ok im over here for disaster relief hey its not bad government is givin me 1400 extra a month so im thinkin about sleevin my c5 but if i turbo it do i have to change the pistons if im going about 10-12psi and if so what else should i replace to ensure no problems. motor has about 38k on it

 

In my personal opinion, you will need aftermarket pistons and rods. The C5 has such a high compression ratio that 10-12 psi will have to have a PERFECT tune or else it is going to detonate itself to death. It will be safer and more forgiving to just go ahead and drop it down.

Good luck down there in N.O. man, are you Marines or Navy? I am in the Marines overseas right now, finnaly coming home again in 2 weeks.

 

run water injection and you'll be fine, although you should be fine anyways provided you dont have an idiot tuning your car

 

buy a block guard

 

marine from pendleton we have been out here 2 weeks just chillin nothin to do everyone else is doing everything the army the air force coast guard and navy all out here. man...

im definatly getting sleeves block guards not for me i got the money imma get sleeves better in the long run ill look into the rods and pistons and get back with yall hopefully this project won't take but till january then 300+hp at 10psi can't wait....

 

what kind of turbo?

 

in my personal opinion the c5 is such a nicely built n/a engine from honda that i wouldnt go turbo on it... it was originaly built n/a from honda and by going turbo u would need to change the internals since it has so much compression, which would take the whole perpose of getting a type r motor in the first place i would just choose a diff setup to go turbo on

 

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good info, but there has been type-r's turboed stock and ran great DD for awhile

 

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exactly! i dont see the point in taking a risk of blowing up a $4k motor

 

personally( depending on your skills) i would just cop a LS motor and turbo that, and keep the ITR motor NA. i mean all that money you going to spend on sleeves, pistons and rods, etc...cop a LS and boost the hell out of it.

 

Yea I dont think that a turbo is the best way dude.
I have driven a lot of turbocharged B18C1's and C5's. Ive also driven a lot of Supercharged C1's and C5's and built NA's as well.
Honestly dude, the most fun Ive had driving was in an EG with a Jackson charged C5. Not super ungodly power by any means, but very very drivable, lots of fun power right off the start up through the powerband.
Might be something to consider. Work on suspension to get that all tuned in, and supercharge the C5 with a good in/out system (I/H/E).

 

ok lets put it this way if i go all motor would it cost more than going turbo to get to 300+hp that was my plan to get to 300hp turbo seemed the easiest just about 10-12 psi puts me over 300 but all motor would take all new stuff so i was wondering how much would it cost to get it for both im lookin about 2.5k for the turbo.

sleeves
t3 tubo
apexi bov
hks wastegate
intercooler and piping
manifold

thats about 2.5k if i spend it wisely

 

Dont forget about a good computer setup, tuning time, clutch, bigger exhaust piping, and labor time if you dont do things yourself.
I dont get it, and its not just you. But what is so big about 300hp? I mean, how are you going to get that to the ground on a FWD car before halfway through 3rd gear? I dont know man, Im sure whatever you do will be rad! Good luck with your project man, keep us updated on how its goin.
Best of luck!

 

well 300hp is just my personal benchmark after about a year or so of 300 ill go more. but as of now i got a ubertune and crome ive been tuning. so the computer will work for now. still alot to work on. ill let ya know should be before january all up and running.