Turbo with Mods

[jono828]

I have a 94 prelude si w/ 119k miles and im thinking of putting s turbo in it. If i put a turbo that gets gains of 80-100 hp, do I need to do work to the drivetrain and the suspension?

[4-THGENH24LUDE]

most definetly i think you should probally get a clutch upgrade to handle extra hp & tq and maybe a lighter flywheel for better acceleration(if thats what you want) and personally if your turboing your car i think you should work on suspension front strut bars to handle tq & hp and eventually some coilovers. hope i helped this is my personal opinion plz nobody yell at me!

[4-THGENH24LUDE]

Originally Posted by lurker rex

The general consensus on this forum is that 7lbs of boost is the max you should go with stock internals. For 80-100hp you'd probably need more than 7lbs of boost. Worry about that and your drivetrain, not your suspension.

i do also agree with him but all in all it would be better to use strut bars on you front end to help with the extra torque and hp my cousin messed his 99ludes suspension cuz it could'nt w/ stand the tq and hpthis is my 2 cents

[94PreludeJDM]

yeah lurker is right, the consensus is 7lbs of boost at max, and I think AcesHigh said 6lbs is best for everyday driving. A GENERAL rule of thumb too is that for every pound of boost, you gain 10hp. So technically speaking you'd need 8-10lbs of boost to get 80-100 extra hp. That's just theoretical numbers though.

[mega man]

yeah i think youve got to much compression for more then 7 psi

[4-THGENH24LUDE]

Originally Posted by 94PreludeJDM

yeah lurker is right, the consensus is 7lbs of boost at max, and I think AcesHigh said 6lbs is best for everyday driving. A GENERAL rule of thumb too is that for every pound of boost, you gain 10hp. So technically speaking you'd need 8-10lbs of boost to get 80-100 extra hp. That's just theoretical numbers though.

thats not true you can get 80-100hp w/ only 7psi

[k_dog]

Originally Posted by 4-THGENH24LUDE

thats not true you can get 80-100hp w/ only 7psi

He said "as a general rule to thumb..."...which means..."In General"

On Topic:
If you have intentions of racing, doing turbo w/o working on the internals is a bad plan. Turbo takes pre work that requires you to work internaly in the block. Suggestions are Cams, Cam Gears, Getting the Crank Balanced, pistons sleeved ext.

Look into this before slapping a turbo on a car w/that many miles. Hope this helps.

-Brian

[jono828]

thanks for your replies. Im still thinking of turbocharging my car, but just gotta wait till i have the money