Okay I have a 97 Civic DX Hathback and I was thinking about swapping it and stuff but I decided since I still only have 32,300 miles on the motor I wanted to just turbo it and run between 200 - 250 hp at the crank. I'm having trouble the finding a turbo kit for a 96-00 1.5 L Civic DX motor. Would the ones sold on http://www.turbocalculator.com/sale-turbokits.php fit my motor? Plus if i put a D16y8 head on would this setup still work? Also what size turbo do u guys think would be the best. I was leaning more towards a smaller turbo. If there are any places people can buy a turbo for a D15 please post them. Any suggestions are welcomed. Thanks

 

You have a D16y7 not a D15. And all turbo kits for any D series pretty much work for your car, but who wants a kit? Build your own and it will be cheaper, faster, and more reliable.

Edit: Don't get a small turbo either, your 1.6 can spool a big ol' T3 just fine.

 

Thx for the advice i greatly appreciate it. Probally going to follow through with your suggestion. What turbo size did you use on your vehicle?


Modified by wushubrian at 11:59 AM 1/6/2005

 

search button, upper right hand corner. Lots of good info on this already.

You can use a T3 with a .48 exhaust houging or .68 housing, but don't expect the spool of the .48. You can also run DSM turbos, 14B, 16g, ect. Also greddy turbos work very well.

Other choices are HF manifold and a custom adatper plate to mate the turbo. (cheapest)

Or a equal length manifold from your choice of supplier, just not SS Autocrhome!