advice require for turbo b16a

1234 · Postby **1234** » August 4th, 2010, 1:42 pm

guys, I'm thinking bout turboing the ride its a bone stock b16a no upgrades beside msd distributor cap,blaster coil, plug wires,
i wanna kno if the engine wud damage thinking bout runinng 5-7 psi boost.
if i have to change headgasket?
cost of turbo kit?
or wat kinda turbo to used etc..
its a eg9 by the way

red_dragon · Postby **red_dragon** » August 4th, 2010, 7:42 pm

to cut it short .. is your budget $10k+
that is be with some new and used parts
no bamboo stuff

roshan01 · Postby **roshan01** » August 10th, 2010, 3:20 pm

breads to do it the proper way will cost some $$
from personal experience ..
and i'm not sure i did it the proper way... lol

rick star · Postby **rick star** » August 10th, 2010, 4:13 pm

You can get a turbo kit for$1000u.s.everything coming with it. run 5psi .good to go.

roshan01 · Postby **roshan01** » August 10th, 2010, 4:56 pm

and 5psi real safe.... (hopefully)

mitsu4life · Postby **mitsu4life** » August 10th, 2010, 5:09 pm

Stop thinking in how much boost you want to run and think how much power you want to make. A t3/t4 at 5 psi is different from a t25 at 5 psi

Set a power goal first, then go do your research an see how much power the stock bottom end on a b16a can handle...your not the first to do it so there literally hundreds of stock builds online see what parts they are using and follow suit.

My advice is make sure and get a good management, hondata s300 or crome or something. Stay away from piggy backs.

haydn28 · Postby **haydn28** » August 10th, 2010, 6:42 pm

mitsu4life wrote:Stop thinking in how much boost you want to run and think how much power you want to make. A t3/t4 at 5 psi is different from a t25 at 5 psi

Set a power goal first, then go do your research an see how much power the stock bottom end on a b16a can handle...your not the first to do it so there literally hundreds of stock builds online see what parts they are using and follow suit.

My advice is make sure and get a good management, hondata s300 or crome or something. Stay away from piggy backs.

exactly what i was going to suggest, the engine properly tuned with a water meth kit will handle plenty boost , pump gas will restrict the boost levels ,

can tune the hondatas and crome if u interested :mrgreen:

1234 · Postby **1234** » August 10th, 2010, 7:25 pm

thanks guys
still thinkin if to go boost

No Fear at all!!! · Postby **No Fear at all!!!** » August 10th, 2010, 11:41 pm

Dude just go NOS!!!!

But if you're still playing with the idea of BOOST on the LOOSE!!! Take the advice from mitsu4life, study the different types of set ups and turbos that are used so as you can have an idea of what type of power you are looking to handle and the overhead involved.. Also invest in a good ecu like hondata s300, haltech's platinum, wolf, or even crome....DO NOT GET INVOLVED WITH ANY FORM or TYPE OF PIGGY BACK SYSTEMS...you will CRY!!!! :evilbat:

haydn28 · Postby **haydn28** » August 11th, 2010, 7:09 am

i know of a 4 door civic d15 right here in trinidad with a t28 set up and microtech lt8 management on 10psi putting licks on K series car and supposedly Faster cars (sr20det, 4efte, rb25 powered etc)with no problem. his internals are stock .

can put u in touch with him , a copy/similarity of his build should lead you in the right direction.
pm me if u interested

mitsu4life · Postby **mitsu4life** » August 11th, 2010, 7:50 am

haydn28 wrote:i know of a 4 door civic d15 right here in trinidad with a t28 set up and microtech lt8 management on 10psi putting licks on K series car and supposedly Faster cars (sr20det, 4efte, rb25 powered etc)with no problem.

I could believe that, I was in shock when I held on to rb20det medalist the other night. Power to Weight is a hell of a thing yes