Turbo with or without VTEC - Which is better?
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Turbo with or without VTEC - Which is better?
I want to buy a civic then turbo charge it, should i spend the extra money to buy one with VTEC or just stick to the cheaper non-VTEC? Will there be much performance difference between the 2? ie VTEC with Turbo VS non-VTEC with Turbo
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Re: Turbo with or without VTEC - Which is better? (barefootbonzai)
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A lot of tech stuff you need to look into in order to make a decision thats good for you.
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Re: Turbo with or without VTEC - Which is better? (1999silverhatch)
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Re: Turbo with or without VTEC - Which is better? (underpressure02)
My personal preference are B18B, B20, and H23 are good for force inducting. Turbo'ing vtec engines will have some unreliable issues especially if your on a budget. If you already have a vtec engine just stay N/A, but it's your engine and your personal preference, my $0.02. GL.
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barefootbonzai how much more would it end up costing you to go lsvtec and such i would honestly turbo the ls you'll get around if not hte same gains save the money for building the block.
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Re: Turbo with or without VTEC - Which is better? (Tokyo_X-treme_Racer)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tokyo_X-treme_Racer »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Turbo'ing vtec engines will have some unreliable issues especially if your on a budget. </TD></TR></TABLE>
No it won't. You slap a turbo kit on a VTEC engine just like any other engine. What's he going to do? Wear out his electronically controlled VTEC?
No it won't. You slap a turbo kit on a VTEC engine just like any other engine. What's he going to do? Wear out his electronically controlled VTEC?
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Re: Turbo with or without VTEC - Which is better? (Nameless RB26)
lol..
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yea we all know how pesky vtec can get at 10+ psi....
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yea we all know how pesky vtec can get at 10+ psi....
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Re: Turbo with or without VTEC - Which is better? (WAFFLES)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tokyo_X-treme_Racer »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My personal preference are B18B, B20, and H23 are good for force inducting. Turbo'ing vtec engines will have some unreliable issues especially if your on a budget. If you already have a vtec engine just stay N/A, but it's your engine and your personal preference, my $0.02. GL. </TD></TR></TABLE>
the b20 sleeves are poop. i think compression is the issue here. lower compression gives you the ability to run more boost, and/or run the same boost with less chance of detonation. most vtec motors are over 10:1 compression, which doesnt leave much area for safety when tuning and should detonation occur, chances are it will be more destructive quicker in a higher compression motor. as someone mentioned earlier, the sohc vtec has a 9.2 and 9.6:1 compression(z6 and y8 respectively), which will let you get vtec and have a relatively larger room for error due to the lower compression. possibly the best thing to do for high hp is use a b series vtec and lower the compression via headgasket and/or lower comp. pistons. this gives you the vtec and excellent flow of a b series head, and the ablility to run more boost/be safer with lower boost. this is definately something that you will have to spend hours upon hours reading about and deciding for yourself, what i said here is just stuff to get you thinking about some aspects of your question
the b20 sleeves are poop. i think compression is the issue here. lower compression gives you the ability to run more boost, and/or run the same boost with less chance of detonation. most vtec motors are over 10:1 compression, which doesnt leave much area for safety when tuning and should detonation occur, chances are it will be more destructive quicker in a higher compression motor. as someone mentioned earlier, the sohc vtec has a 9.2 and 9.6:1 compression(z6 and y8 respectively), which will let you get vtec and have a relatively larger room for error due to the lower compression. possibly the best thing to do for high hp is use a b series vtec and lower the compression via headgasket and/or lower comp. pistons. this gives you the vtec and excellent flow of a b series head, and the ablility to run more boost/be safer with lower boost. this is definately something that you will have to spend hours upon hours reading about and deciding for yourself, what i said here is just stuff to get you thinking about some aspects of your question
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Re: Turbo with or without VTEC - Which is better? (blackeg)
a thicker head gasket is great for boost let my friend run 13 pounds of boost with his stock sohc vtec
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Re: Turbo with or without VTEC - Which is better? (barefootbonzai)
Too broad of a question to begin with, plus if you have turbo specific questions try the Forced Induction forum.
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