Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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i can get a good poormans type r, or a turbo on my y7, which one?
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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Default Re: motor, or turbo??? (champwhitekb)

with what.. are you on a budget??
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 11:28 PM
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The turbo is going to be way more complicated.
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 12:11 AM
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in my point of view go with the turbo sohc..... i went all motor with jdm type r but got pulled over and they fudged me over for it. and now i gotta go back to sohc and go ref it;;;; and after all thats over with ima go sohc turbo.....ur gonna spend money on another motor and get pulled over later and gonna have to go back to stock an all that bs..... and atleast with the sohc turbo u can just take off the turbo setup and put ur stock parts back on and ur set... it wont cost u as much.. .. but thats just me... im just talking with experience of what i went through..
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 12:39 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdmsir96 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">in my point of view go with the turbo sohc..... i went all motor with jdm type r but got pulled over and they fudged me over for it. and now i gotta go back to sohc and go ref it;;;; and after all thats over with ima go sohc turbo.....ur gonna spend money on another motor and get pulled over later and gonna have to go back to stock an all that bs..... and atleast with the sohc turbo u can just take off the turbo setup and put ur stock parts back on and ur set... it wont cost u as much.. .. but thats just me... im just talking with experience of what i went through..</TD></TR></TABLE>
He isn't in CA, so I don't think this is a big concern.

To the OP: if the motor was built right and you know its reliable I would go with that. That way you can always turbo that down the line.
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 02:17 AM
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It is way easier to pass emission up her in the N.W. they didn't even pop my

hood they just tail pipe sniffed it at idle passed with a jdm type-r with I/H/E.
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 07:47 AM
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The choice really depends on what you're more comfortable doing. If you have to pass inspection or any off that emissions BS, you may want to check the laws before deciding on either route.

As for the original question at hand. I look at it like this:
-Poormans Type R: You'll spend about $3k after everything for the swap, wiring, etc. and net about 155-170whp.

-Turbo D series: You can still spend the same $3k and end up with 220-240whp. Toss another $1000 at it for an Eagle/Vitara bottom end and you're set to make 450whp.

In a simple whp per dollar viewpoint, the turbo D is hands down the winner.
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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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naw no budget, the poormans i can get for 1500, but i still gotta get wiring, and axles, but i just need some more oppinions, ima jus go turbo, its cheaper, more whp
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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 10:05 PM
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you really think that turbo will be more compilcated? i mean it wll but not that complicated, jus more maintenence huh? i mean i know how do do both my self i just wanted to get some more oppinions
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 08:52 AM
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Id say the turboed d series. i live in wa too. I dont know about where you are but here in thurston county we dont have to pass smog or anything like that which is really nice.
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 09:14 AM
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Since you dont have a budget id go with turbo, but id do it to a z6 (far better oil system) and convert to obd1.
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