I've been trying to find relatively inexpensive ways to increase horsepower on my 2006 Civic EX coupe 1.8L, a friend of mine recommended a catback exhaust, comp chip/reflash, intake...but what about a turbocharger? I see them on ebay for around like $130, and I always thought they were alot more than that...so, are they worth it, or will they even work in my car?


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/T3-T4...1%7C240%3A1318

thanks

 

Man I like it!

 

a turbo will work on any car

 

but is that particular one compatible with my car? and if so, is that all I will need?

 

yes it will work.

 

Once you have that on you will run better than most V6's and even some V8's. It would be sweet

 

The only other parts you will need will be a 3" to 2" hose adapter. You can get this in the plumbing section of home depot. And 2 3" hose clamps and a 2" hose clamp.

Take a utility knife and cut your intake tube, halfway between the throttle body and your air cleaner and cut it in half. Place the turbo there. Use the hose clamps to attach the intake hoses to both sides of the turbo. You will use that adapter to attach to the smaller 2" inlet on the turbo side. The 3" outlet on the compressor side of the turbo should fit your intake tube nicely.

The intake air will spin the turbine side, which will spin the compressor side and create boost pressure which will be directed to your throttle body. An easy 50 horsepower no problem.

 

hahah no.

 

Yeah he would! Nothing wrong with that turbo. For sure he'd be smoking V6's

 

v6 whats?

every boosted r18 i see is under 220hp. thats not that great, considerin the si with boltons can make that much.

and some shitty *** turbo from ebay will blow real quick.

 

Depends on the 6 cylinder. Your comment is very vague considering the fact that I can already beat alot of V6 engines. And all I have is two boltons.

 

That's what I'm saying. SI with 2 bolt ons. So I'm sure an R18 with a turbo and plenty of torque will clean house on some 200 to 250 hp V6's

 

And OP the other method you have of installing that turbo is by installing it down stream in the exhaust. Still simple but you will have to go to a muffler shop and pay about 100 bucks. You will just have to make a cut on your exhaust. Take out a section that is as wide as the turbo inlet and outlet. Then just have them weld to the flange side of the turbo and to the compressor side outlet and it will suck the exhaust out of the car giving you the same effect and producing a ton of power also your new redline would be about as high as the si's at about 7800rpm

 

350z > turbo r18

370z > turbo r18

g35 > turbo r18

g37 > turbo r18

mustang v6 > turbo r18

vw passat > turbo r18

nissan altima 3.5 > turbo r18

nissan maxima > turbo r18

hyundai tiburon gt < turbo 18

hahahaha looks like the odds are good for the turbo r18.

 

come on now....how about

ford taurus< Turbo r18
ford fusion V6< turbo r18
ford five hundred< turbo r18
chevy malibu< turbo r18

Grand am got taken I mean GT< turbo r18

Ford festiva < turbo r18

ha!

 

That's a pretty big gap.....50HP. The 200s most likely.....250 is pushing it unless the car is an absolute pig.

 

None of these cars are typical cars that would engage in racing. The ones listed prior however are more likely encounters.

 

keep in mind you'll need a lot more than just the bare turbo in order to install it; be ready to spend a few grand on everything.

 

i love these turbo threads

 

a d16 can throw as much power as this boosted... and ur wrong about half because most 350z drivers cant drive. on SLICKS 220hp u can be looking in the 13's. that beats ur mustang and more then half the shyt on that list. so go figure

 

a few grand? **** that...for real?

 

Yes. The Turbo can run up to about $2K, and then you have to deal with ECU adjustments. And don't think you'll be running that much pressure through a stock exhaust manifold and exhaust pipe.

 

wow this thread is full of FAIL

 

for real. you need the turbo, manifold, piping, intercooler, injectors, a way to control the new injectors (ecu reflash, piggyback, etc), bov, wastegate, and preferrably a bigger exhaust. it's more than a few hundred $ project, that's for sure. if you look through 8thcivic or google you can find complete kits for your car.

this is the 06+ forum noob, no d16's here.

 

A few thousand!? No way. Didn't you guys read my 2 different installation methods for the OP? It won't cost nearly that much money