Turbo on a D series automatic
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Turbo on a D series automatic
can you do it? I had a volvo with an auto turbo & it was nice to get a lil more power. with this civic ('00 EX) can you do it? I dont want a manual. will a turbo on an automatic work & will it damage the engine or shorten its life?
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Re: Turbo on a D series automatic
Turbocharging an engine with an auto tranny is the same as a manual. Engine life shouldn't be affected if it is already healthy, running low boost, and a good tune.
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Re: Turbo on a D series automatic
1. Honda automatics don't take well to having more power being thrown at them then they were designed for.
2. The OPs care is an '00 meaning OBD2, meaning he'd have to backdate to OBD1 to tune, not a problem for a manual, but because of differences in how the OBD1 and OBD2 automatic transmissions are controlled it quite literally doesn't work with an automatic.
This kind of leaves you stuck with having to convert to manual.
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You can turbo a automatic. I have done it, it is a absolute must to have a BIG tranny cooler. Cars that run obd2 is a added problem however, if you really wanna do it I would look into a AEM ems.
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Re: Turbo on a D series automatic
If you want to go fast, convert your female model to a 5 speed. Honda automatics aren't exactly known to take lots of power. I guess like a 30-40hp boost wont hurt too bad, but if you want to make some good power you probably want to convert to a 5 speed. Do this not only for reliability/longevity but for the sake of knowing how to drive the damn thing.
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Well to be honest right off the line it was just as brutal as any auto honda. but from a roll (even 5-10mph) it would rape a similar n/a with a manual. One time I raced my buddy's 350z from 5 to 100mph and it was dead even.
Here is a video of me racing another Crx with a B20 (no vtec) and mine was a D15b2 with a small turbo at 14psi. I got hosed off the line but I started catching up on him real hard. My best time that day was 14.85@97.6mph
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32VRP32XO2Y
Here is a video of me racing another Crx with a B20 (no vtec) and mine was a D15b2 with a small turbo at 14psi. I got hosed off the line but I started catching up on him real hard. My best time that day was 14.85@97.6mph
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32VRP32XO2Y
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Re: Turbo on a D series automatic
d-series automatic trannies wont hold much power for to long. about 150whp max and nobody makes an off the shelf high stall torque converters, you may be able to have one custom made but really its not worth it, if you wanna keep the slushbox swap to a b/h/k/f with a slushbox and more power than a turbo d slushbox will take
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d-series automatic trannies wont hold much power for to long. about 150whp max and nobody makes an off the shelf high stall torque converters, you may be able to have one custom made but really its not worth it, if you wanna keep the slushbox swap to a b/h/k/f with a slushbox and more power than a turbo d slushbox will take
I can't speak for my car as my rods let go after 6 months, but the tranny outlasted the 160hp engine. I know of a couple auto D's that has been running a turbo for over 2 years now. You can get performance auto stuff at levelten.com, but it is pricey. Probably because nobody ever builds auto hondas for power. Why? because everytime you turn around there are 10 know it alls telling you why it shouldn't/can't be done. If nobody ever dared to try anything new we would not have lightbulbs,telephones or airplanes.
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Re: Turbo on a D series automatic
I can't speak for my car as my rods let go after 6 months, but the tranny outlasted the 160hp engine. I know of a couple auto D's that has been running a turbo for over 2 years now. You can get performance auto stuff at levelten.com, but it is pricey. Probably because nobody ever builds auto hondas for power. Why? because everytime you turn around there are 10 know it alls telling you why it shouldn't/can't be done. If nobody ever dared to try anything new we would not have lightbulbs,telephones or airplanes.
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well i wont post b.s. info, if your d crapped out w/ only 160whp you had serious tune issues. go to a d-series specipic site like d-series.org and ask bone or aquafina, there are also one many other sites, those are probably to 2 most knowledgable d-series and all honda tranny gurus you'll ever find. 99% of any 10sec or faster d-series has a bone built or aquafina built tranny. both of which will tell you that the d-series auto will loose all "reliability" after 150whp. not saying it wont hold for a while but it will let go. has there been 300whp completly stock block d-series.......yes, they didnt last long, this isnt something that people started doing a year or two ago, there were guys boosting d-series while you were in diapers. if you have a custom built auto tranny go for it, but its gonna cost alot more than its worth
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