how much psi could i push on my motor?
i wanna turbo it and get as much as i can out of it until i can save up for a b-series but i dont know how much i could push..
1997 civic dx
almost 120,000 miles
what would i have to buy to push more?..pistons,etc?
Just from what I hear on here after you've reached about 200 Horses is a good time to call it quits on a d with stock internals. Psi is not what you have to worry about, it's horsepower thats gonna hurt you. I'm planning out a turbo for my d series. I'm going to do a complete tear down and rebuild with some damn good rods and vitara pistons and a reworked head. If your just going turbo until you save for a b, just save your money IMO. After all the time and money spent on the turbo and dyno tuning and all that fun stuff you'd be in up to your eyeballs.
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just boost it till it blows then upgrade
Agreed, then take most of the turbo components and add them to a b series, some parts you will be able to reuse and some you wont.
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um, 0 to 60 in 9 seconds? my grandmother can do the moonwalk and still beat you off the line..
yeah i would go with the "boost till you blow" strategy..lol
but i dont think i can go without a car for as much time as it takes to find a b series and buy all the stuff and whatnot
i hear that, thats what is preventing me from doing half the shit i want to to do my car, my shit has to run to get me back and forth reliably!
from what i have read, you can run 6-7 psi reliably and safely without any problems on stock internals (around the 180-200 hp mark)
if you go above this level, into the 200+ range, or if you raise your psi's or head into bar territory, i'd look into JE, Mahle, JUN pistons/rods, and upgrade your valvetrain to JUN or skunk2 components. when it comes to your engine, i personally wouldn't go with the "lowest common denominator" for price, you don't want that shit to break.
hope this helps man, good luck!
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but its jdm, it must work
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yes but you have to covert the fuel lines to right side flow
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X4....even when you blow it and dont ahve much d-series motors are dirt you can just keep swappin them out. thats what i wanna do. but i think if i blow my d16 when i boost im just gonna pick up an LS motor.
Shane...I know you're younger right? I think you said at one time 18ish?
Anyway, another question to ask is..can you afford this? Not just the turbo/parts itself, but the upkeep? And like everyone said, if it blows...can you afford to drop another motor in that min? I know the car your wanting to turbo is your DD. Just think about that, too.
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