1EK1EG

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I did a search,but I haven't had much luck.I'm looking to see the avg hp gain on a stock mini-me swap.(y7 block/y8 head).I'm planning on boosting my DD with hopes of 200 whp in mind,so I'm trying to figure out all the upgrades I could do now to make that goal a lot easier.It will be a task because I'm using a small t25 sized turbo.I appriciate any feedback and thank you for your time.

sky9

200hp on d-motor is problly pretty ez, i seem it on witou mini-me swap, ia t25 is a great turbo for the d. about hp gain i think its all about wat u have are u gonna run it stock?

knockout

well daily driving a boosted car, you'll want to upgrade your valvetrain (valves,springs,reatianers, maybe a more aggressive cam) and get some rods. then boost at about 10 psi and youll be around 200whp.

MSP

are you planning on building on the block too even though it is a DD. my suggestion is to go ahead and build it since it will safeguard the engine for a longer life with the turbo. the T25 is a nice little turbo with very little boost lag (under 10psi) if any since you wont be running high boost.

EK k kay

I have a boosted y7/y8 mini me. It's stock and has been holding fine on my basemap. Hoping to push 220whp when I figure out my ecu bugs and get tuned.

1EK1EG

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Thanks for the input guys.So here is the deal.I got this coupe as a DD,and even though its just a daily,I wanted more power without getting a swap.After doing a little reseach I decided I wanted to boost it and try to achieve 200 whp.I've read about y7s getting up to 200 whp no problem,but I guess you could say I want to achieve as much as I can,and I was just wondering how much hp on average would I gain from a mini me,in stock form,to see if its worth it or not.If its a nice number,then I won't have to boost as much.
My goal is to keep the block stock and do a mild build to the head.Then I'm going to work on my motor for my hatch,then shop around for another stock y7 or y8 block and build that for boost and have it for a backup.
So I guess my question is what kind of hp gain,on average should I look for...20hp? 30hp?I'm just looking for a ballpark figure from those that have experience with this swap.If I can achieve pretty similiar numbers from a straight y7,then I'm going to save money and not do the mini me.I hope this made some form of sense.

1EK1EG

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So I posted this same question in another forum and the answer that was put says "if I put a y8 head on a y7 block and mildly build the head,then its not a mini me and that I would see 9 hp tops".I am no expert on d-series set ups,but that totally makes no sense to me.In this months honda tuning I think they were able to squeeze 15 hp out of a y7 motor just by adding a y8 mani and throttle body...I'm going to keep looking for a ball park figure,but 9hp doesn't seem right or worth it to me