I have a 91 civic hatch for my daily beater and after realizing how cheap a single cam vtec motor is and Im sure I could piece together a cheap turbo kit from DSM crap my friends have laying around
How reliable would this a setup like this be; I wouldnt boost anything crazy at all I just would like something to suprise a few people and it would be a great sleeper with my flat black paint, steelies and snow tires

ANY advice about single cam turbo would be awesome, I really dont know much about it
(what would be save amount to boost)




Modified by Joey B 18C at 1:54 AM 6/14/2004

 

I have a friend running 12.6's on a turbo A6 (stock A6). Don't expect that speed out of a reliable setup though. Expect low 14's or so with conservative boost.

 

what would conservative boost be 7 psi??

 

when u say dsm parts laying around do u mean the t25? and side mounts?....in all honesty its not at all worth it...if u want a decent front mount intercooler go to http://www.johnnyracecar.com...and u can get a t3oe or b for pretty cheap...dont use stock parts off another car...not to mention the t25 wont fit with any rev-hard manifolds or anything ud have to get a custom one...which is worthlesss....

 

THE most important part (especially when reliability is a concern) is the engine management. If you want cheap go turboEDIT. http://www.turboedit.org

 

Dont you need a hasport crossmember when turboing a ef.

 

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I don't think Hasport makes a crossmember.

 

Just to clear things up, i have a turbo hatch that i spent $400 on a custom turbo kit with a t25 an dsm parts. I have had 9psi for almost to yr's now an it has only broke once. I f you do it right and take your time you will enjoy.

 

I think it was place racing but i do think you need a different crossmember because my friend was doing a z6 and mpfi conversion on his car today and said he was planning on turbo charging the car I told him your not going to have much room because of the cross member.

 

http://www.homemadeturbo.com

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sodacan33 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just to clear things up, i have a turbo hatch that i spent $400 on a custom turbo kit with a t25 an dsm parts. I have had 9psi for almost to yr's now an it has only broke once. I f you do it right and take your time you will enjoy. </TD></TR></TABLE>I'm looking into a DIY turbo set up on my d16a6, what is it that broke on yours? I'm just trying to gather information before i begin. thnx

 

just a charge pipe came off, was not a big deal just had to reclamp

 

You dont need the aftermarket crossmember. Sure it'll free up a bunch of space, but plenty of people have turbo EF's with the stock crossmember.

 

I am looking for the same set up. I have a Z6 head that I am having Ported and Polished by theoldone...and then I want a TURBO!!! I must boost...I must boost...

Anyone with some tips on piecing together a turbo would be greatly appreciated. I am not much of a buyer as I am a scavenger and would rather take the time to find the best components than I would buy a kit.

 

I have a 90 hatch with a DOHC ZC. It has a T3/T4 turbo and a 2 1/2" downpipe. I have the stock crossmember, stock raidiator and stock fan still in there. Check these guys out. There is alot of info there. Read, read, read then ask.

http://www.homemadeturbo.com/

 

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Go for a specific horsepower, not PSI. Ricer...j/k

 

This kid i know lives around here has a turbo crx runnign 13.1s with the d16a6 motor hes been running it for about 2 years now... they are not that bad

 

i have a 91 crx with a b18c1 and im doin my turbo setup and i have a inlinepro manifold with a SC61 turbo and i have no room waht soo ever because of that dam crossmember.... and have to use a 99-00 si radiator