Sweet Civic ??

[Options]

thank u! options man, i thought u had given up on this thread... thank u for not!! u seem to be a supreme fan of the sohc thats in my civic , but how do u feel about turbo'ing d series engines? know much about it? i believe that the guy will get her runnin 12.s with his turbo and tune, but im not sure about reliability... what do yall know about these things? second, im still lookin at that VR-4... anyone have any imput???

Yeah, im in the process of building a turbo setup for my d-series ive totaled the price up and its gonna come out to be about 900 dollars when it is all said and done, and this is for a custom turbo setup, and i should be able to run about 6 psi daily driven and about 9 psi safely at the track.

But yeah edman24 is right about what he said about turboing d-series.

[Redrunner]

Option I think I am going to follow in your foot step you let me know how you made your turbo and I am going to make one cuz I am tired of my friends down Honda's when i know that my car can be just as fast if not faster

[Trogdor]

with ur 9 track psi how fast u predict it should run ? u think that with an f-max turbo kit and tune from this guy 12.s is a very real and safe for my engine time? i believe he can do it, but i dont know what tole it will take on my poor lil d

[Options]

Originally posted by Redrunner
Option I think I am going to follow in your foot step you let me know how you made your turbo and I am going to make one cuz I am tired of my friends down Honda's when i know that my car can be just as fast if not faster

Right on, my homemade turbo should be done in about 2 weeks, all i need to get is my intercooler which im probably gonna be picking up on Monday, a BOV, turbo timer, and Boost controller then ill be ready to go, ill keep you posted on my progress.

with ur 9 track psi how fast u predict it should run ? u think that with an f-max turbo kit and tune from this guy 12.s is a very real and safe for my engine time? i believe he can do it, but i dont know what tole it will take on my poor lil d

at 9 psi i plan to be runnin a 13.6-13.9 on stock internals but i wanna get some beefer rods so i will have less of a chance of bending on, because when you turbo a d-series on stock internals thats usually the first thing that happens.

[Trogdor]

very sweet!

[Ricochet]

Originally posted by Options
at 9 psi i plan to be runnin a 13.6-13.9

My buddy ran a 14.4 on 9psi in his '00 turbo EX. 13.6-13.9 sounds a little low, but not impossible...

[Options]

Originally posted by Ricochet

My buddy ran a 14.4 on 9psi in his '00 turbo EX. 13.6-13.9 sounds a little low, but not impossible...

Well considering i beat most ex's when it comes to stock on stock and considering the DX tranny is far better then the ex tranny as far as turboing goes becuase its longer i think its possible, plus im doing some decent fuel management upgrades as well.

I think i can break into the 13's but thats just an estimate it could be higher or lower we wont know for sure until i try. Ill keep you guys posted.

[Redrunner]

how come you beat EX stock and I cant is it bc you lower PSI in tires or bc you have a RPM Gauge in your car

[97civichx]

maybe he's a better driver than you jk dude. i kept up with my friends 02 ex and his engine is 1.7 liter vtec and mine is a 1.6 vtec-e. he also has a cai and a catback exhaust and at the time my car was completely stock. i had a few hunder pounds less in weight and i was told i'm a better driver than him so it comes down to little things. just a thought

[Options]

Originally posted by Redrunner
how come you beat EX stock and I cant is it bc you lower PSI in tires or bc you have a RPM Gauge in your car

I dunno, all i know is i have never lost to an ex around here when it comes to stock on stock, now im not saying im the supreme driver or ne thing, its just most of the people around here are ricers.

Ne way i think the reason i beat ex's is because of the way i launch, because i can beat GSR's to the 60ft mark, i launch my car in a very odd way but it works.

[Trogdor]

^ by all means... please enlighten me!!

[97civichx]

teach us how to launch!

[Redrunner]

yes I want that launch too I mean I beat a 99 and a 2001 off the line but mid 2nd gear they pull beside me and by the end of 2nd going in to 3rd they passed me and beat me by a car or so

so what am I doing wrong I never lose off the line I got one on the races on tape wish I could post it here

[RX_speed]

Originally posted by Options


at 9 psi i plan to be runnin a 13.6-13.9 on stock internals but i wanna get some beefer rods so i will have less of a chance of bending on, because when you turbo a d-series on stock internals thats usually the first thing that happens.

if you want to save some cash you can use a 1g DSM BOV, they are really good and inexpensive

[eckoman_pdx]

Originally posted by 97civiclx
ok first off i have a few ??
1. what upgrades would i have to do to my d16 to run 12 psi?
2. i have a y7 that i want to swiths out to a y8 head, and i have to wire the vtec, the problem with that is i do not know how to wire the vtec so if anybody could point me in the right direction on that as far as diagrams go that would be totally helpful.thanks

Well, to answer question #1, to run your D16 @ 12psi and not ruin it, you will need to build up/strengthen the internals, I.E, new stronger rods and pistons, vavles, springs, etc. closeing the deck is a very good idea also.

Also, Trogder, Options is right on the money. If you want to turbo your D16, run it at 6psi like is going to (for the street). You don't want to run more than that on the street. You may be able to run a little more at the track, but not much more. D-series engines bend rods easily, so don't boost it too much on stock internals. Options adivce for the about of boost to run on it i sound. You'll be fine driving with the boost @6psi.