Wondering if there are any LS/Turbo Crx out there??? Tried to search but not sure what to type in the subject and came with nothing useful.... I'm wondering which turbo kit you guys used??? Did it fit and mount in perfectly w/o any fabricating done to it??? How bout your intercooler??? Fit the whole front and fit good??? Any pix of it?? If custom turbo kit how much did it cost you???? If went with a turbo kit how much it cost??? Last but not least how much are you boosting safely to be reliable on stock internals and no tunning?? Stock LS can handle 5-8 psi safely rite??? I'm pretty sure I might get some information from the FI forum but since this is more about a Crx getting boosted I would like to know... Thanks for your help.

 

I have a ZC swapped hatch, and it will be boosted this weekend. I pieced the turbo kit together myself and ended up with 500 invested with fuel management. With an aftermarket kit you pay quite extensively for the name, however you will have every last clamp you need, so its personal preference. I really wouldnt recommend "no tuning" what so ever, pay 75 bucks for a couple of pulls or more for someone to tune it, just to make sure you arent running lean. If you arent going to tune, just shoot for pretty rich across the board, not the most power, but better safe than sorry. A B1 on 8psi should be fine, but like I said, make sure its rich.

 

I have a CRX with a DRAG III turbo kit for a B16 on my B18A. All I had to modify was the intercooler to turbo piping. I am running 10 psi daily, made 227 hp and 199 ft/lbs of torque. Don't plan on boosting a lot with out tuning. I am converted to OBD1 and running Hondata S200b. Pics:

 

Hello LS engines 90-01 typically can handle 10-12 psi max. Safely I would say 9-10 psi on stock internals. I could hook you up with a turbo kit choice of T3 super 60 turbo which I recommend for anyone not planning to build there engine and plan on only boosting 10-14 psi max. It reaches full boost at 3k rpm. If plan on building I would go with a T3/To4b or T3/To4e turbo. I have sell either one of them in my turbo kits with various specs to personalize your application. Starting price $1795.00 shipped. Email me if interested explicitspeed@aol.com for more details and pictures.

 

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Take it to the classifieds.

 

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damn, you have the exact setup im gonna go with later this year, b18a turbo, but im gonna use alittle diffrent components.

 

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Loooks nice man... Lolz damn your engine bay looks so squishy in there with the turbo kit lolz... But overall looks good... Its a T3/T4 rite??? How long you been boostin??? When do you reach full boost??? Hows the turbo lag?? Noticable or not quite?? Got interior pix??? I want to see where you mount your gauges, turbo timer, ebc... The front mount ic looks bad *** So are you boostin 10 psi w/o any tunning??? Or the hondata s200b is tuned?? You said u used a b16 turbo kit application did you know for which year the car it came off of??? Can you take me a closer pix of your engine bay??? Did you hooked up the evap purge solenoid?? Would like to see if you did where the vac wires runs to the im. Btw, how much you spent on your turbo kit??? I was planning to get a Drag III also Hows all their fitment?? Everything snug tightly?? Thanks.


Modified by IgniteTeg at 2:13 AM 5/3/2004

 

Thanks man. Yes everything is a little crowded, hehe. It is a t3/to4b Turbonetics turbo. The kit was for a 99-00 Civic SI. I got the kit used off H-T for 1400, sold some stuff like the FMU, and missing link and **** for like 200 bucks. Then bought the Hondata and injectors and a buch of small miscellaneous stuff. Yes I am running 10 PSI daily, turbo hits full boost around 3800-4000(only been driving it a few days sorry). To be honest I dont notice the lag at all. I got it tuned last wednesday so haven't had it tuned for very long. I drove it for a month un-tuned with just the Hondata s200b base map at only 5 PSI. Yes, the evap purge solenoid is hooked up. I hooked up the vacuum lines like this, the BOV vacuum line goes to where the vacuum line for cruise ocntrol should go. Then I have the boost gauge vacuum line tapped in with the FPR vacuum line. I will try and get some better engine bay pics for you Here is an interior pic:

 

its killing me, cant wait to get mine going lol, on 10lbs, what kind of power is it making?

 

oh man i been trying to start a thread on this!

i t00! would like info on this...

my setup is obd1 ls, in 89 crx si....

im tryin gto save money, so i was thinkin buy part by part and piecing together, im trying to avoid swapping radiator and battery reloacation... any help is useful.

thanks...

