Hey, I know someone is going to say "search" but there are 9 million topics about turbo setups and I have a very basic / specific question. Firstly, this is purely theoretical. At the current time I have no interest in turboing my stock R.

I had a 94 RS which had a drag kit from importparts.com it had the Tial wastegate and a T3/T4 and I think the trim was either a 57 or 60mm trim.
I didn't have an electronic boost controller. I just had the spring set for 8psi and I also had a 10 psi spring which was rarely used. Anyway, the car was ridiculously reliable and hauled ***.

My question is would this type of setup work on an R? What other things would need to be taken into consideration if I were to one day decide to go with this turbo set up?

Thanks.

 

Yes, it would work on an R. Not only that, it would work better on an R because of the head. Stock B-series bottom ends don't seem to have a problem under 350whp, though guys have made much much more...

There's lots to consider besides those 3 parts you listen. ECU, injectors, fuel pump, clutch, manifold, downpipe, piping, intercooler, gauges, exhaust, tuning.

I wouldn't even consider putting a turbo kit on if your regular maintenance isn't done, and you're compression and leak down tests weren't to spec.

Check your state laws on modifying and emission testing as well.

Do you have multiple layers of security to protect that turbo R?

Lots of stuff...

 

as long as u have a good tune, good parts and ur motors in good shape it will be strong...mine has run for 5years DD without a problem only reason im rebuilding it now is b/c my clutch gave out and im ready for 450whp...but before i made 275whp on 5 1/2lbs wastegate tune..pulled extremly hard when vtec crosses over

 

Can you give some specifics? What was your build like?




Yes absolutely about multiple layers of security. I'm VERY paranoid.

Here is a look at my turbo RS build. Some stuff is not relevant but I re-did the entire car from a shell pretty much.


94 integra rs
rota circuit 8 rims (subydude.com) <-- these are ****. do not recommend.
energy suspension bushings master set (ptuning.com)
LS Manual Transmission
jdm civic type r linkage (local)
GSR seats front and back (local)
brembo cross drilled rotors (super racing autoparts xwei@sympatico.ca)
800w amp and 10" sub
driveshaft and clutch master cylander (local)
red tails (local)
clutch pedal assembly and brake and gas pedal assembly (local)
spoon rad cap (shopresponse.com)
door insert, center console, cargo cover vinyl fabrication (local)
gsr gas cap from carpartsforalotless (honda-tech slammed si)
power antenna kit (bridgewood@lakefield.net)
tokico hp shocks (jdmwerks@earthlink.net)
cigarette lighter (ebay)
Type R titanium shift **** (meganracing.com)
neuspeed race springs (iapdirect.com)
4pc strut bar set (meganracing.com)
6lb rad (Norcan Inc. r.luthra@sympatico.ca)
rear trunk mat (local)
leather shift boot (honda-tech kendogg)
ECU (local)
flywheel lightened (local)
triple core plug wires (Trendgear trendgear@yahoo.com)
type R floormats
calipers (Continental Honda)
AEM performance brake pads (24ibuy.com)
high flow cat (g4parts jacky1682008@yahoo.com)
bodywork and paint
door moldings, trunk key, emblems, shaved
tranny mount local
alluminum guage cluster local
painted engine block and tranny housing gunmetal
alternator local
distributor local
lightened/machining and turned flywheel northtown local
pioneer cd player local
factory stereo bracket. local
$50 cdn for b18b engine after selling my other engine. local Wee!
alluminum oil cap red progear2000.com
ultralight lugnuts jdm_outlet ebay
drive axels new lifetime warranty Automotive Warehouse
new brakelines
new fuel lines
Hercules (Cooper) Z rated tires mounted and balanced (Groff Tire) local
Misc Fluids
Wiring harness
Zorro Muffler Custom stainless exhaust 1/2 inch exhaust with fireball muffler
Alignment
Comptech type R front lip
Candy Apple Red Powdercoated valve cover/brackets/mounts

drag 3 turbo kit with blitz blow off, tial wastegate, missing link
(Ben at importparts.com)

Greddy turbo timer (importparts.com)
allum red lugnuts (ebay maxspeed-motorsports)
Exedy Stage 2 clutch
white faced guage kit
alarm
carbon fibre hood
inferno red paint by Dixons Autobody

 

Lots of random parts in there yes...lol

Drag kit is fine, just don't use the missing link, or FMU if it came with one.
Walbro 255lph, and some ID1000's for fuel.

The manifold is ok, and the turbo is pretty good from that kit.

Check your compression and leak down before you bolt anything on your car.

 

Thanks! What do you recommend for FMU & Missing Link alternatives?
What spark plugs do you use? 2 steps colder NGK or?

 

Hondata, can't beat the price for what you get. Can find them use with the ECU sometimes for as little as $500.
The plugs? NGK, BKR7E-11 is one stage cooler than stock and I believe work great on a mild boost build being turbo or SC'd.

 

Thanks guys.

I took the ITR out of the garage today and it fired right up. I live in Canada where it's cold here 9 months of the year and the car has been sitting since October. Added some jet fuel just to get the octane up a bit because I didn't want it to ping. I put 8 kms on it this afternoon. I dunno. I think it might be time for a turbocharger. The experience was less overwhelming than how it used to be

 

Haha my friend, you have the disease of boost. There is no cure for it either.

 

550cc ingectors
precision T3/T4(80mm)
3in downpipie with 3in custom exhaust
spearaco intercooler
aem fuel regulator
turbonectics wastegate
stock ITR motor including internals, stock 10:6:1 compression ratio
hondata s200
socketed p28
exedy stage 4 clutch
i removed ac and powersteering becuz of the size of turbo and down-pipe
im a post sum picks here in couple dayz

when ed from balanced peformance tuned my car the first time i was having ignition break-up in vtec on the dyno. I was running the msd distributor cap, external blater coil and MSD SCI ignition box...(JUNK!!!) but the car was still pulling 250whp at 5 1/2lbs with the break-ups...put a stock ls distributor with a 99si factory igniter ngk wires and the car made another 20hp...now my new build will be rocken my original 01itr distributor

 

I had that crapola MSD setup on a nitrous build I did eons ago. What a piece of **** that MSD is..

 

Used my old MSD SCI set up on two different cars for quite some time and never had an ounce of trouble with it.

 

Remember use good parts and just try and keep it simple. You dont want to look back a year later and your car is sitting and you over 5 grand in the hole. It can happen very quickly lol. looking back I would do some 750 injectors and inline pro mani with a gt30, a hondata and call it a day. u can def make good power with everything you need for about 12-1,500

 

when ed from balanced peformance tuned my car the first time i was having ignition break-up in vtec on the dyno. I was running the msd distributor cap, external blater coil and MSD SCI ignition box...(JUNK!!!) but the car was still pulling 250whp at 5 1/2lbs with the break-ups...put a stock ls distributor with a 99si factory igniter ngk wires and the car made another 20hp...now my new build will be rocken my original 01itr distributor[/QUOTE]

I had same problem. switched to oem everything and car ran without any problems.

 

what is going on. do you guys use beer as mix with jim beam as well?

 

How about asking a question that makes sense.

 

ha, it's saturday night, what else is there to do

 

So you just clutter up threads when you are board?