I bought a 98 accord DX 5 speed with 130k from my father in law for a good price and the car is in pretty good condition.

I'm amazed at how much room there is in the engine bay, it's almost begging for a turbo. Also, since there's no A/C, there's tons of room for an intercooler where the condensor would be.

I was also thinking the lower compression, non-vtec 2.3 would be a good base for 6-10 lbs of boost. What is everyone's opinion on this? I can't weld so I was hoping to buy a kit. Does anyone have opinions on this setup from turbo-kits? http://www.turbo-kits.com/accord_turbo_kits.html

I also would like everyone's opinion on the reliability of these setups? This car would be a daily driver so I have mixed thoughts on taking a basic reliable setup and making it more complicated.

FWIW, I have a 90 accord EX auto with 160k that's in almost excellent condition that I could drive while I was getting things sorted out. Please if anyone has any info to add, I would love to hear from you.

Between the car and the turbo kit I would be into the car $5k for V6 power with a 5-speed is how I'm looking at it (or maybe trying to justify it).