I want to turbo charge my 2008 civic si help?
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I want to turbo charge my 2008 civic si help?
Heres the thing i want to turbo charge it but... $ is that problem any suggestions for a cheap turbo thats good quality and still going to give me good performance?... Please and thank you
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Re: I want to turbo charge my 2008 civic si help? (clemsonhatch)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by clemsonhatch »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">cheap, fast, reliable...choose 2
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This.
And make sure you get a really friggin' good tune on a stock K20z3. I've seen and heard nothing but bad things from unbuilt k20z3 turbo motors.
</TD></TR></TABLE>This.
And make sure you get a really friggin' good tune on a stock K20z3. I've seen and heard nothing but bad things from unbuilt k20z3 turbo motors.
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Re: I want to turbo charge my 2008 civic si help? (siboii08)
Ok, you have a conflict of interest here. If you want something cheap, it is not going to be reliable.
First, there is nothing that is "cheap" that I know of (Turbonator excluded). The 2 I know that have any type of track history is the Greddy and the AJP. Both will run you over $3K plus some parts (Blow-Off Valve, etc) and labor.
Second, neither really run super great. The AJP runs pretty well from what I heard, but uses a Reflash (I believe). That means you can't adjust your boost without reflashing the ECU everytime. The Greddy has a biggy back unit that will allow you to control boost, but I have not heard a lot of positive feed back on that system. The Greddy piggy back unit tries to "trick" the MAF sensor to adjust fuel tuning. The problem is that the ECU learns and tries to adjust the adjustment.
As for reliability, Neither have been out long enough to really know how reliable they are. Both have only been out for a year or so. Many people who have gotten these turbo kit's decided to remove them for some reason or the other.
Until Hondata comes out with some solid user interfacable fuel tuning application, I don't think you will find any "great" turbo kit for this engine.
Just my .02 cents
First, there is nothing that is "cheap" that I know of (Turbonator excluded). The 2 I know that have any type of track history is the Greddy and the AJP. Both will run you over $3K plus some parts (Blow-Off Valve, etc) and labor.
Second, neither really run super great. The AJP runs pretty well from what I heard, but uses a Reflash (I believe). That means you can't adjust your boost without reflashing the ECU everytime. The Greddy has a biggy back unit that will allow you to control boost, but I have not heard a lot of positive feed back on that system. The Greddy piggy back unit tries to "trick" the MAF sensor to adjust fuel tuning. The problem is that the ECU learns and tries to adjust the adjustment.
As for reliability, Neither have been out long enough to really know how reliable they are. Both have only been out for a year or so. Many people who have gotten these turbo kit's decided to remove them for some reason or the other.
Until Hondata comes out with some solid user interfacable fuel tuning application, I don't think you will find any "great" turbo kit for this engine.
Just my .02 cents
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Re: I want to turbo charge my 2008 civic si help? (siboii08)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by siboii08 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Heres the thing i want to turbo charge it but... $ is that problem any suggestions for a cheap turbo thats good quality and still going to give me good performance?... Please and thank you</TD></TR></TABLE>
I'll tell you a little story about a guy named me.
Me tried to be cheap and turbocharge his 2000 Accord. He picked out some basic parts and contacted a local 'builder' who said he had experience working with turbos. He built a cheap log manifold and a 'brand new' turbo.
It took months to get my car 'ready'.
When it was 'ready', it was leaking oil because he JB-welded a return line into the oil pan. The turbo was used junk from a smashed up DSM and it was leaking oil as well. The manifold looked like it was welded by Me's *** cheeks, and it was 'tuned' using a piggyback system only in the sense that it squirted out more fuel when Me accelerated. The turbo wouldn't spool, and the only fun was having basically a BOV on the intake pipe that pshhhhed whenever Me shifted.
Instead of going with a local tuning shop that was renowned for quality, Me decided to save a thousand bucks and cheap out. Me spent a lot more money trying to fix what JB-Weld Josh did to Me's car. Me would never cheap out on something like that again.
If you don't want to be like Me, wait for a good kit that comes with competent tuning and find a highly recommended local tuner with lots of experience. If you can't afford all that, don't even bother.
I'll tell you a little story about a guy named me.
Me tried to be cheap and turbocharge his 2000 Accord. He picked out some basic parts and contacted a local 'builder' who said he had experience working with turbos. He built a cheap log manifold and a 'brand new' turbo.
It took months to get my car 'ready'.
When it was 'ready', it was leaking oil because he JB-welded a return line into the oil pan. The turbo was used junk from a smashed up DSM and it was leaking oil as well. The manifold looked like it was welded by Me's *** cheeks, and it was 'tuned' using a piggyback system only in the sense that it squirted out more fuel when Me accelerated. The turbo wouldn't spool, and the only fun was having basically a BOV on the intake pipe that pshhhhed whenever Me shifted.
