N/a Engine for now Turbo for later....Need Help building and deciding....
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N/a Engine for now Turbo for later....Need Help building and deciding....
I have a b16a jdm engine in a 94 civic ex and i want to re-build the engine. i was thinking a 10:1 Arias piston and h-beam eagle rod would do the trick for both applications. See what i want to do is rebuild the engine now for non-turbo with the whole bottom end and most of the top without the turbo cams, maybe some itr/ctr cams. then later seeing that its aready buit to just put the turbo on a tune it, is this possible and what would you guys advise
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Re: N/a Engine for now Turbo for later....Need Help building and deciding.... (jh)
if u plan on going turbo in the future, then build it for turbo. I would go with a lower compression (prolly like 8-9 to 1), GSR cams (or turbo cams if u like), aftermarket sleeves (darton, or midways) and Wiesco pistons,and of course the Eagle rods.
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Re: N/a Engine for now Turbo for later....Need Help building and deciding.... (jh)
i think you should be fine with that compression...i was looking into rebuild my d-series with 10.5 compression and running 7lbs of boost via a supercharger...just get some decent fuel management and tuning and you should be fine...
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Re: N/a Engine for now Turbo for later....Need Help building and deciding.... (jh)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jh »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have a b16a jdm engine in a 94 civic ex and i want to re-build the engine. i was thinking a 10:1 Arias piston and h-beam eagle rod would do the trick for both applications. See what i want to do is rebuild the engine now for non-turbo with the whole bottom end and most of the top without the turbo cams, maybe some itr/ctr cams. then later seeing that its aready buit to just put the turbo on a tune it, is this possible and what would you guys advise</TD></TR></TABLE>
why?
why?
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From: Thetford, norfolk, England
Re: N/a Engine for now Turbo for later....Need Help building and deciding.... (crxgator)
if he rebuilds the engine with aftermarket rods, pistons, and sleeves, running only 7 pounds of boost would be a waste of money. 7 pounds of boost is fine at around 10 to 1 compression. Try putting 15 PSI and see what type of detonation u get on pump gas. Better to plan for big boost now.
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Re: N/a Engine for now Turbo for later....Need Help building and deciding.... (Honda_Tengoku)
the higher the compression, the less room for error and the more critical tuning/fuel management becomes. on that note- 10:1 is almost borderline, i wouldnt go above it, but thats just me
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