Turbo sizing help
03-15-2010, 05:59 AM
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Turbo sizing help
Well my beautiful B16b spun a bearing yesterday only 2 months after getting it back on the road 
now I知 thinking of doing something different. Thinking about putting a turbo LS in my Civic, but I知 not going for big power of anything just something useable for the track. I知 now starting to do research on turbos and just need a good idea as to where to begin looking. What would be a good size turbo for me to run on a road course? Engine will be mostly stock with maybe a set of turbo camshafts.
now I知 thinking of doing something different. Thinking about putting a turbo LS in my Civic, but I知 not going for big power of anything just something useable for the track. I知 now starting to do research on turbos and just need a good idea as to where to begin looking. What would be a good size turbo for me to run on a road course? Engine will be mostly stock with maybe a set of turbo camshafts.
03-15-2010, 06:34 AM
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50 trim t3t4 .63 ar. Stock ls on about 5 - 7 psi will be all you need. No need for cams or even to crack open the motor.
What bearing did your b16b spin? Why not toss a ls crank in it and keep cruising? Your opening a can of worms going turbo for a car you want to roadrace.
What bearing did your b16b spin? Why not toss a ls crank in it and keep cruising? Your opening a can of worms going turbo for a car you want to roadrace.
03-15-2010, 06:54 AM
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50 trim t3t4 .63 ar. Stock ls on about 5 - 7 psi will be all you need. No need for cams or even to crack open the motor.
What bearing did your b16b spin? Why not toss a ls crank in it and keep cruising? Your opening a can of worms going turbo for a car you want to roadrace.
What bearing did your b16b spin? Why not toss a ls crank in it and keep cruising? Your opening a can of worms going turbo for a car you want to roadrace.
03-15-2010, 11:04 AM
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Well my beautiful B16b spun a bearing yesterday only 2 months after getting it back on the road now I知 thinking of doing something different. Thinking about putting a turbo LS in my Civic, but I知 not going for big power of anything just something useable for the track. I知 now starting to do research on turbos and just need a good idea as to where to begin looking. What would be a good size turbo for me to run on a road course? Engine will be mostly stock with maybe a set of turbo camshafts.
now I知 thinking of doing something different. Thinking about putting a turbo LS in my Civic, but I知 not going for big power of anything just something useable for the track. I知 now starting to do research on turbos and just need a good idea as to where to begin looking. What would be a good size turbo for me to run on a road course? Engine will be mostly stock with maybe a set of turbo camshafts.
03-15-2010, 01:10 PM
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50 trim t3t4 .63 ar. Stock ls on about 5 - 7 psi will be all you need. No need for cams or even to crack open the motor.
What bearing did your b16b spin? Why not toss a ls crank in it and keep cruising? Your opening a can of worms going turbo for a car you want to roadrace.
What bearing did your b16b spin? Why not toss a ls crank in it and keep cruising? Your opening a can of worms going turbo for a car you want to roadrace.
THIS!!! If you just want around 200hp, i think 200hp naturally aspirated would be way better for the track then boost.
Less shit to break, less heat, and less shit to get messed up if try to play with tire walls. Not to mention n/a is going to be a bit more reliable.
N/A IS BEST!
03-15-2010, 01:34 PM
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THIS!!! If you just want around 200hp, i think 200hp naturally aspirated would be way better for the track then boost.
Less shit to break, less heat, and less shit to get messed up if try to play with tire walls. Not to mention n/a is going to be a bit more reliable.
N/A IS BEST!
Less shit to break, less heat, and less shit to get messed up if try to play with tire walls. Not to mention n/a is going to be a bit more reliable.
N/A IS BEST!
. Well tuned turbo systems are dead reliable. It's idiots who drive without tuning or exceed boost limits on stock components that blow shit up. How much would it cost the OP to build 200hp NA vs 200 hp on boost?
03-15-2010, 01:40 PM
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EDIT: there was the one time when i fried my ignition wires