Instead of going with a local tuning shop that was renowned for quality, Me decided to save a thousand bucks and cheap out. Me spent a lot more money trying to fix what JB-Weld Josh did to Me's car. Me would never cheap out on something like that again.
If you don't want to be like Me, wait for a good kit that comes with competent tuning and find a highly recommended local tuner with lots of experience. If you can't afford all that, don't even bother.
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Re: I want to turbo charge my 2008 civic si help? (accordselux)
(accordselux) wait for a good kit that comes with competent tuning and find a highly recommended local tuner with lots of experience. If you can't afford all that, don't even bother. X2
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Re: I want to turbo charge my 2008 civic si help? (hondamanforlife)
harsh but.. yeah thanks for the advise but dont come assuming i cant afford a turbo... i have 9 grand to spend on my car just wanted to save some cash... yeah? well kkthxbye
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Re: I want to turbo charge my 2008 civic si help? (siboii08)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by siboii08 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">harsh but.. yeah thanks for the advise but dont come assuming i cant afford a turbo... i have 9 grand to spend on my car just wanted to save some cash... yeah? well kkthxbye</TD></TR></TABLE>
Well if you have 9 grand to spend why do you want to go cheap? You come in seemingly clueless about turbos and say you want to spend as little money as possible, that sends off every warning flag that you're a n00b that will cheap out and ruin their own car.
I personally wouldn't bother turbocharging the Si at the moment until a real standalone like hondata comes out. Otherwise you're going to have issues with proper tuning like stated above.
You cannot cheap out on this kind of stuff, it leads to disaster.
Besides why are you 18 with 9g in cash after getting a new Si? Save that **** for college or your own place or something. I wish I did...
Well if you have 9 grand to spend why do you want to go cheap? You come in seemingly clueless about turbos and say you want to spend as little money as possible, that sends off every warning flag that you're a n00b that will cheap out and ruin their own car.
I personally wouldn't bother turbocharging the Si at the moment until a real standalone like hondata comes out. Otherwise you're going to have issues with proper tuning like stated above.
You cannot cheap out on this kind of stuff, it leads to disaster.
Besides why are you 18 with 9g in cash after getting a new Si? Save that **** for college or your own place or something. I wish I did...
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Re: I want to turbo charge my 2008 civic si help? (8YourV8)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 8YourV8 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
And make sure you get a really friggin' good tune on a stock K20z3. I've seen and heard nothing but bad things from unbuilt k20z3 turbo motors.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Can you share these stories? B/c there are VERY few built K20Z3's...and there are a few dozen K20Z3's that are pushing over 350whp...including myself, with no issues.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hellzcivic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ok, you have a conflict of interest here. If you want something cheap, it is not going to be reliable.
First, there is nothing that is "cheap" that I know of (Turbonator excluded). The 2 I know that have any type of track history is the Greddy and the AJP. Both will run you over $3K plus some parts (Blow-Off Valve, etc) and labor.
Second, neither really run super great. The AJP runs pretty well from what I heard, but uses a Reflash (I believe). That means you can't adjust your boost without reflashing the ECU everytime. The Greddy has a piggy back unit that will allow you to control boost, but I have not heard a lot of positive feed back on that system. The Greddy piggy back unit tries to "trick" the MAF sensor to adjust fuel tuning. The problem is that the ECU learns and tries to adjust the adjustment.
As for reliability, Neither have been out long enough to really know how reliable they are. Both have only been out for a year or so. Many people who have gotten these turbo kit's decided to remove them for some reason or the other.
Until Hondata comes out with some solid user interfacable fuel tuning application, I don't think you will find any "great" turbo kit for this engine.
Just my .02 cents</TD></TR></TABLE>
I don't who told you that, but it is completely wrong. You need a boost controller to control your boost. The current reflash has a boost cut that is set at 8.5psi, as a safety feature. So with a 4.5lb wastegate spring and a limit of 8.5lbs. You have that small range to play with. I never really use my boost controller b/c I don't need it. I run at 4.5- 7psi just off the spring and occasional boost creep when it's chilly outside. I've never had to turn it up to do some damage to someone's ego.
You don't use a piggy back to control boost with the greddy kit. It's just their way to do a very basic tune so you can get to a dyno have it done right.
I've had my AJP kit installed and running great since Nov 06. They've had their kit installed on there Si for a quite a bit longer than that. There have been a few people that removed the kit from their car (Greddy or AJP), but definitely not most.
