Here's my deal, I had a '93 dx sedan that i got in '01. I drove it until about 215k miles then swapped in a '95 D16Z6 and tranny because the D15 was tired. I drove it for about a year with the D16 then some 17 year old girl pulled out in front of me when I was going about 45-50mph and totalled both cars. Since it was her fault I got about $2500 for my car with the stock D15 in it. So now I have a D16 and tranny sittin in my garage. A friend of mine has a 91 civic STD hatch (below DX model) in great shape that I can pick up for about $500 and it runs and drives currently. My plan is to rebuild my D16Z6 and turbo it with a junkyard turbo to run not more than 10psi probably, and then put it in the hatch. Wondering who has done this and about how much it is going to cost me. I have about $2000 to spend so any info/ideas are greatly appreciated. Also I work at a shop and have access and knowledge in the area so I'm going to do it myself so no labor charges! Thanks again, Ben

 

bump

 

i know im not the first to do this

 

http://www.homemadeturbo.com is your friend.

$2000 is more than enough for that project.

 

http://www.turbod16.com is also your friend.

 

ebay is your friend

ss autocrome is your worst night mare

 

i also live in maine and turboed a d16z6 in a 89 std hatch about 5 years ago, total the turbo kit costed me about $1,000 and this was 5 years ago, all custom built by me. About 2 years ago i pieced together a cheap T25/hf manifold kit with a fmic total it costed me $700, if you need any help with your setup or advise dont be afraid to throw a pm my way

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tuck’d98 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ebay is your friend

ss autocrome is your worst night mare</TD></TR></TABLE>

I ahve to say that ssac (XSpower) is stepping up there products, however there not the BEST route to go, if your on a budget SSAC can work and people on h-t have proven there kits to last 2+ years.

 

nice thanks guys any idea what you were pushin for hp king? and did it go good?

 

yea, the finsh looks decent, ive just heard bad stuff about the actual turbos being kinda junky i guess, the ic piping with rolled edges, t clamps, oil lines and stuff are great and there mani are great if reinforced from the bottom,

ala in all ss auto is totally out of the pic, just watch out for the snail

 

i never had it dynoed back in the day, 2 years ago i had a 92 cx hatch, d16z6, zex stage 2 cam and the CHEAP ($700) T25 (small *** turbo) boosting 7 psi i ran a 13.9 @ 101 mph on some heavy *** 16" wheels.

 

sounds like im gonna do it thanks for the info any other tips appreciated

 

make sure you convert to obd-1, and id also suggest using Uberdata.

 

ya thats the plan can i use the p28? or what do i need to change for obd1?

 

you can use the p28 you will need a obd-0 to obd-1 conversion harness, an obd-1 distributor.

 

so i can use the stock d16 distributor right? its a 95 (obd1) how hard is it to use an eg harness?

 

the eg harness will plug right into the 91 chassis harness

 

ok so im all set with what ive got.. should i use d16 axles, shift linkage the same? hydro clutch on 91?

 

bump

 

ttt

 

so i may not be able to get that hatch anyone with an 88-95 shell in good shape for a good price let me know im looking for one im think 88-91 hatch or 92-95 dx coupe thanks, ben

 

bump

 

wow thats similar to what i want to do...actually its the same thing.
good luck on the project.

 

thanks... same to you

 

spoolinperformance.com has good pricing on log manifolds and other turbo parts. Phil at spoolinperformance.com did my 89 hatch with a d16a6, and the d16z6. Good work, great service, and great looking welds