StockCivicRacer

i have a couple of questions about this car. i have the chance to buy a 94 civic with 113k miles on it. the dude is going to give me a pretty good deal, but i just wanted to ask a couple of questions on here before i went through with it. when i drove the car it still drove really smooth. does the engine still have plenty of life left even though its at 113k? also, i plan on doign some kind of forced induction on this car, probably just a greddy kit since im a newb to the world of turbos. would the engine b able to hold up with this kit,?, or does it have too much wear and tear on it? i know that it was a girls car before, and she doesnt race or anything. seems like its been babied all its life. let me know. i would really appreciate any help you all could give me. thanks a bunch.

Ricey McRicerton

With only 113k on the clock, your motor has a lot more life left in it. I have a boosted hatch with over 115k on it, but before you toss a turbo kit on it you should do a leakdown test.

StockCivicRacer

what exactly is a leawdown test? sorry..... like i said im somewhat of a newb. let me know. thanks!

Ricey McRicerton

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Leakdown and compression tests are slightly different. Both test the "health" of your motor. If the results come back within 10% of one another on each cylinder you are good to boost!

-Gambit-

like ricer said with only 113k on the motor it still has alot of life to it.

StockCivicRacer

alright cool. on my way to check out the car now. also..... as far as potential of a sohc..... would i b able to get the car in to the 12's? thats a goal for me..... im not greedy. do 12's seem possible with the greddy kit? or would i have to get a bigger turbo to achieve this. thanks for all the help.

EvilPinkEye

dont know about that about 12's since its gonna cost an arm and a leg to get there..
gonna try to get there, but on a 4dr its gonna be funny, want to be the one that comes outa left with 13's eheh...look into 14 or 15 if u really have no idea whats up.

Soccerking3000

you might want to leanr a little bit more about turbos and such before you go and "throw" on a greddy kit, buy the car if it is a good deal and has good compression et cetera, and shoot a little higher 12's will be hard you would have to start looking at forged internals et cetera and if you do not want to go that route get a hell of a tuner for you and you can run higher psi's but untill then stick around the forum and read read read, oh and use the search function