And make sure you get a really friggin' good tune on a stock K20z3. I've seen and heard nothing but bad things from unbuilt k20z3 turbo motors.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Can you share these stories? B/c there are VERY few built K20Z3's...and there are a few dozen K20Z3's that are pushing over 350whp...including myself, with no issues.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hellzcivic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ok, you have a conflict of interest here. If you want something cheap, it is not going to be reliable.
First, there is nothing that is "cheap" that I know of (Turbonator excluded). The 2 I know that have any type of track history is the Greddy and the AJP. Both will run you over $3K plus some parts (Blow-Off Valve, etc) and labor.
Second, neither really run super great. The AJP runs pretty well from what I heard, but uses a Reflash (I believe). That means you can't adjust your boost without reflashing the ECU everytime. The Greddy has a piggy back unit that will allow you to control boost, but I have not heard a lot of positive feed back on that system. The Greddy piggy back unit tries to "trick" the MAF sensor to adjust fuel tuning. The problem is that the ECU learns and tries to adjust the adjustment.
As for reliability, Neither have been out long enough to really know how reliable they are. Both have only been out for a year or so. Many people who have gotten these turbo kit's decided to remove them for some reason or the other.
Until Hondata comes out with some solid user interfacable fuel tuning application, I don't think you will find any "great" turbo kit for this engine.
Just my .02 cents</TD></TR></TABLE>
I don't who told you that, but it is completely wrong. You need a boost controller to control your boost. The current reflash has a boost cut that is set at 8.5psi, as a safety feature. So with a 4.5lb wastegate spring and a limit of 8.5lbs. You have that small range to play with. I never really use my boost controller b/c I don't need it. I run at 4.5- 7psi just off the spring and occasional boost creep when it's chilly outside. I've never had to turn it up to do some damage to someone's ego.
You don't use a piggy back to control boost with the greddy kit. It's just their way to do a very basic tune so you can get to a dyno have it done right.
I've had my AJP kit installed and running great since Nov 06. They've had their kit installed on there Si for a quite a bit longer than that. There have been a few people that removed the kit from their car (Greddy or AJP), but definitely not most.
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Re: I want to turbo charge my 2008 civic si help? (siboii08)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by siboii08 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">harsh but.. yeah thanks for the advise but dont come assuming i cant afford a turbo... i have 9 grand to spend on my car just wanted to save some cash... yeah? well kkthxbye</TD></TR></TABLE>
Must be nice to have $9,000 of your parents money to throw around into a car.
Must be nice to have $9,000 of your parents money to throw around into a car.
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Re: I want to turbo charge my 2008 civic si help? (siboii08)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by siboii08 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">harsh but.. yeah thanks for the advise but dont come assuming i cant afford a turbo... i have 9 grand to spend on my car just wanted to save some cash... yeah? well kkthxbye</TD></TR></TABLE>
Well you can certainly get a good reliable and performance worthy turbo setup...as well as the braking and suspension work to go with it for under 9 grand.
But I would highly suggest using your college loan/savings/social security money for college instead.
Well you can certainly get a good reliable and performance worthy turbo setup...as well as the braking and suspension work to go with it for under 9 grand.
But I would highly suggest using your college loan/savings/social security money for college instead.
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Re: I want to turbo charge my 2008 civic si help? (siboii08)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by siboii08 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">harsh but.. yeah thanks for the advise but dont come assuming i cant afford a turbo... i have 9 grand to spend on my car just wanted to save some cash... yeah? well kkthxbye</TD></TR></TABLE>
Well aren't you special.. 9k isn't gonna get you far when you lack common sense.
Well aren't you special.. 9k isn't gonna get you far when you lack common sense.
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Re: I want to turbo charge my 2008 civic si help? (elohel)
fincial aid pays for my whole collegei dont need to spend a dime and ive been saving lots of lots of money plus i have a high paying job. I do school part time
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Looks like someone's manipulating the system. Such a high paying job with all this money just floating around you and yet you still need "financial aid" for school.
Oh well. Good luck anyway. Like we said. Don't be a cheap-***. Get a good setup and maybe we won't have to pretend to feel sorry for you if you end up screwing your engine to hell and back.
Looks like someone's manipulating the system. Such a high paying job with all this money just floating around you and yet you still need "financial aid" for school.
Oh well. Good luck anyway. Like we said. Don't be a cheap-***. Get a good setup and maybe we won't have to pretend to feel sorry for you if you end up screwing your engine to hell and back.
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Re: I want to turbo charge my 2008 civic si help? (siboii08)
Well i'm just trying to help, I blew about 5 grand breaking and fixing my car when I was stupid and 17 so if I can stop one person from ruining their car and their finances it's worth it.
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Re: I want to turbo charge my 2008 civic si help? (accordselux)
good old trial and error. some people learn the hard way like I have so many times in the past. I've learned not to be cheap when it comes to anything you/I depend on.
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