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The engines are mostly interchangeable. Some combinations will work with no problem, some will require a custom mounting kit to make the conversion. I've got a spreadsheet (too much work to post it) listing some combinations and their relative compatibility. Greddy turbo chargers are I believe just about the only street legal turbo system available, but I think that is really only an enforced in California, so in Texas that should not be a concern. I think as long as you pass emissions, you are all set. I certainly know of street legal cars in CT that pass emissions with turbos other than Greddy.
As for the transmissions, stock Honda trannies are remarkably stout. You might blow a transmission every so often, but in general they are very capable of taking the tremendous torque levels generated by turbocharging. And you can get engines much, much cheaper than that. Well under a thousand, which is what I recommend doing. Get yourself a high mileage motor, as for serious boost levels you will be replacing the pistons, connecting rods, and cylinder bores via resleeving. With the exception of the crankshaft and bearings, this essentially will give you a new engine.
I would not mess with smaller turbo systems like the Greddy since you seem to be serious about serious boost levels. You will want to check into larger caliber turbo systems like those available from Rev Hard, Turbonetics, and giants like HKS. You should look into spending say $3,000 to $4,000 for all your turbo system parts (not including labor), as you will need the turbo itself, waste gate, blow off valve, turbo timer, boost controller, intercooler, turbo exhaust manifold, and plumbing to connect all the necessary components. For serious boost levels like you want to run, I’d get a high flow intake manifold as well, like those made by STR (these run about $1,000!).
As for 60 pounds, I can say confidently that you are not going to want to run that much boost. There are turbos out there capable of putting out that much boost, and engines equipped to take it, but that is some serious power. For contrast sake, Ed Bergenholtz, who has one of the fastest Hondas in the world, was only using 26 pounds of boost when he was running approximately 9.8-second quarter mile passes (that’s 720 horsepower!). You are not going to want to get anywhere near the 60 pound level.
I don’t know all the details on turbos, since I have a supercharger and have not traveled all the avenues of researching turbo systems. I know a guy that can get all the turbo stuff you need, but there are a lot of avenues to travel for getting your system set up, probably places closer to you in Texas. Let me know if you want the 411 on my contact, however. I hope this helps to answer more of your questions.
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