Ok so ive got a 96 civic ex with and original d16y8 w/ 123,XXX miles on it the motors pretty clean and has been treated well... Do you think it is safe to turbo this? I dont have any cash to put into another motor or alot of repair bills what do ya think?

 

Yes, it should be fine as long as it's done properly.

 

do a compression test and/or a leak down test.

thatll give you a real answer instead of us guessing and saying itll be fine...

 

you should be alright as long as you run only 6 or 7 psi. A d series motor isnt the best choise for a turbo. you could probably find a b18 non vtec for pretty cheap and build a cheap turbo kit and have a decent amount of power- or maybe an H23.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Turbo_y8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do a compression test and/or a leak down test.

thatll give you a real answer instead of us guessing and saying itll be fine...</TD></TR></TABLE>

listen to him, he is right you have no idea where that car has been every single day of its life. but if everything checks out alright then yea it is fine.

 

Compression test. Leakdown test.

Milage has nothing to do with it. There are guys on d-series.org with 220whp and 200k+ miles on their cars.

 

what he said, and same goes for turbod16.com

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Rust_si &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you should be alright as long as you run only 6 or 7 psi. A d series motor isnt the best choise for a turbo. you could probably find a b18 non vtec for pretty cheap and build a cheap turbo kit and have a decent amount of power- or maybe an H23.</TD></TR></TABLE>

so many lies/ doesnt know what he is talking about

jeff evans stock z6(d16) sees boost spikes which yeilds number 400+whp completely stock motor. i d series is fine for turbo charging, i pieced my kit together for $1800 and @ 11psi im making 252/215, find me a swap for that price that will make those numbers?

and an h23, horrible choice for boost, since they have fiberglass reinforced sleeves.

dont just write what you've heard

 

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so many lies/ doesnt know what he is talking about

jeff evans stock z6(d16) sees boost spikes which yeilds number 400+whp completely stock motor. i d series is fine for turbo charging, i pieced my kit together for $1800 and @ 11psi im making 252/215, find me a swap for that price that will make those numbers?

and an h23, horrible choice for boost, since they have fiberglass reinforced sleeves.

dont just write what you've heard</TD></TR></TABLE> hey are you running arp's with that? and who tuned your car?

 

yes arp's torqued to 70 ft lbs, kms block guard, and cometic hp head gasket, street tuned by a local and had dyno tuned at speed quest performance in Il

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ZanderGTS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ok so ive got a 96 civic ex with and original d16y8 w/ 123,XXX miles on it the motors pretty clean and has been treated well... Do you think it is safe to turbo this? I dont have any cash to put into another motor or alot of repair bills what do ya think?</TD></TR></TABLE>

if you've got the time change the gaskets and seals, and yea ARPs