hey, i am running a Airresearch turbo with 5psi on a stock acura LS BI8B engine. (NON VTEC). i want the car as a daily driver. people tell me that the engine has to be built in order to handle a turbo. like performance pistons and camshafts, etc. however my engine is completely stock. am i running a risk of blowing the engine. or will it be reliable enough to handle 5psi in its stock form?? any help would be appreciated.

 

it will work. 5lb's is nothing. just make sure everything that goes along in the setup is in great shape, also injectors would be the only thing i'd swap out...

 

yea a friend told me that a fuel pressure regulator would be a good idea also, but that and the injectors would be the thing to look out for. hey and btw, if anyone knows. with a turbo setup would a straight pipe with a muffler be the best thing, or can it be a cat back exhaust??

 

it sounds like you and your friends need to do alot of reading up before you mess with your car

 

i bought the car like it is, thats what im doing now. readin =P

 

2nd that... u can find a lot of info here by searching or try team-integra.net they have some useful articles to look at.

at 5psi u should b fine as it is, with catback that's close to 2.5" no need to go bigger unless u planning to build ur motor and go for bigger turbo.

straight pipe exhaust will make more noise than power, stick to resonated

if u upgrade fuel pump and injectors, fuel pressure reg would be very useful for tuning in this case. for u it would b a waste unless u planning to go bigger in future

 

oh yea get a good tune too...

 

Assuming the motor is already in good shape, have your ecu chipped and get a real tune and 5 psi will be fine.

 

You need to read the Forced Induction FAQ. If you need more help at that point, consult the Forced Induction forum....