-erwin

 

I have a JDM Twin Cam ZC Motor Fully built for Turbo
Will fit 88-91civics & crx’s

Engine consist of all brand new parts:
· JG Pro Series Head
· JG Turbo Cams
· Fully built block w/ Iron duct sleeves
· ARIAS Forged Pistons *compression ratio 8 to 5 to 1
· CROWER Rods
· Rings, Bearings, & Gaskets
· Oil Pump
· Timing belt
· Water Pump
· Fully assembled
With tranny (differential was welded & can only drive straight)
· No Clutch
· Never Ran…..
· Asking $1,500.00 for all as listed

 

Looks good not sure if thats your turbo timer near the climate control.... Thats scary to mount it there... But then Crx hardly got any good spots to mount the gauges and the ebc and turbo timer... Damn $1,400 for the complete Drag III turbo kit??? What a steal omg!!! So, if you got the kit off a 99-00 si then all you had to do was just modify the intercooler piping to make it fit?? Was that the only fab you had to do??? Yeah, some more close up on the engine bay pic would be really nice.. If you can take pix of where you ran the vacumn lines for the evap purge solenoid too that be great... Thanks a lot for your help..

 

sorry but that setup is ghetto lookin as ****

 

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Do you care to explain what you think is ghetto? The radiator tilted back? Or the fact that the car isn't one color? Please elaborate.

 

What is wrong with mounting the turbo timer near the climate control? Yea, all I had to do was modify the intercooler piping. I had to make my own from turbo to intercooler side, and on the other side I just had to shorten a pipe. The downpipe fit, I just had to hit the crossmember a little bit, no big deal. The vacuum lines for the evap. purge solenoid is run like stock. What exactly do you want pictures of, so I can take them? Yeah I got a good deal on the turbo kit, after I sold the extar stuff it was an even better deal. Although some things were missing like the bolts for the downpipe, it was still worth it.

 

EDIT- nevermind.

 

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the fact that the radiator is not held on properly, the fact that the radiator is RESTING on the turbocharger itself, no hood latch

 

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He has roll pins on the hood so he doesnt need a latch.. Im about to put a one piece fiberglass tilt front end on to my crx, It has roll pins but no latch, Is that ghetto???

 

i have an 89 crx with ls turbo.... i'm using a t3 turbonetics turbo... my spearco intercooler was (and still is) a bitch.... i'm still having trouble with the fitment... i think this is only bcuz i rushed it and didn't do enough research.... but i don't think its a problem... you should easily run 5-8 psi... lastly i would suggest getting a 92-95 civic radiator so your setup isn't so "squishy".... good luck on your setup

 

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He has roll pins on the hood so he doesnt need a latch.. Im about to put a one piece fiberglass tilt front end on to my crx, It has roll pins but no latch, Is that ghetto???</TD></TR></TABLE>


if its a street car **** yes

 

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Did I say its a street car.. If your talking about the other guy, your saying that roll pins on a street car instead of a hood latch is ghetto..

 

-Thanks tgreaves

-Ummmm, I don't see how hood pins are ghetto but ok. Why don't you tell me why? The reason I use hood pins is because on my brother's Civic the hood flew up on him on the highway, TWICE, with the stock hood latch and stock hood. It has also happened to my other brother in his 240 with stock hood and hood latch. So after seeing this first-hand I decided to run hood pins. So if someone has hood pins on their CF hood, they are ghetto? You are lame, shut up.

-I do agree about the radiator though, saving up for a JimFab Crossmember right now, just a little expensive.

 

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-Ummmm, I don't see how hood pins are ghetto but ok. Why don't you tell me why? The reason I use hood pins is because on my brother's Civic the hood flew up on him on the highway, TWICE, with the stock hood latch and stock hood. It has also happened to my other brother in his 240 with stock hood and hood latch. So after seeing this first-hand I decided to run hood pins. So if someone has hood pins on their CF hood, they are ghetto? You are lame, shut up.

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your brothers experiences are not your own.......thats what i say to that

the jimfab will be nice

 

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your brothers experiences are not your own.......thats what i say to that

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Ok, but shouldn't one learn from other's experiences?

 

Let me explain here what I meant.. When doing a forced induction setup its hard to fit the intercooler in the front with the hood pop cable in the way.. Its also just eaiser to not have the bar that holds the hood down there in the first place..

I agree that putting hood pins on a car for the reason of "having hood pins on a car" is a ricer thing.. But if there is any need for them then go for it.. After I installed my intercooler the hood pop cable got in the way and made it hard to pop the hood.. Thats why I did away with it and put the pins in there..