How long will my turbo motor run?

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Jun 6, 2005 | 04:56 PM

SOHCsleeper

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How long will my turbo motor run?

I am thinking of turbo charging my 1994 honda civic ex but i need to know how many miles my motor will run after that .....Will it be reliable?

Jun 6, 2005 | 06:22 PM

Daedus

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Re: How long will my turbo motor run? (SOHCsleeper)

Sorry mate, your question is too open ended. Impossible to say.. Depends on how much boost you run, what quality of fuel management you use, what kind of maintenance has been done through the motor's life, the health of your internals, etc.

If you run a reasonable level of hp, don't bag on it 24-7 and keep up with maintenance, it'll probably still outlive the car. Whether it will be reliable depends on the quality of your install and how much hp over stock you're pushing.

Jun 6, 2005 | 06:53 PM

MikeD718

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Re: How long will my turbo motor run? (Daedus)

wait till youre not a trial and go ask the guys in the FI forum, and try to be a little more specific

Jun 6, 2005 | 06:56 PM

Kamin

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Re: How long will my turbo motor run? (SOHCsleeper)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SOHCsleeper »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I am thinking of turbo charging my 1994 honda civic ex but i need to know how many miles my motor will run after that .....Will it be reliable?</TD></TR></TABLE>
13,402.3 miles.
exactally.

Jun 6, 2005 | 07:08 PM

Fate

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its going to start up, run for 10 minutes and then blow a headgasket.

Jun 6, 2005 | 07:14 PM

NerveAgent

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for as long as you take care of it.

Jun 6, 2005 | 07:33 PM

stormy

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Re: How long will my turbo motor run? (Kamin)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kamin »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
13,402.3 miles.
exactally. </TD></TR></TABLE>

now is that before he adds the spoon stickers, or after

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Jun 6, 2005 | 07:35 PM

b18blackek

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Re: How long will my turbo motor run? (stormy)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stormy »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

now is that before he adds the spoon stickers, or after</TD></TR></TABLE>

nahh he should put NOS stickers on that will be more kool..

Jun 6, 2005 | 07:36 PM

neutron91

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Re: How long will my turbo motor run? (stormy)

until you turn the ignition off.. unless you got a turbo timer... then you might be able to make it last a few minutes longer

Jun 6, 2005 | 08:34 PM

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blurrrcivic94

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with proper maintenence it'll run just as long as an n/a motor..

Jun 6, 2005 | 08:38 PM

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Re: How long will my turbo motor run? (neutron91)

Sorry bro, we don't know how good your motor is. How many miles does it have? If I'm you. Save your money, build the engine, turbo it, hondata, tune it.