Hey guys, i just recently purchased a 97 civic dx hatchback as my daily driver. I am really familiar with diesels and know alot about them and the turbo systems and diesel performance. I was wonder what i could do to spice up my little civic.. could i turbo it? Will it still be reliable with a little boost to her. I still want it to be really reliable. Thanks guys
Kirk

 

Yes, a good quality turbo system with a good tune (using a chipped ECU) will be reliable.

 

yea, a little boost would be tolerable. if you just want to give it a little more pep, and get the best bang for your buck, turbo would be the way to go.
as for reliability, depends if you buy an SSAutochrome turbo kit on ebay, or if you make sure you buy stuff that is a little more reliable, also, make sure you get it tuned.

check out d-series.org, lots of good stuff there

 

Cool thanks guys.. i think im going to make all the stuff myself.. but would would be a good turbo, manifold, what size injectors etc..

 

well what all were you planning on making? The stuff you want depends on how much power you plan to make, should we assume that you don't plan on building the engine at all?

check out the forced induction forum on here, you will get a lot of info on there.

 

i would get a small garrett unit...maybe just there kit....its up to you though

 

Well i could make my own exhaust manifold, and all the plumbing.. where are some good places to buy kits. I want to do it myself cuz it would be cheaper. No i dont plan on doing anything else to the motor..

 

well a kit is going to come with everything so that you won't have to make anything
turbokits.com
optionimports.com
and i'm sure other people have their preferences

 

If you don't mind "a little" flaming, check out HMT (Homemade Turbo).

http://www.homemadeturbo.com/f...f;www

 

Those kits are a lot more then i wanna spend