Should I turbo my motor?
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Should I turbo my motor?
I've got a 93 ej1 , stockish d16z6, 234,000 miles on it. Here's a list of mods.
-fuel filter
-rebuilt dizzy(new cap,rotor,ignition coil,ignitor.)
-new injectors
-header
-intake pipe and filter
Now I wanna turbo it but I've heard that if you turbo a vtec motor it will suck your oil pan dry because of all the oil being used for vtec and the turbo. But I've seen plenty of people do it and figure it'd be fine. I just need some opinions on if. And I'm not swapping it I love the z6 #savethesohc -ej1.nick
-fuel filter
-rebuilt dizzy(new cap,rotor,ignition coil,ignitor.)
-new injectors
-header
-intake pipe and filter
Now I wanna turbo it but I've heard that if you turbo a vtec motor it will suck your oil pan dry because of all the oil being used for vtec and the turbo. But I've seen plenty of people do it and figure it'd be fine. I just need some opinions on if. And I'm not swapping it I love the z6 #savethesohc -ej1.nick
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Re: Should I turbo my motor?
Listing fuel filter, distributor and stock injectors as mods...??
And a header and intake that will have to be removed for a turbo anyways
Soooo. stock z6, yes turbo it anyways
And a header and intake that will have to be removed for a turbo anyways
Soooo. stock z6, yes turbo it anyways
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Okay yeah your right. Well forget about the first part. And tell me more about why people told me that the oil pan will suck dry
Re: Should I turbo my motor?
Because people, in general, are stupid. If you use a shitty turbo, or you use a used turbo with leaking seals, you'll burn oil. If your crank case isn't properly ventilated, you'll burn oil. If you have any slow leaks or burns, they will be exacerbated. You're taking an engine and essentially doubling what it was built to do. Any small "non-issues" will have a tendency to become actual issues.
At the very least, do a leakdown test and make sure your engine is actually healthy enough for boost with a modicum of reliability.
At the very least, do a leakdown test and make sure your engine is actually healthy enough for boost with a modicum of reliability.
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Re: Should I turbo my motor?
You will make SOOOOOOOO much power on a stock turbo Z6 that gravity will reverse itself in your presence. All of the fluids in your car are badly affected by this and that will cause the oil to get stuck in the top of the head from this phenomenon. The fuel in your gas tank will also be bothered by this so if you don't run on a full tank 24/7 your car will run on boost pressure alone which may cause it to run hotter than normal but you will get great gas mileage. The coolant stops moving as well so you may need to look into some radiator mods. Don't bother with a high flow or multiple core setup, you need a couple of full blown electric water pumps to combat this. Good luck. You can run the stock Z6 on up to 60psi of boost with that intake pipe.
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Re: Should I turbo my motor?
Because people, in general, are stupid. If you use a shitty turbo, or you use a used turbo with leaking seals, you'll burn oil. If your crank case isn't properly ventilated, you'll burn oil. If you have any slow leaks or burns, they will be exacerbated. You're taking an engine and essentially doubling what it was built to do. Any small "non-issues" will have a tendency to become actual issues.
At the very least, do a leakdown test and make sure your engine is actually healthy enough for boost with a modicum of reliability.
At the very least, do a leakdown test and make sure your engine is actually healthy enough for boost with a modicum of reliability.
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Re: Should I turbo my motor?
If the engine is healthy (check via compression/ leakdown tests as suggested above), then there's no reason why you can't boost it. Be sure to do your research and understand why you're choosing the parts you've picked - since the setup will no longer be to OEM spec, it requires much more from you for maintenance / repairs. Unless you're comfortable with that, i'd suggest not turbocharging it. Also, you need a reasonable budget to make this happen effectively / reliably. If you have $1k saved up and think that's sufficient, stop now...for a decent setup, i'd plan at least $3k including tuning.
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