Changing turbos?

[Biggentplayer]

Ok. I own an 2000 civic si with B16a2. My friend has this small ass turbo he will give to me for 150. I wanted to go all motor but just to hard for a b16. My question is if I put on his turbo and get all the piping and so on. Could I later on swap the small one out with a biggger one and still use the same piping? Thanks for the help!

[kommon_sense]

maybe maybe not. depends on if they use the same mounting flange to mount to your turbo manifold and you may still need to modify your charge piping for a different turbo. Changing the charge piping isn't a big deal, but not being able to reuse your turbo manifold might be, so do your homework before purchasing. You can buy a reconditioned turbo for a reasonable amount.

[danmakG60]

find out what kind of turbo it is first then we can help, otherwise we have no clue.

[mberndt]

Originally Posted by Biggentplayer

Ok. I own an 2000 civic si with B16a2. My friend has this small ass turbo he will give to me for 150. I wanted to go all motor but just to hard for a b16. My question is if I put on his turbo and get all the piping and so on. Could I later on swap the small one out with a biggger one and still use the same piping? Thanks for the help!

I say get the turbo, and figure out if u can upgrade later...
It will only help u make power, and later if u want to change it to a larger turbo, u already have ALMOST all of the parts... Regardless of the turbo itself, if u have the Fuel management, I/C, piping, and ECU or whatever, u can just get a different manifold and downpipe if u have to change it for a new turbo.
What turbo is it exactly?

-Mike

[kommon_sense]

The manifold and downpipe are two costly pieces of a turbo setup. You need to find out what turbo your friend is trying to sell...

[mberndt]

Yes, they are costly...
But If u know someone who welds, u can get a custom flange welded on to the original downpipe and mainfold, for almost nothing.
my friend has a IHI turbo on a D16Z6, he custom made the flange...

[PM-Performance]

Most of the time it will work. Just make sure you are using a manifold that wil take both turbos.

I went from a t3/04e to a T67 with no changes in piping. Just bolted it right on

[Biggentplayer]

It is a t3 turbo. I have decided to get the hondata first so that if I do get a turbo I can tune it. I got a real good deal on hondata so can not pass it up. Thanks for the help tho!