UMR Racer;79271 wrote:Sorry about asking questions in a forum if your going to an ass about it dont reply. For people helping its a 1994 Civic EX with D16 engine. About the school question, they don't teach you much of substance its more critical thinking training and on the formula car team I deal most with composites and drive train stuff not engine. Also how much would a turbo set up cost and how much would that take off of the longevity of the car at say 6psi if the car has 160 thousand miles.
turbo set-up could cost 400 bucks or you could spend 5k, that depends on what parts you choose new/used and/or brands etc'. Also depends on if you put the kit together yourself or you buy a kit such as greddy, revhard etc.
6psi dosnt mean anything, 6 psi on a t25 isnt going to be near the power as 6psi on a t3/t4 50 trim, tune for power, not psi...i personally wouldnt push a stock d16 motor past 200whp
160k miles also dosnt mean anything, do a compression check and go from there, there are plenty of motors that have high mileage that are in much more suitable conditions for boost then lower mileage motors...do a compression test and see how she's running
last but not least its a d series, there motors are cheap and everywhere, pick a nice turbo set-up that you will be happy with for a while, tune it, enjoy it and if/when you break it just slap in another d block
just do it right the first time, you will save yourself alot of money, time and headache's, and in the end im sure you will love it'
ps: dont even bother throwing bolt on's on that motor, it is a complete waste of money, the gains will be very minimal and you will spend quite a bit, boost it, swap it, or spray it'
