Single cam build thread for my 97 Dx hatch, doing a full Ex swap built for boost. My goal is 400whp but i probably wont be there until next year

My car as it was when i bought it

Gt3's and stock cut coil suspension..

Here how she sat last night i drove her



Update; Current numbers are 312whp & 249wtq at 17psi, tuned on a dynojet



Turbo setup

BRMS tornado t3 manifold
Rev9 tx-50e-57 turbo
Precision PWE 39mm wastegate
Godspeed bov
Rev9 type-m intercooler
3" dp to 3" 'midpipe'
Turbonetics boost controller
Omni 2.5bar map sensor

Engine Build list..

Y8 block, std bore and notched for rods
Cleaned and decked
Eagle H-beam rods
Wiseco pistons and rings
ACL aluglide rod/main & thrust
ARP head studs
Melling oil pump
Oem gaskets

Y8 head
P&p, 3 angle valve job, oversize valves, milled
Ferrea 5000 flat valves
Brian crower springs
Stock retainers
Competition cams 105300
AEM trutime cam gear

Gates racing timing belt, water pump and tensioner
Any other gaskets OEM
Innovative mounts
CC stage 4, 6 puck
stock b000 trans and stock axles for now..
Y8 intake mani
Skunk2 70mm tb
RC 550's
walbro 255
new little bits all around definitely looking for reliability, heres a few pictures
















But until tomorrow the build was held up because i had d16z studs in the d16y box.. Ordered a new set from Real St last friday and they got here today so more progress soon

 

Also i plan on keeping her my daily, the stock y7 isnt doing too good at the moment, been leaking oil and now its making a strange noise i dont think its a knock i think its the oil pump but i havnt driven it since the oil light comes on at idle, and not too sure but im hoping the built motor will run fine on a phearable premium base map just until i get the turbo kit then a real tune. Any advice is definitely welcomed, this is my first build but i would like it to come out right and be a solid reliable motor

 

Didnt have much time today but I bolted the head on



Love them clean *** ports haha, cant wait to see the difference with this motor



Well thats all for now, i kno it isnt any thing really unique but anybody chime in if you like! lol I'd love a few suggestions on what turbo's would work well for this y8 trying to reach 400whp

 

Did the timing on Wednesday but because of weather and labor day school closed til Tuesday..








clear timing cover off of ebay, took a little trimming to fit but i like it

 

im planning on running that same upper cam gear cover on my vuild

 

Hell yeah i think its gonna b pretty cool when its all done lol


I went and picked up a used turbo kit.. Still a little unsure what i really wanna do but my temporary goal with this kit is 300hp i dont rlly think it can do it but ill see haha and if it all goes well ill prolly run it for a year at most, it is a rev9 d series kit, made by godspeed from what i understand, so basically an ebay kit but the stuff looks pretty solid and seems to be in good shape still, and its a complete kit minus oil return line, and 3 t-clamps, so for $300 i didnt think it was a bad deal just to get into the boost game lol






anybody have any opinions on the rev9 turbo?? Is it decent at least, the kits go for bout a grand from what ive seen, dont kno what its spose to b good for power wise but being in the 2's will b nice, and the sound of the bov, other than that not expecting much

 

bust thing i can advise is to use the advanced search function and search in the forced induction section for rev9 and see what pops up me personally im im taking the much slower rout and just gonna save up for a go auto works kit

 

Yeah i hear ya i still plan on saving up for a quality kit like i said in the post i might run this kit for a year at most, my goal is still 400whp reliably and thats definitely not gonna happen with this rev9 kit, kind of a temporary bench mark it is my first build as well so i guess i can work out any kinks etc over the next year if the lil turbo last that long. Jus didnt seem like a horrible idea since ive wanted to boost for so long, i only wish i couldve found this kit earlier i wouldve thrown it on my stock y7, that wouldnt have ended well tho lmfao

 

i had thought about going that route as well but i have decided against for the simple fact that after weighing the advantages versus the disadvantages yes it would be nice to have my motor under boost but at the same time its not worth running the risk that something will fail having to do with the ebay kit and grenading the engine that i have invested money in. So in that respect im just gonna collect parts and do it right the first time i mean look at it this way you have already waited this long to to build it and boost it whats a little bit longer to buy a quality kit

 

You may want to do some research on that aem cam gear.

