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Old Sep 3, 2005 | 11:05 AM
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how many horses can i get out of my jdm b18c if i turbo it, its in an eg civic, and im tryin to decide if i wanna get a newer, faster car or put some more money into the hatch.......id appreciate some opinions...thanks
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Old Sep 3, 2005 | 05:37 PM
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i asked my mechanic the same question he asked me how much horsepower do you want if you wnat his number let me know
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Old Sep 3, 2005 | 07:56 PM
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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 09:53 AM
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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 11:10 AM
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you'd probably get a quicker answer in the turbo section
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 03:48 PM
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i have a b18c in my dx hatch and i love the power. but i you turbo it then you should defintly be statisfied with the power. it just depends on how much psi you plan on running.
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 10:49 PM
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the sky is the limit on how much hp you want is long as you have the money!
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 03:23 PM
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prolly somewhere in the 185-216.287whp range
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Old Sep 11, 2005 | 11:40 AM
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 02:28 PM
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it depends on how much money you want to put in to it. you have an excellent platform to work with.
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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 04:20 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ruckussss &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how many horses can i get out of my jdm b18c if i turbo it, its in an eg civic, and im tryin to decide if i wanna get a newer, faster car or put some more money into the hatch.......id appreciate some opinions...thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>452314545454453454564534.21 WHP
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