turboing a sohc

I am thinking about puting a turbo on my sohc civic ex. I know, get a swap first..well one of the reasons i want to is because there arent a lot of turboed sohc's out there...i dont want to be like every other civic...my question is: what do i need to do to the engine to get it ready for the turbo...internaly...it has 111,000 miles thanks a bunch

Originally posted by civicism95
well one of the reasons i want to is because there arent a lot of turboed sohc's out there


You're kidding right?


You won't need nothing special...buy a kit and you're set

Originally posted by pvang31019



You're kidding right?


You won't need nothing special...buy a kit and you're set



Hello St. Paul!!! So you hitting up DJ shadow at 1st ave June 7th??
Gonna be some super dope shit.

one of the girls at our shop is going turbo. Check this out, get your hands on the April 02 issue of Import Tuner, there is a red Civic in there with a SOHC turbo, grab some info from there, if you really need some info, IM me or PM me man, peace.

P.S-The front cover is that Racing Hart CRX, with the gold paint, chrome motor, and NSX tails.

Greddy is coming out w/ a Turbo for the sohc vtec soon :D
or maybe they already did, its a complete kit to that would be cool

Originally posted by Protek




Hello St. Paul!!! So you hitting up DJ shadow at 1st ave June 7th??
Gonna be some super dope shit.

sup...

I'm not going becasue I'm not really into the club scene. If they give me free liquor I'll go :D

Originally posted by iLLuCiv99
Greddy is coming out w/ a Turbo for the sohc vtec soon :D
or maybe they already did, its a complete kit to that would be cool


Greddy has had a Turbo kit for the SOHC's for a long long time. It was made for the 92-95 D16z6 but it will also fit the 96+ and also the ZC with some custom cutting on the pipes.

how long do u plan on keeping that engine. u already have 111,000 miles on it. whats the point of the turbo. u might as well spend the money n a smart way then just wasting 3 g'z.

are you talking about DJ Shadow..the ambient/experimental/abstract hip hop DJ?

Originally posted by pvang31019


sup...

I'm not going becasue I'm not really into the club scene. If they give me free liquor I'll go :D

Originally posted by rendog24
how long do u plan on keeping that engine. u already have 111,000 miles on it. whats the point of the turbo. u might as well spend the money n a smart way then just wasting 3 g'z.
Yeah, that's what I'm saying! :D
Anyway, Greddy (TD05... I think) and Apexi [IHI ball bearing (I like this one...)] already are available for the 92-95 EX's. Applications for the 6G EX's will be available sometime soon.

Drop in the Forced Induction board for further details as well as Turbo D16 (http://pub19.ezboard.com/fturbod16forumturbod16).

for the money of a turbo or maybe just a little more u should just swap whether u want to or not. u just gotta be stupid to put a turbo on that with all those miles.i prefer a b18c series if u want a swap.

Originally posted by dreemkill
are you talking about DJ Shadow..the ambient/experimental/abstract hip hop DJ?



Im talking about the one and only Dj Sahdow www.djshadow.com

Ambient: maybe in a sence.

Experimental: you could call it that. I would just say to each his own. self expresion at its finest.

Abstract: not at all, this shit has a sack of soul that will knock the wind outa ya and leave you breathless.

Normally Im all for going with a turbo D16 setup, Id like to do that myself once I have the money saved. However, with so many miles on the engine, I would be a lot more hesitant to turbo it rather than swap for something better. If I were in your place, I would swap it, not because its a D16, just because it is an old engine already. :flash:

Hmm... I didn't see one person give the right answer. Anyway, yes, turbo your y8. Building up D series motors is like buying candy... its so damn cheap! If you need some parts, I can get you in contact with some serious D series builders. Anyway, you can build the whole turbo system for around $400 w/intercooler. IM me if you want to find out more. AIM: si2000vtec

why dont you do the leak down test, so you know how the engine is holding up. Just because it has lots of miles doesnt mean its bad. And if it turns out to be OK, by all means out a turbo on that sucka.

Originally posted by Si2000 Vtec
Hmm... I didn't see one person give the right answer. Anyway, yes, turbo your y8. Building up D series motors is like buying candy... its so damn cheap! If you need some parts, I can get you in contact with some serious D series builders. Anyway, you can build the whole turbo system for around $400 w/intercooler. IM me if you want to find out more. AIM: si2000vtec

try to find me all neccesary parts for 400 bucks and I'll pay you

Hehe, I'll tell you how to do it. It takes a couple months of looking for good deals, but it saves you about a grand in the long run.

Originally posted by Si2000 Vtec
Hehe, I'll tell you how to do it. It takes a couple months of looking for good deals, but it saves you about a grand in the long run.

Tell me too, Id love an entire good turbo setup for only 400 bucks...hell, Ill throw in a 100 bucks for a finders fee if you did it for me!

Dont bother spending 4 grand on a name brand turbo setp up unless you just want it for looks. Go to homemadeturbo.com and they can show you step by step on how to build a turbo setup for your car for alot less. that way you have more options on the size of turbo, injectors, intercoolers and much more. That the rought I am going.

Originally posted by piscorpio


Tell me too, Id love an entire good turbo setup for only 400 bucks...hell, Ill throw in a 100 bucks for a finders fee if you did it for me!



Ok give me your email address and I will email you a picture of a 13 sec 96 sohc civic with a low buck setup...:p

trust me guys...you cannot have a quality turbo system with 400 bucks...something is sure to go wrong very quickly...even junkyard parts aren't that inexpensive...little things add up you know

Originally posted by Dus10




Ok give me your email address and I will email you a picture of a 13 sec 96 sohc civic with a low buck setup...:p

pictures smictures, I want to know exactly what parts you are using, and where you are getting them from. The thing is, I want something that is going to produce without fail, not something Ill need to rebuild in a few months or even a year. I will give it a chance though, email me [email protected] show me the pics, and tell me what is what, and how much each thing cost. Four hundred dollars is awfully low, and I still find it hard to believe I can get a good turbo set up for that cheap, when you cant even get a good exhaust for that cheap.

www.lunspeed.com


Look in Members Rides and goto Keith's Civic.

turbo EX and runs 14.4 w/ a crappy clutch.


Sign up for the message board and direct some Q's to him.