how reliable is the greddy turbo kit for a 94 LS? thanks

 

i heard you can get greddy kits...cheap as hell...how much are they and where can u found them

 

Greddy makes good turbos, and probably the best For an LS which is the easiest Integra Engine to Turbo. I would recomend getting the greddy.

 

it's a solid kit, but for the money you would get much better gains from the DragIII kit.

 

they make "legal" turbo kits. not enuff power IMO.

BUT... why do you say is probably is the best for a LS? hahaha come on man. do more research. i got a DRAG3 on my LS and i would whip the **** out of any Greddy kit any day. Greddy kit at its fullest potential is only 5-7lbs on my turbo.

 

by the way, any kit is only reliable if its installed right and has the right components. such as fuel and oil setups. see the forced induction forum for more info.

 

ALL kits are only reliable when installed right. ive never ridden in a greddy turbo ls. so i wouldn't be able to give you any insight on it. but if its biased opinions you are looking for..then you've come to the right place!

 

I would recommend a rev hard stage 2 or drag3 kit any day over greddy.... getting a greddy kit is like getting the JRSC... just not enough power even when you up the boost :/ Besides LS's can handle boost nicely :D so don't scimp on a tiny turbo, turbo kit.

 

That's right, don't get the GREDDY turbo kit because it has a very small turbo and not worth every penny of it. Your just wasting your money.

 

I'm pretty tired of people knocking the GReddy kit. let's face it- it's not a bad kit, it puts down some respectable numbers, and its LEGAL. Yes a t3/t40e solution works too but it's not for everybody. The GReddy kit was developed with a specific purpose and the product does what it is intended to do- give you a nice jump in whp LEGALLY.

 

I hope you got my sarcasm remarks on my post.

People are entitled to have their own opinion, sometimes close minded opinions and we can't change that.

 

Yes greddy may be legal and "reliable" but all kits are "reliable" when installed right as dp said. IF you don't live in CALI then it doesn't really matter what turbo kit you have now does it? Here in NJ there is no visual inspection so as long as you pass smog (not hard to do, lean the mixture if your THAT paraniod) you are good. I'm saying if your gonna throw 3 grand down get some POWER with it...

POWER is the exact reason I got turbo instead of JRSC... cost the same as what I have but I know my car has far more potential now and is faster off the bat.

It all depends what your plans for the car are... my plans are a reliable FAST car that lasts a while... if your reasoning behind getting the Greddy are the same as mine then it doesn't matter what turbo/sc kit you get, but how its installed and what steps you take to achieve your goal.. nuff said.

If you can't handle the cost or maintenance, don't get involved with the darkside

 

Well since he was asking about Greddy and they are street legal, and I was saying that greddy kits work best on LS becasue of their compression, i wasent saying Greddy was the best turbo for an LS, i was saying turboing an LS is probably the easiest Integra to turbo.

 

First of all you guys have it 1/2 right yes a kit need to be installed the right way but any kit is only as reliable as the driver behind the wheel . greddy kit was never made to make killer hp like a rev hard kit will give you.But its is a much better way to go than all motor for the ls if you want to keep a stock idle and not worry about cops.. It a good kit to buy if you dont have the $$$$$$ to rebild a motor.

 

first off ! call greddy and see if they make a 94 LS kit ? i don't think they make it for the obd1. but then of course i'm not sure. If they do make the 94 LS kit get it if you live in cali if you don't like in cali go to the FI fourm and read around to see what you like!

 

how much did your turbo cost? i live in maryland, im pretty sure i can take my car pretty far legally.

 

A smaller turbo will also spool up faster- the whp number doesn't mean everything- at what RPM are you getting boost and for how long, etc? The GReddy kit is a good kit.. don't slam it.

 

Oh yeah and there are reliability issues with certain kits like the drag..isnt it the Delta wastegate thats junk and the DRAG 3 manifold thats prone to cracking>?

 

I'm not slamming the greddy, but if you want turbo rev hard stage 2 is a good kit also with much more potential, and imo the fmu is a better fuel setup then the greddy blue box... granted both are mere piggybacks... but blue box is

And also yea the deltagate isen't the best gate out there, but I'm sure since these kits are custom to an extent you can swap a tial in there instead. I dunno I'm just sharing my experience more then anything with my kit etc...

 

delta wastegates are not junk. the way the manifold is designed is what will cause the wastegate to caught boost creep... not the wastegate. they are alot better than internal wastegates. the drag3 manifold is not prone to cracking. its just the way is it installed. sometimes, there is too much pressure on the manifold because a few people dont properly seat the manifold/turbo to the block.

the reliability factors you have chosen to pick on are mainly rumors.

 

the greddy kit is somewhat a cool kit. but if you real power.. its not the best way to go.

you can always swap out the deltagate for a tial just like he said. youre never stuck with the parts you get in kits. with a greddy... youre stuck with an internal wastegate and a small turbo.

 

Oh boy... here we go again!!

As long as your happy with your kit, either DRAG,FMAX, etc... be with it. I know I'm enjoying mine (GREDDY) because I run my car occasionally in auto-x, drag and will be road racing this thursday, June 20 for the 1st time and that damn GREDDY turbo kit is holding and doing a remarkable job for me.


Just my 10 cents.

 

WTF people always seem to hate on Greedy - How many people have fabrication involved in their revhard stage 2 and drag gen3 installs, a helluva lot more than greddy turbos. The TD05-18G is good for up to 12+ PSI and spools before the T3/T04 so there is less lag. Throw an intercooler on the greddy kit, ditch the blue box and get a standalone or an S-AFC or something, add a BOV, and misc crap and you'll have a respectable turbo for your stock internals b18b... can't boost safely over 10 PSI on stock internals no matter what kit you have without a standalone, big *** injectors, and some killer tuning. Stock for stock the revhard stage 2 puts out a lot more power but it comes at 9 PSI with an intercooler from the factory - I think an upgraded greddy kit with an IC at 9 PSI would be pretty damn close. Anybody have the compressor maps to truly break down the power difference between the mitsu and the T3/T04? I bet it's a lot closer than you'd think. I'm probably goin with the greddy and I'll get about 200+ whp when I'm done, which isn't insane but its a realistic goal and it will be safe and reliable and have near oem quality parts.... if you go check out groupbuys you can piece together a good greddy setup for just a few hundred more than a revhard stage 2 and a drag gen3 and you'll get a broader powerband in an LS with the less lag. Somebody back me up with more tech or tear me down... I'm ramblin and tired

 

18G is a pretty big turbo. It is as big as most T3/T4s and has quick spool up power.

Heck, one of my friends friend made 311 WHP on his B16 with a Greddy kit. (He took off the internal wastegate) and It was pushing 13 LBS of boost.

 

thank you guys... i know i don't have a turbo.. but u don't have to own one to know dat spool up is important too... but it all depends on what the drivers goals are. He oughta set a goal and plan his build up accordingly. But i don't wanna jump in and say dat the other kits out there aren't anygood... because i think a lot of the kits out there are pretty good quality. IT all depends what you are goin for... as for the price of the greddy... well with them goin thru the trouble of putting together a kit that is carb exempt well i figure they got it coming. The greddy serves its purpose of providing a turbo kit for legal street use.