saw. Building a turbo setup isn't rocket science, but it IS a lot of work and most importantly research.

dkim48

check out www.homemadeturbo.com
It is a website dedicated to stuff like this. They seem to have a lot of information on doing this turbo kit. But if you want to buy a nice *** d-series turbo kit check out my sig. Thanks and good luck.

Steve Berman

Nice. Thats going in the SIG

racecarpete

Best damn reply i have ever heard. I'm thinking i might put that in my sig.

Soundwave

typically, you get what you pay for. its unfortunate you cant boost affordably

Steve Berman

lol, BTW, you can barly find a used T28 for under 200 BUX. Not to mention PROPER fuel management and ignition.

X2BOARD

I am a proponent of "Turbo is expensive" Since you don't know until you go boost, but once you know, you can cut costs considerably if you know what your are doing and looking for.

The idiots in Honda Tuning didn't seem to address fueling (if I remember that article) I seem to remember them saying you don't need to upgrade the fuel system under 4psi ? LOL.... w/e guys...

Fueling is what will keep your motor from blowing... Even if you COULD find all the turbo parts at the dog cheep prices they quoted AND managed to do all the fabricating yourself (good luck), I don't think you'll maintain a $300 budget. Not to mention, you never know if a junkyard turbo needs new seals... how well the BOV works...etc.... it's from a junkyard....

A local guy did a similar setup (HF mani trick) for under $700, but I'd recommend at least a vafc and some bigger injectors for any type of reliability. But no matter what you spend, boost gets expensive cuz you will ALWAYS find something that needs to be upgraded.

X2

Rowdy

http://www.thedropshop.tv/vafc.htm has an article on fuel tuning with a v-afc in place of an fmu.. (Worth reading,if you are into the budget boost).


[Modified by DerEK9, 12:38 AM 4/5/2003]