i have a 97 ek hatch with a d16y7, im planning on boosting it but need some advice. it has 191k original miles, should i re-do the head before i boost it? i want it to be my daily driver so how much boost should i put? what brand should i get? and what would the cost be? thanks for all the advice..

 

if the heads not broke dont fix it.

boost psi means nothing. tune it to 180-220hp to be safe.

whats your budget?

 

the head its good.. if i tune it to 180-220 hp would i be able to keep up with competition? i don't want to boost it and be getting smoked u know what i mean.. my budget its 1500
thanks for your advice.

 

Okay well if u want to keep up with the competition than I would get the drag racing app for an android....
But seriously street racing is retarded and piles up tickets. And with a stock single cam non vtec your not gonna be smoking much. Even when you put a huge turbo on to make the power and have mad lag.
Do some more research on your motor first you could slap some piston and rods in to be safe but plan on spending a good 3 grand or more then you would be scratching the wall of the competition. Good luck
Buy good head studs
Solid tune
Good wastegate

 

i know street racing is stupid i said that because who wouldn't be tempted to do a little bit of high speeding with a boosted car.. my two options that i have is boosting or dropping a b16.. thanks a lot for your advice..

 

wohoo boosting 5th gear is fast and fun then kaboom

i say b16 because youll end up blowing up your y7 then your SOL

 

i think that if i go crazy when i boost it then yeah ill blow it,but the b16 has more potential as to building the motor.. thanks for you opinion.

 

You could boost the y7 now and save for a b16 as you learn about how to take care of a boosted caryou build the b16 and the swap over engines.. Dont rush it

 

thats a good point bro.. how much do u think a decent boost will cost me?

 

a good turbo set up will be around 2 grand depending on turbo

 

thanks man. i'VE heard that the t3/t4 turbos are good. what u think? i don't have any experience with turbos, what do u recommend? my butget is around 2k

 

The best way I an help is if you type all you questions on google press search and you will find answers to all your questions. I didnt know how to make white rice till I googled it. See what im saying

 

t3/t4 are just the sizing.. you want to look at the AR's

I would do a compression test and leakdown test to see the health of the engine before buying anything..

Dont waste your time on a B16.. these engines are over rated and anyone with serious power goals wont even look at a B16. Might as well keep the D series if your sticking with a 1.6l power plant. B16's are garbage.

Make sure to port the oil pump (search) so you dont starve the engine.

 

thanks a lot EsotericImage, most people that i know talk to good about the b16 and so much crap about the d series. i think as long as i do a good set up ill be alrite.. plus this is my first project and im learning a lot so far. thanks for ur help.

 

You really gotta make sure you're getting enough oil, so like EsoteriImage said, you don't want to starve the engine. That's pretty much what happened to my Y8 and now I gotta get another one.

 

if you're going to boost a d16y5/7/8 you'll want to port the oil pump to prevent this.

 

let me write that down on my little notes.lol.. thanks guys.

 

It was my first time boosting a car myself and there was so much to read/research it was kind of information overload and it was the one important thing I missed. Although I think my stock oil pump with 150k miles would have given out eventually anyway.

 

i been doing so much research on boosting my y7 and yeah there so much helpful info, im taking my time because i don't want to mess my first project up..

 

not to jack your thread but i noticed that some say the y8 oil pump is not so good. i have a z6 that im going with a vitara setup with a hy35 turbo. im in the process of ordering a new timing belt and seals...... do i need to port the oil pump also?

 

this is what im going to be working with guys..

 

kunov1 i jus boosted my y8 and i been watching my oil psi guage it seems to be getting good oil psi the only thing i ever heard was y series oil pumps go often so like it said earlier invest in that as well and water pump and at least arp head studs and a cometic headgasket (stock thickness is fine) however putting a z6 head on that wouldnt be bad idea b.c y8 have the most stock compression out of sohc

 

do i really need to port?