alright guys i've been debating if i should turbo my 94 civic hatchback LS swap or go all motor? Keep in mind if i do go turbo or all motor im not going all out as in fully builting my motor. If i go turbo i'll just put a turbo kit on and boost it safely around 6psi so i wont blow my motor, and if i do go all motor it'll just be the basic bolt-ons such as intake, exhaust, header and cams. The reason why im asking this is because im planning on getting some camshaft from crower but i don't know which ones imma get since there's differences between the camshaft for turbo and non turbo cars. For all motor im looking at getting the 403 from crower since that's the most popular one and if i go turbo i'll get the 402T. Any suggestion on what will be a better choice for a daily driven car with enough power to back it up?

 

do you wanna run 14s or 12s?

 

horsepower/torque goal?

 

im basically looking to run atleast 13s? or low 13s. Anything lower would even be better

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdm_spoonEG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Anything lower would even be better</TD></TR></TABLE>

looks like your destined for boost weather you like it or not.

 

he can hit them times with a Ls/vtec

 

i guess i'll go turbo then? I have a complete turbo kit from when i still had the SOHC vtec motor i just need to get a DOHC manifold.

 

how big is the turbo? it may be too small for what you are looking for.

 

throw a vtec head on...piece together the boost setup...get injectors, fuel pump, and have a good fuel management going...run 7psi-8psi daily...run 13's....call it the day.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PHOBIA &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how big is the turbo? it may be too small for what you are looking for.</TD></TR></TABLE>

the turbo is a t3/t4 turbo from turbonetic.

 

if its a td04 or something along those lines it will be fine, they can push 275whp, which at around 9 psi the ls will do, and if you tune it correctly the ls will take up to around 10 psi all day long every day

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Soccerking3000 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if its a td04 or something along those lines it will be fine, they can push 275whp, which at around 9 psi the ls will do, and if you tune it correctly the ls will take up to around 10 psi all day long every day</TD></TR></TABLE>

so how would the t3/t4 perform in my LS? how much power u think i'll make and how much can i boost since my motor is stock.

 

My brother boosted his stock LS in a EG hatch. 8psi with a Garrett T3/T4 60-1 .70AR Intake .48AR Exhaust. Estimated was around 220HP/200FtLbs by Blundar. Fully street tuned by Blundar.

That's just a benchmark to go by. That thing pulled extremely hard.. then he sold it .

Oh yeah.. he ran a 14 flat at a local track with dry rotted tires.. haha. Didn't catch traction until 3rd, and when he did shift into third he was a little out of the powerband from the spinnage. With slicks, it would have been a 12 second car.

Bump for you.

 

the turbonetics will be great,thats what i have sitting in my closet waitng until i get barred.

 

thanks for all your help guys. It really helped me make up my mind. I'll boost the LS then, i'll keep u guys updated with info and pics on my car. Once again thanks for all your comments.