i have a civic with 93k on it and i dont know if i should drop a stage 1 turbo in it or nos. what should i do?

 

seach, read, learn.

 

Both, but then again... I'm so the wrong person to be taking advice from.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by devney &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">seach, read, learn.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by devney &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">seach, read, learn.</TD></TR></TABLE> x3

 

im gonna help you out a little with the last 2 pieces of advice everyone has given you (the read and learn parts). There is no such things as a stage 1 stage 2 stage 34534 turbo. a turbo is a turbo. some are bigge rthen others. turbos dont come in stages. the term stage is just a word that certain companies made up to fool the uneducated (no offence).

second. what level of self control do you possess(sp?)? because if your right foot typically gets the better of you then you need to stop and slow down. because turob and nitrous is the last thing you want. nitrous definatly needs to be used in moderation. if its abused then you run into problems. if your trying to set a land speed record on the highway your gonna run into problems. turbo on the other hand can add a little fun to that little car you got sitting in the garage. but the best piece of advice i can give you is make the FI section and homemadeturbo.com your new best friend. because yeah you can go pick up a greddy kit or whatever but you can seve yourself alot of money and end up with a better setup if you learn the ins and outs of a turbo and build your kit. plus that way if somehitng happens to break you will know how to fix it. and trust me ***** gonna break. its not a matter of if just when. plus youll end up with something of a sence of pride that the kit thats on your car is unique to your car.

 

would the turbo mess up my car? i race every once in a wile and i take it to the track but i dont abuse my car

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mickey1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">would the turbo mess up my car? i race every once in a wile and i take it to the track but i dont abuse my car</TD></TR></TABLE> A turbo wont hurt your car...as long as you re-built it for a turbo....

 

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Not true...Do a compression test to check to see if rings are good. Stock can handle low boost,~220hp. Rebuild bottom end to run 250+hp. Put my turbo on with 85K. Running fine at 105K.

 

Going to need to do a lot of research before just jumping into a "big" project like that

 

thats why im here is to learn a little more. but i really want to get the turbo i just dont want to mess up my car.

 

You're a funny little kid.

 

compression and leakdown test your motor to see if its healthy enough for fi.

 

wtf is a stage 1 turbo???

 

id go straight for stage 8 nawz myself.

 

ibtl

 

http://www.turbod16.com/

you need to do lots of reading.

go there, read, read some more. when you think you have everything read some more. then order parts.

do it right the first time or spend twice and much fixing it the second time.

 

So here's my ten cents worth...

Putting a turbo onto a stock setup that was originally designed not to have a turbo on it... Isn't really that great... Sure, you can run low boost, and have a moderate amount of reliability... My question is this... Who wants to run low boost...? Not me, that's for sure, and i'm sure you're the same.

If you have the time and money to spend on a complete rebuild of the motor, gearbox, and pretty much anything else that gets put under strain.

I'm currently building up a Lexus/Toyota 1UZ-FE which i'm going to be putting into my old Honda. The last time i just bolted a turbo onto an existing stock motor... It lasted less than one weekend and the crank snapped.

My suggestion, do it right the first time to avoid having to do it again later on...

 

Lol stop being lazy and research

 

stage 1 and a half turbo FTW!!!