so i'm thinking about slapping a turbo on my car. 97 civic dx (thats a d16y7 right??). i'd like to use a drag, log style manifold and a t3 turbo. i'm aiming for somewhere between 200-250 hp, lets say 225 on 7-10 psi of boost.

question 1. where is a good place to purchase such a manifold and turbo for something other than a breaking-my-***** price?

for fuel management does an FMU eliminate the need for injectors, a fuel pump, and something done to the ecu??

what is a hondata s100?? it attaches to the oem ecu right?

air conditioning...i've read i can keep it with a drag or revhard manifold. if not is there a way to keep it with a different manifold??

map sensor: do i have to add check valves if i'm not running anything over 10 psi?


any recomendations on parts are apreciated!!

 

1- know your engine before buying parts
2- do a custom turbo kit to save money and at the same time go with good quality parts
3- concentrate on fuel delivery and management system (dont get an FMU if u wanna go turbo), get bigger injectors and a fuel pump (u dont want to blow your engine by going cheap on fuel delivery)!
4- hondata is one of the ecu managements out there...search for whats appropraite for your budget and what your tuner recommends for you here
5- to keep AC is another thing while doing your search ....knowing which turbo manifolds to go with if you are gonna buy a ready manifold or it depends on you if you are going with a custom manifold, but in your case i recommend a log type turbo manifold
6- if you are sure that you wont go above 10psi and have stock internals i wouldnt worry in changing the stock map sensor

hope this helps!

 

here is a website that helped me when I boosted my Type-R:

http://www.beesandgoats.com/bo....html

The info is a bit out of date but it is good reading and will give you some different ideas. The only thing I would do is stay away from FMU's and go with a chipped ecu with one of the available operating programs: Hondata, Crome, Uberdata. You will have to buy bigger injectors.

I still have the complete system that was installed on my ITR that is going to go on ebay after the holidays. pm me if you are interested

 

Yeah if your looking for more than 7 psi your shouldn't be running an fmu. The reason is FMUs are notorious for raising fuel pressure too much. It's not to say you can't use it, but for what you want it sounds like you need a more efficient fuel management.

 

ok, so where's the best place to find some injectors?? and a log style manifold that will fit the d16??