 

I've seen a few online that were broken but ive also seen more ppl say they're just fine, have you seen them fail a lot personally? I'm just curious because I was a little worried about it but not too much.. Just going to just torque all the bolts to spec and cross my fingers.. it does look skinny as hell, I don't understand why they didn't make them just a little beefier.


And about the turbo kit, im just going to keep my options open, but I definitely won't be in a rush to put the kit on since I'm doing the swap at school and that's just too much. The class isnt really meant to teach aftermarket upgrades..

My plan right now is to look out for a wideband guage, if my motor runs good enough on the basemap without any boost it's gonna stay that way for a while, maybe even long enough to where I do get the kit I plan on using to make the power I want..

I know very well enough about china chargers not being reliable, but at most I'm going to run maybe around 8psi, or whatever spring is already in there. But im not going to thro a cheap turbo kit on an expect miracles or that my goal can be met with this kit.

All I'm doing is possibly use it temporarily at a low boost setting and easy driving, checking it every chance, allowing it to cool properly, not beating the **** out of it, etc..

Also it was a semi custom kit sold by a local shop, I dont think it would be too bad using this temporarily while I get everything else set up like all my guages, do some chassis maintenance, other things that may need upgrades to daily 400whp..

 

92_civic_eg my friend, my apologies, but I just had to fix some of that grammar... It was just giving me migraines just trying to decipher what your point was.

After 2 attempts to read it, I then knew I was not the only one with difficulty understanding your point. No offense intended, but my word, please try a little harder next time when expressing your thoughts clearly.

I'm sure you'll eventually get your build the way you want it, in time.

TIA.

 

You should be careful about assuming that the wastegate has a 8lb spring in it. There are actually a lot of ebay selling that ship them with 14lb springs inside.

 

Just putting it out there. LBS is not the same as PSI.

I know what you're getting at, but it's imperative to state the correct measure, please. Carry on, sir ;-)

 

Thanks for the correction Shodan that's what i meant. That's what i get for posting when I'm tired

 

Oh alright no problem, sorry about that i jus get a little lazy on the computer..

So should i worry about my cam gear or no? And yeah i should check what wastegate spring it is, that not a problem

 

Still not decided what turbo to go with, i'm on the lookout for a wideband guage. And a Tial wastegate because then I would feel a little better about running the cheap kit

 

So i was thinking n remembered i had a couple of older pictures i could post of my car and collecting a few parts so here they are..

When i got some new wheels, F1r not sure what model 15x8 0 offset with new toyo proxes, i like how they poke out a little


Well then needed some stiffer coils the ride of cut springs sucks lol got these Truharts 1 piece for a good deal..


Working on it in school, just did some new ceramic pads bcuz the cheapo ones that came on it made my front wheels ugly evry 3 days lol


Nice clean head



And thats all for now just trying to keep it more interesting incase anybody happens to take a look

 

Well no progress besides painting the valve cover, my mom ran her car with no oil so ive been dealing with that lately, its a ford fusion v6 so wasnt easy to pull, heres a couple pics..

 

Good work friend
What's Turbo,ecu,injector
What's the Sleeves material? Same my setup I use cast iron, sleeves no problem ,before my friend use same sleeves 3rd sleeves cracked

 

Thanks man i'm tryin lol, I plan on using my chipped p28 tuned on neptune or chrome ect. Still not decided at all on injectors but maybe some ID 1000's, and far as turbo goes im waiting to see what i can find its all upto my budget which for now im not planning anymore serious purchases until the car runs good again haha
Also it is a stock sleeve block

 

I use holset hx35 d16z6 76mm pistons 1000cc inj
holset price very good )

 

Nice, how much power are you making at what psi and when does it reach full boost? I was definitely considering a holset because of the price point and seems hx35's are pretty easy to find tho i was thinking maybe an hy35 for faster spool, But how do you like that setup?

 

Now I use 09 bar ,4700 full boost little late for me,
Cylinder head stock cam no spring no,
Rev limit 7800
Your cylinder head not stock cam spring Valve perfect

 

Oh hell yeah tho, I hear you 4700 would be a little late, i am hoping to spool a little faster, this lil 50 trim turbo i have would actually be a decent size for this motor and im kind of leaning towards giving it a try while keeping an eye on it so that hopefully i can catch any possible issues before they become problems since it is a cheap/lower quality kit..