Turbo'in the Civic
04-10-2004, 07:29 PM
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Turbo'in the Civic
Hey everybody I have just come across a Garret Air Research T3 Turbo, or so the description goes but I am finding it difficult to get information on it. I have the turbo and some down piping plus a cat-converter plus some other stuff, essentially everything but a blow off valve, intake manifold, and intercooler. I need to know what all I should replace on my engine the 97' Civic EX w/48,XXX miles and if anyone knows anything about these turbos I would appreciate the info thanks.
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Re: Turbo'in the Civic (97VtecIN)
look on the side of the turbo, it might have the a/r stamped into the housing, like .60 for a .60 a/r. for the most part, t3's are very nice turbos for sohc vtec engines(i got mine coming in the mail 
). what should you replace? depends on how much boost you want to run. maybe get a walbro intake pump 255lph and some larger injectors(you need saturated or high impedance because thats what you car is). for say 11 psi or less you stock motor will do fine, especially since it only has 48,000 miles. just keep on routine maintainance and with good fuel management you are good to go for a long time 
). what should you replace? depends on how much boost you want to run. maybe get a walbro intake pump 255lph and some larger injectors(you need saturated or high impedance because thats what you car is). for say 11 psi or less you stock motor will do fine, especially since it only has 48,000 miles. just keep on routine maintainance and with good fuel management you are good to go for a long time
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Re: Turbo'in the Civic (blackeg)
Yeah I don't plan on running more than 10 or 11 psi just because I am a youngster and don't need too much speed b/c I would be inclined to use it 
I actually just had to put a "new" motor in my car about 9 months ago so yeah the engine is in pristine condition and is babied with Royal Purple every 3k miles. My only other question is what kind of hp gains could I expect from this turbo with 10 psi? Thanks again for your help, I really appreciate it.
I actually just had to put a "new" motor in my car about 9 months ago so yeah the engine is in pristine condition and is babied with Royal Purple every 3k miles. My only other question is what kind of hp gains could I expect from this turbo with 10 psi? Thanks again for your help, I really appreciate it.
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