why is turbo on a LS so good

[eckoman_pdx]

Originally Posted by 2001type r

i was just wondering if you guys think that putting a turbo on a 95 ls...with 88,000 miles on it is a good or bad idea....i know putting a turbo on a ls is a good...i am just not sure if slapping a turbo on a car with 88,000 miles is very smart...what do you guys think

It all depends on the conditon of the motor and how it has been driven. Is it in good shape, a comperssion check shows all the cylinders are in good shape? If it wasn't driven hard, likely the rods are decent. If you plan to beef up the internals, then no worry, you are taking care of it anyway putting in new rods, pistons, closing the deck, etc. How much Boost are you going to run on it? An LS block can safely handle 12psi on stock internals. If you really are worried, you can tone the boost back a bit. As long as the motor is in good shape and wasn't abused, you should be fine.

[billab2ong]

I have a Stock Integra LS w/ 110k miles on it. Im at the point whether i sell it and buy a Camaro Z28 or Turbo Charge this. Suggestions?

[eckoman_pdx]

Originally Posted by billab2ong

I have a Stock Integra LS w/ 110k miles on it. Im at the point whether i sell it and buy a Camaro Z28 or Turbo Charge this. Suggestions?

Well, I admitt Camaro's are not my area of expert advice when it coems to cars. I do know they can make some serious power and are fast when done right. Okay, as for the LS, I guess it comes down to a few things. A) How many miles, what kind of Camaro can you get for the money you have already + what u sell the LS for. B) Do you feel comfortable with a GM car (Camaro) with the number of miles on it you would be buying C)How well cared for , how hard was the Camaro driven. I would look into these before I dump my car for one I am less familer with. This doesn't mean don't do it if you want to, just make sure you know what you are getting into. You don't want to buy a Camaro, only to find out 10,000 miles later when you mod it that it was driven hard and the motor is dying. If you want to Turbo the LS, first, how much boost do you want to run, how much power are you looking to make from it. second, what is the conditon of the LS motor. Is it is good shape, cylinders holding compression fine. No "ping" or "knock." If it''s in good shape, consider to go ahead and turbo it. I am guessing the Camaro is a 2nd option in case you find out the motor is in bad shape (from the way you worded the question). Even then, you can still turbo it. If you plan to really boost it high, then strenghening the internals will take care of the motor in a lot of aspects if it is weak. New, stronger rods, pistons, vavles, springs, maybe new pistons is you want to (make sure low c/r pistons). Resleeve or Close the deck. You will have replaced a lot of the componets that would be possibly getting weaker with newer, stronger ones, and in the proccess you enable the motor to handle more boost. How much are yu willing to spend to turbo the LS before you just buy the Camaro. I can promise you if you build the motor right to handle it (like my example above), give it the proper turbo kit (i'd put one toghter myself) with the proper sized injectors, FMU, and fuel pump (I would consider this part of the kit), that you will have a nice strong, properly built LS motor that is fast as hell. If you do it that way, the build up will take car of the worry you have from age. Then again, if your motors in fine shape and you want to run 10psi on it, that works and should be fine. I suppose, I'd turbo the LS myself. Thats me. Or, just a thought, if you can afford a camaro without selling the LS, get it, drive that, and keep the LS as your project car, save up money and build up the motor, then boost the hell out of it. Then you can have both in the long run. Just a thought, either way, do what your gut tells you. I would turbo the LS, but if in your gut that's not how you really want to spend your money, then don't. No one wants to drop several thousand dollars and regret it. I hope I helped out a little.

[foxfai]

How much should this whole turbo kit cost? 3 grand? I have an 94 integra LS (4dr) that i really wanted to go turbo really bad. So i could smoke someone with this SEDAN !!!

[eckoman_pdx]

You can certainly get a kit for 3 grand, especially if you put the kit toghter yourself instead of buying a pre-made one. A pre-made one will be 3 or more most likely, but if you put it toghter yourself, you can definatly get one for 3 grand, no question. I always recommned putting on toghter yourself.

[viclaster]

eckoman_pdx,

you are a genius man.

[eckoman_pdx]

Originally Posted by viclaster

eckoman_pdx,

you are a genius man.

Thank you very much. I always appericate a vote of confidence.

[spider II]

I just bought a 93 LS 5 speed last week and i still don't know the engine size or if its vtec or not. can anyone help me? Also is there any reason i shouldn't run a synthetic oil like royal purple in the car, its at 133,000 miles right now so im just curious if i would be better off just sticking with a high mileage oil like castrol gtx.

[whtteg]

Uhh wow! This thread is ancient.












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