kinda stuck in a dilema.
im currently rockin a stock gsr with some boltons. but its got some high mileage. about 150k. i usually dont bring it above 6k rpms anymore.

now i could pretty much get rid of it and go for a turbo single (ex). since the singles cost alot less id be able to push on it harder.

this is going in an eg hatch by the way.

 

I personally wouldn't get rid of the GSR motor you have now. And certainly not for a SOHC (turbo or not).

 

I would just rebuild the GSR motor.

 

yeah if you didn't have anything at first I would say it's cheaper to make power with the SOHC turbo, but since you already have a GSR, just take care of it and rebuild it. Less headaches.

 

I smoked many GSR swapped hatches in my d16z6 turbo...

Plus, my car is a coupe and the engine was stock other than headstuds and a clutch.

I say, go with a d16z6, get a T3/04e .48ar turbo, tune it to 12psi, and go out and smoke people.

If you have the money throw some forged internals in there and crank the boost up.

This topic has been covered millions of times before though. There are threads with pages and pages of people arguing over this topic. What it comes down to is what you want.

 

Fix rebuilding your gsr motor and building a turbo for that out of the question?

 

my car is daily driven and i pretty much need it everyday for work/school.

well if i rebuild the gsr i probably wouldnt wanna go stock internals so its going to be a little more costly then that. plus the time to build it. would prob take a minute.

i can get a complete single vtec right now for 200. (complete running swap).
then i could sell the gsr head, plus b16 tranny, plus other parts for turbo money.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GSRcivicGSR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my car is daily driven and i pretty much need it everyday for work/school.

well if i rebuild the gsr i probably wouldnt wanna go stock internals so its going to be a little more costly then that. plus the time to build it. would prob take a minute.

i can get a complete single vtec right now for 200. (complete running swap).
then i could sell the gsr head, plus b16 tranny, plus other parts for turbo money.</TD></TR></TABLE>A stock SOHC is NOT reliable under boost.

 

SOHC Motor $100-$500
Sleeves $700
Pistons $500
Rods $300-$400
Turbo Kit $2000-$4000
Hondata $700-$1000
Services + Tuning $500

Adds up to 7,600 and should put out around 300 whp and maybe 200 pounds of torque at 100% on 20(+-) psi

Rebuilding your GSR would cost about 7,000
it would push 300 whp and 200 pounds of torque at around 50% on 10(+-) psi with potential of 400+ hp at 100%

Would you want a maxed out SOHC or a GSR that is not even peaking yet and has room for more?

 

say NO to SOHC, if you go either way make sure you build em right to where you dont have many promblems

 

SOHC Motor $100-$500
Sleeves $700
Pistons $500
Rods $300-$400
Turbo Kit $2000-$4000
Hondata $700-$1000
Services + Tuning $500

Adds up to 7,600 and should put out around 300 whp and maybe 200 pounds of torque at 100% on 20(+-) psi


All Motor GSR

Sleeves $700
Pistons $500
Rods $300-$400
Headwork $200-$400
Hondata $700-$1000
Services + Tuning $500

Thats about 3,500 that should give you a little over 220 hp and 170 trq on a aggressive tune

 

Fatass , where do you get sleeves for 700?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by litterbox &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Fatass , where do you get sleeves for 700?</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Damn! they don't do K stuff though.

 

How about you don't touch your car at all and wait till you're done with school to get something better?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DX Generation &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How about you don't touch your car at all and wait till you're done with school to get something better? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Best option right there.


I bet every one here that just says 'oh, just rebuild your motor, or swap some pistons' has never rebuilt a motor, or knows what really is involved in it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DX Generation &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How about you don't touch your car at all and wait till you're done with school to get something better? </TD></TR></TABLE>

150k.. Pffft. Its just broken in. Beat that horse till it bleeds.

 

damn straight 150 k on a honda motor is nothing.... my buddy has well over 500,000 k's on his hatch and shes still running strong

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BuilttB18C5 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I would just rebuild the GSR motor.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BuilttB18C5 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I would just rebuild the GSR motor.</TD></TR></TABLE>i second that one B18c all the way and call it a day

 

Yep 225,xxx and im in vtec every chance i get with no problems.....I say u do whateva is best on ur pockets. I read somewhere that someone ran a 12.0 sumthin with a d in his hatch and it wasnt built, with a lil greddy turbo at that. Its all on u though. Good luck with whateva u do bra.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chunty Butt Kevin &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">SOHC Motor $100-$500
Sleeves $700
Pistons $500
Rods $300-$400
Turbo Kit $2000-$4000
Hondata $700-$1000
Services + Tuning $500

Adds up to 7,600 and should put out around 300 whp and maybe 200 pounds of torque at 100% on 20(+-) psi

All Motor GSR

Sleeves $700
Pistons $500
Rods $300-$400
Headwork $200-$400
Hondata $700-$1000
Services + Tuning $500

Thats about 3,500 that should give you a little over 220 hp and 170 trq on a aggressive tune


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Where did you get 700-1000$ for hondata?? haha. Your way off.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chunty Butt Kevin &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">SOHC Motor $100-$500
Sleeves $700
Pistons $500
Rods $300-$400
Turbo Kit $2000-$4000
Hondata $700-$1000
Services + Tuning $500

Adds up to 7,600 and should put out around 300 whp and maybe 200 pounds of torque at 100% on 20(+-) psi
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Sohc motor 500
Vitara pistons 120
Scat Rods H Beam- 270
Turbo Kit 3000
Uberdata= Free
Tunning 500
= 300whp

The setup u posted has a higher potential then 300whp, .

 

You could def build a turbo D to kick the living **** out of an NA GSR, and for less. Build a turbo kit and do all the management yourself, buying a kit is for ppl with more money than brains.

But honestly, 150k on your motor isn't that much.