what to look for with a high mileage motor if considering turbo?
96cx motor runs strong w/ 135000 miles compression/leakdown test?

 

yeah pretty much. do a compression test and if all looks good . boost it.

 

I boosted my Z6 w/ 150k... compression was great' leak down good.. all signs were great'

 

it wont last long....

 

what's teh point of boosting a cx motor? at least start with a z6/y8 imo. or you can put the boost on and beat on it till it blows up and then get a d16y8.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95stangkillah &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what's teh point of boosting a cx motor? at least start with a z6/y8 imo. or you can put the boost on and beat on it till it blows up and then get a d16y8. </TD></TR></TABLE>

what he said, the cx motor is only an 8 valve for intake and exhaust flow, swap the y8 head and then boost it, cx motors are only good for fuel economy and lack of horsepower, trust me, i used to have one

 

you can get a full y8 swap for 500 or so. i would do that first. its got the better tranny, and will make 150+ whp on low boost like 5 or 6 psi.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blackeg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you can get a full y8 swap for 500 or so. i would do that first. its got the better tranny, and will make 150+ whp on low boost like 5 or 6 psi.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i almost forgot, your DEFINITELY gonna want to ditch the cx tranny, it has NO acceleration whatsoever, go with an EX tranny, like mentioned before, get a full Y8 swap for cheap, then do a mild build(pistons, rods, some valvework maybe, metal headgasket) and you will handle at least 10psi with ease, and the setup will be cheap, and you will be so happy with it

 

thanks guys good info.

maybe ill throw on a dry nitrous set up and blow this motor
haha j/k

prolly get the y8 set up soon. cant wait!

 

hum why are you asking this when your signature says that?

 

what does my question have to do with my signature?

 

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probubly right...check for oil leaks, timing belf, oil and water pumps, dist. and wires...all that is key to make power and being realitively safe for a while on low boost.

 

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what he said, the cx motor is only an 8 valve for intake and exhaust flow, swap the y8 head and then boost it, cx motors are only good for fuel economy and lack of horsepower, trust me, i used to have one</TD></TR></TABLE>
nope, its a 96 cx(y7), 16 valve 107 hp, sean (riceymcricerton) ran 10 lbs on his y7 and pulled a 13.8, go head boost it!....although a mini me might be nice

 

did he run that time with stock motor or tons of mods?

 

stock internals/clutch greddy kit intercooled with the e-manage as fmu

 

wow that amazing! even more so on stock clutch!

just curious whats retail on greddy kit? i think im going to go the home made turbo route, except trying to avoid welding.

 

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nope, its a 96 cx(y7), 16 valve 107 hp, sean (riceymcricerton) ran 10 lbs on his y7 and pulled a 13.8, go head boost it!....although a mini me might be nice</TD></TR></TABLE>

oh no ****, i did not know that, my old cx motor was a ******* 8 valve piece of trash

 

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oh no ****, i did not know that, my old cx motor was a ******* 8 valve piece of trash </TD></TR></TABLE>
i hear ya im runnin my stock piece of **** right now
but my jdm d15/y8 trans is sitting in my garage

 

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i hear ya im runnin my stock piece of **** right now
but my jdm d15/y8 trans is sitting in my garage </TD></TR></TABLE>

nice, good luck with that

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by maskone909 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what does my question have to do with my signature?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i was just trying to figure out how you got your sohc to run that fast or what u ran that with