JMONEY02

I HAVE A 95 CIVIC COUPE WITH D16Z6 280,000 MILES. PLAN ON TURBOING IT NEXT SUMMER BUT DIDNT KNOW IF I SHOULD REBUILD THIS MOTOR OR SWAP IT OUT NOT TRYING TO BOOST A LOT MAYBE 8 OR 10LBS.. DONT WANT TO PUT A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY INTO IT OR SWITCH HARNESS SO ANY HELP WOULD BE NICE. THANKS

grumblemarc

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doctorake

you need to read the FAQs

chewyv

Ask me a question.

grumblemarc

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OP. This question gets asked at least 5 times a week.

If you don't have the budget you're not going to boost anything unless you go junkyard level or Ebay. In any case it's still not that simple.

JMONEY02

I know how to do a turbo kit. I was just asking if I should rebuild this motor or something different.

grumblemarc

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"Motor or something different"? What does that mean? If you had a goal we might be able to advise you better. Right now you've given us nothing.

JMONEY02

and by meaning not spending a lot I mean I don't want to swap a built b18 with the works.. sorry if I didn't ask the right question.

grumblemarc

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I still don't know what you're saying. How is anyone supposed to recommend something when you're being so vague?

DumpdEJ6

OP, don't listen to grumblemarc, he's a playa hater all the time on these boards. If you've only got 280,000 miles on the engine, you're good 4 booooooooost! Yeah, smart thinking on running only 8-10 pounds of boost, I'd say personally you could probably get away with 12psi if you run 20w-50 racing oil.

And don't listen to all the haterz talkin smack about ebay kits, if you're on a budget they will work just fine, china makes pretty good turbos. The only thing I would say is make sure the turbo housing is chromed, I know it sounds weird, but it really helps with heat displacement. Heat is what kills turbos, so the less, the better. Good luck!

grumblemarc

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JMONEY02

Thanks all I was wonder was I hear people doing y7 blocks with z6 heads and other combos. so even with 280k it should be ok? no smoking or leaks.

grumblemarc

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I really think he was being sarcastic.

Ryan96GSR

LOL

OP read grumblemarcs link in his SIG, and don't touch your motor until you have basic understanding of these D series motors.


EDIT; short answer to be productive, no do not turbo your stock high mileage motor unless you enjoy blowing things up.

grumblemarc

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The very minimum thing you should worry about is NOT PSI but that the engine is healthy. To find that out at the least perform a compression and leakdown test.

JMONEY02

all cylinders are between 150-170. wasn't planning on boosting on it until I rebuilt it.

grumblemarc

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That's next summer. Plenty of time to go into the Forced Induction forum and start reading up.

DumpdEJ6

C'mon man, you know experience is the best teacher. Especially when people don't learn with any way but the hard way...let the man boost his likely near-death engine with 10 psi from an unknown-sized turbo built by 7-year olds. Their tears make the best assembly lube.

DumpdEJ6

Besides, Mr. J. Money already knows how to do a turbo kit. No need to rain your Experience Raindrops from your Logic Cloud on his Hopes and Dreams Parade.

grumblemarc

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I guess you're right 'cause I can see where this thread is heading.

JMONEY02

Well I guess I see where its going too.. I guess I was wrong to ask a simple question. and have a tool answer it

grumblemarc

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You have yet to ask a question. And I was being nice. Did you follow the advice in post #14?

JMONEY02

all I wanted to know is if the d16z6 is a good motor or if I should rebuild a different motor sorry if I said something wrong.. let me start over. I have a d16z6 that I will be rebuilding ground up before I boost! is there any other d series that might be better. like I said sorry again.

grumblemarc

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Follow the advice given in post #14. It will answer ALL your questions.

DumpdEJ6

Ok, I actually see what he's getting at here. OP, the way you worded your first post made it seem as if you were going to turbo the D16Z6, and you wanted to know if you should rebuild it or not. Which is why I made fun of your question, because only someone who didn't give a **** about his engine would turbo a 280,000 mile engine.

From what I have been able to glean from reading in the forced induction section, (you really should check that out, that's good advice) a built D series motor (forged pistons, rods, rod bolts, head studs, etc.) will handle upwards of 400hp. PSI is turbo-specific, so you'll get made fun of if you just say "I wanna build it for 15psi" without specifying a particular turbo.

If you are NOT planning on building the engine with forged internals and ARP studs and whatnot, and instead just want to rebuild with stock components (a hone/bore with a valve job and gaskets and so on) then from what I've heard, 200HP is around the decently safe limit.

Of course, all of this is very dependent on how good of a tune you have, forged everything and a shitty tune and you'll blow up your engine regardless. Check out the forced induction forum and just read read read read read. Then...maybe then, start asking some informed, more specific questions. There is a LOT of knowledge on these boards, but asking vague questions, or specific questions in a vague or easily misunderstood way will get you made fun of. We've all been there, I'm sure someone has ripped on my for asking something noobish.

Long story short, read the Forced Induction forum, search for D16Z6 in that forum, or just "D16 turbo" or something like that. Find out what others have done and what has worked for them and what has grenaded. Should save you a lot of money.