is it worth getting a turbo for an o6 civic si? if so which one and how much money will it end up costing

 

whats your definition of worth? i know im saving to go with the greddy kit. im in it for the go fast aspects and plan to spend around 5k.

 

i mean ive had my car for a year and i just hear that a turbo isnt good with our engines. yeah im talking the greddy turbo

 

Well it's a high compression motor so you can't be boosting it as heavily as other motors can be. In the end, it depends what turbo you're running since PSI from 1 turbo is completely diff from the PSI of another.

The greddy kit is more or less safe imo. You'll probably lose a bit of longevity with it rather than a stock motor, but I think that's to be expected with any sort of boost.

 

yeah i know what your saying but im not planning on keeping the car for 200 k miles. so you would say get the turbo. what else do i have to get other than the kit to get my car ready for the turbo??

 

an aftermarket exhaust wouldnt hurt. if your for sure going turbo than 3"> 2.5"

 

yea i already got a skunk2 exhaust and a cold air... so its good to throw on a turbo kit already??

 

yeah the turbo kit comes with all you need to bolt it on. your gonna have to lose that cold air though, but i hope you already knew that.

 

yeah i know, its a piece of crap anyways. and you say greddy right? wheres the cheapest i can find that

 

i think thats your last post of the day. only 5 per 24 hour period for noobs. so dont get pissed when you cant post now. but, im getting my kit through my local shop. just ask around, keep your eyes peeled in the for sale section of this sub-forum or marketplace, also try on 8thcivic.

 

If you tend to cut corners and buy cheap parts do not go turbo.

Is it worth it? I can't get enough of boost!

Here is mine.



Greddy Turbo Kit: $2900-3300 average
Installation (unless you know how): $600-1200
A GOOD Tune (base map runs rich.. is so-so): $500-800
Heat Shielding: $50 (Greddy kit doesn't come with enough)
Colder spark plugs: $50-65
Synthetic Oil: $30
Optional parts.... You'll want to have some of these...
BOV: $100-250
Turbo timer: $50-200
Exhaust: $100-600??
High flow cat: $400 unless you want to see some smoke behind you when you gun it and pollute the environment: test pipe $100.
Gauges: $100-400+ Some things you'll want to know for sure like boost levels.
Miscellaneous stuff: $50





Modified by 24boosted at 5:21 PM 4/6/2008

 

nice list!

 

what about the Turbo Specialties turbo kit they have i was looking at it, it gives more horsepower than the greddy and its around the same price as the greddy

 

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I don't know much about the TS turbo kit and am sure it's a good one. I trust Greddy and have owned three more of their kits on my other cars.

Power output will vary as the Greddy kit quotes 25% onto a stock motor with stock exhaust, nothing more. They dynoed it based on just a completely stock car and made that 25% quote. I've seen other companies dyno cars with other modifications then quoting that as purely turbo kit only.

Just adding an exhaust on any turbo car will increase power significantly. There are owners with the Greddy kit that have gained 30-40 whp just from a test pipe and exhaust.

 

how long did it take the shop to install your turbo and everything

 

It took me two full days, taking my time and making sure everything was done perfect. First start up crank, started right up, no CELs perfectly running. Although I did have to update the base map as it was not the most current on the E-manage Ultimate.

 

okay i havent really been able to get a clear answer.. on the greddy website it says that the kit is made for the coupe... will it be plug ad play with he sedan.. i cant get a clear answer anywhere....?

 

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It will work exactly the same on the sedan. No difference. There are a few turbo Sedans over on ocho.

 

Turbo FTW, trust me. The money I used to spend on intakes and tiny **** added up. I wished I would've spent all of it on turbo parts at 1st.

 

do u gotta get a e manage kit too with the turbo or is it wise too

 

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Comes with Emanage Ultimate preprogrammed with a base map.

 

ok then the turbo specialty probly does too

 

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does it come with the customer service that greddy is known for?

 

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Greddy tech service is amazing, call them up and they'll walk you through anything tech related. No questions asked.

 

if i were you i would keep on doing your research like you are doing... you should never purchase a turbo kit without talking to people that have allready installed theirs and ask them for their opinions ....try to get a few opionions .... also watch out for buying used turbo kits because you don't know what kind of condition some of the pieces may be in unless you can see them up front... don't get me wrong you will find honest sellers just be care full ...