what would you rather have and why?
hotbegel
06-01-2004, 03:10 PM
i realize these questions have been asked thousands of times, but all the searches in the world haven't netted any of the answers i'm looking for. so here goes.
my daily driver is a 2000 civic si that has a jackson supercharger/boost upgrade on it. i'm over it, and am now looking to get a turbo kit. now that i have my STi and a whole summer where i'm not going to and from work, i have time to fool around with my civic and not have worry about driving it around all the time. i'm not looking for huge boost or hp numbers, but i'm not about to waste money just to get it up to where my supercharger is either. that'd be like buying a 3000 dollar blow off valve. i know all about boost, and the importance of tuning and all of that stuff, but as far as hardware goes, you don't see a WHOLE LOT of turbocharged civics around here (hawai'i.) i've done my research and seen and driven my fair share of turbo setups, and i know in theory, what works and what doesn't and what's good and what isn't, but i'm looking for opinions based on ACTUAL PRODUCT EXPERIENCE, because otherwise, i'd just go grab a copy of superstreet or import tuner and read what the ads say. if you're planning on just regurgitating info from some article you read, don't bother. 14 year olds with xmods, and stock civic dx drivers need not post.
having said all that, right now i've narrowed it down to 4 production kits that i'm looking at. greddy, fmax, drag, and revhard. so here are the questions.
1. what PRODUCTION KIT is the best overall? that's taking into account overall hp production, reliability, features, price, etc. everyone says go custom, but i'm looking at production kits first.
2. what are the pros and cons of these kits? (i.e. - greddy doesn't come with a fmic, but does have e-manage, or drag has crap wastegate, etc. basically, i'm looking for what individual pieces tend to be the best, and/or any glaring bright spots or deficiences in kits.)
3. are there any distributors on here who have decent prices that wouldn't be listed at all the usual websites that are around this forum? (also remember, i need shipping to hawai'i so UPS ground ain't gonna cut it.)
4. where would be the best place to go for a custom kit? i have a pretty decent idea of what parts i'd like here and there, but is there any definitive website or company where i can go and piece together kits?
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ALL THE ADVICE, GUYS.
p.s. - i really don't need dumb comments like "do a search" either. if you read the questions carefully, you'll see that:
a. they're all questions that, at best, are only partially answered here and there all over this forum.
and
b. these 4 questions would be really helpful to anyone who's looking to turbocharge a honda/acura (not just a b16) so it would be a good jumping off point, if we could get some solid, concentrated info into a single thread.
my daily driver is a 2000 civic si that has a jackson supercharger/boost upgrade on it. i'm over it, and am now looking to get a turbo kit. now that i have my STi and a whole summer where i'm not going to and from work, i have time to fool around with my civic and not have worry about driving it around all the time. i'm not looking for huge boost or hp numbers, but i'm not about to waste money just to get it up to where my supercharger is either. that'd be like buying a 3000 dollar blow off valve. i know all about boost, and the importance of tuning and all of that stuff, but as far as hardware goes, you don't see a WHOLE LOT of turbocharged civics around here (hawai'i.) i've done my research and seen and driven my fair share of turbo setups, and i know in theory, what works and what doesn't and what's good and what isn't, but i'm looking for opinions based on ACTUAL PRODUCT EXPERIENCE, because otherwise, i'd just go grab a copy of superstreet or import tuner and read what the ads say. if you're planning on just regurgitating info from some article you read, don't bother. 14 year olds with xmods, and stock civic dx drivers need not post.
having said all that, right now i've narrowed it down to 4 production kits that i'm looking at. greddy, fmax, drag, and revhard. so here are the questions.
1. what PRODUCTION KIT is the best overall? that's taking into account overall hp production, reliability, features, price, etc. everyone says go custom, but i'm looking at production kits first.
2. what are the pros and cons of these kits? (i.e. - greddy doesn't come with a fmic, but does have e-manage, or drag has crap wastegate, etc. basically, i'm looking for what individual pieces tend to be the best, and/or any glaring bright spots or deficiences in kits.)
3. are there any distributors on here who have decent prices that wouldn't be listed at all the usual websites that are around this forum? (also remember, i need shipping to hawai'i so UPS ground ain't gonna cut it.)
4. where would be the best place to go for a custom kit? i have a pretty decent idea of what parts i'd like here and there, but is there any definitive website or company where i can go and piece together kits?
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ALL THE ADVICE, GUYS.
p.s. - i really don't need dumb comments like "do a search" either. if you read the questions carefully, you'll see that:
a. they're all questions that, at best, are only partially answered here and there all over this forum.
and
b. these 4 questions would be really helpful to anyone who's looking to turbocharge a honda/acura (not just a b16) so it would be a good jumping off point, if we could get some solid, concentrated info into a single thread.
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