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Old Mar 17, 2002 | 04:23 PM
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Ok, last night.... wrx with an upgraded turbo, front mount intercooler and some other goodies raced me. Beat me by like 3 cars. Not bad for some rich 30 year old living w/ his mom. Anyway, he will soon meet his demise! i have a 91 si w/a b16a in it. Should i go supercharger, or a turbo kit? talkin about jackson racing supercharger or an f-max or similar kit.
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Old Mar 17, 2002 | 04:36 PM
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Default Re: turbo or supercharger? (handiman15)

i recommend rev hard turbo kits.. fmax's are pretty good but ive had great experiences with rev hards. with that, some good driving and a good clutch in your crx, you should be able to spank the wrx without a problem at stock boost on a kit.
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Old Mar 17, 2002 | 06:08 PM
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Default Re: turbo or supercharger? (MugenEF7)

Turbo all the way. Free hp baby.............................................. ..
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Old Mar 17, 2002 | 06:17 PM
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Default Re: turbo or supercharger? (handiman15)

I don't know, man. it all depends on you. Are you an all motor guy or do you want some boost in your life? If you like the all motor setup, I'd get rid of that 1.6 bottom end and drop in a b20, do a little work on that and top end. Spend about half of a turbo setup (good one wit fuel mods/tuning) and be around 230hp/160lb torque. I'm giving you some numbers off the top of my head and of setups I have seen on dyno's.

If you are leaning towards boost, I'd say FMAX, RevHard, or Drag. Can't go wrong with any of them. FMAX is quite expensive, RevHard has problems with cracked manifold, and Drag is pretty stable. Out of all the kits, you do need fuel upgrades, and yes, more than the junk they provide. I only say junk in the kindest of terms, it's just that the fuel side of the kit isn't really adequate for the power you'll be pushing. Just my .02
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Old Mar 17, 2002 | 06:20 PM
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Default Re: turbo or supercharger? (HCrip)

I thought that drag had the problems with the cracking manifolds..or maybe I am talking out of my ***. But to answer your question, I would definitely go with the turbo.
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Old Mar 17, 2002 | 07:01 PM
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Default Re: turbo or supercharger? (91civic)

to quote a friend "REV HARD MOTHER *******, REV HARD" deffinately turbo and go rev hard or even drag turbo kit it better all around except for th emanifold
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Old Mar 18, 2002 | 04:08 PM
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Default Re: turbo or supercharger? (jdmB18hatch)

now, would i be safe running 8psi on stock internals if it was properly tuned? i just got a walboro 255 ltr/hr pump installed couple days ago, and fuel guage and regulator.
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Old Mar 18, 2002 | 04:32 PM
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Default Re: turbo or supercharger? (jdmB18hatch)

"REV HARD MOTHER *******, REV HARD"
Where is Fatty? does he not like the computer anymore?
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Old Mar 18, 2002 | 06:16 PM
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Bob finally got a job and basically goes to SHO and crxpower i dunno where he is
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Old Mar 18, 2002 | 06:44 PM
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Default Re: turbo or supercharger? (jdmB18hatch)

thats right....... rev hard, *************......... or don't rev at all
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Old Mar 18, 2002 | 07:03 PM
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He's Back!
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Old Mar 18, 2002 | 07:10 PM
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lol......... I've been around...... just been too damn lazy to post anymore.
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Old Mar 18, 2002 | 07:12 PM
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Haha, well ya got to keep us informed. anything new for the ride?
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Old Mar 18, 2002 | 07:16 PM
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Default Re: turbo or supercharger? (CR-X)

Right now, tha car is in a big crate that has a red stamp, "Top Secret" on it muahahahhaaha

**** I'm really whoring it up tonight, 3 posts! Consider this a blessing hahaha
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