Getting Turbo

[Morissette23]

ive got a 95 ls with about 138,000 miles on it, ive got the money now to do what ive always wanted to do with it, and that is turbo what should i do with the engine? should i put new internals in my engine , do a head swap (b16) or should i do a whole motor swap

[Greenblurr93]

well, its hard to say.. you never told us how much money you had...

[Morissette23]

ive got around 4 grand to work with

[Greenblurr93]

ok, with 4 g's you can do a full swap without a turbo, or head swap with a small turbo, or build the internals and go boost happy.. it all depends on what u want out of your car.

[Morissette23]

right, im asking which would be better? id rather just build the internals ive got in my motor and turbo. im not looking to make the car super fast, but id like to make it quicker

[Greenblurr93]

well, stock internals i believe handle 300hp. so just buy a nice turbo.

[crv-tec]

How many horses can you get out of a ft lb of boost? If I remember correctly the LS stock intenals could handle 7 or 8 pds of boost safely... but I didn't think that 7 or 8 pds would equal 300hp... maybe I'm dumb, but anybody?

[Greenblurr93]

maybe im wrong... all i know is for $800 i can get any block sleeved. so that should fix that problem.

[superbluecivicsi]

if your not looking for much power, then, i dont see why you would need to sleeve your block. maybe itll be worth it later when the boost bug bites harder. the b18b will require more boost compared to its other B series counter parts to reach your desired goals. the b18b will handle more boost better though due to its 9:2:1 compression. 300hp is a realistic goal with the proper engine management system. though, nothing is garunteed. detonation is the enemy. search is your friend.

heres the man to sleeve your block. if you coose so.
http://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=565375

you can also find great buys for used blocks.

[londa hover]

get hondata es200,walbro 255 fuel pump,550 injectors, acl bearings, crower rods, arias pistons, and get ball bearing t3 t57 turbo.

[Mugenracer2006]

Hey, i am new to the whole tuning ideal and I have a 1.6L 1995 Honda Del Sol SOHC VTEC. I am pondering on what turbo to get for my SOHC VTEC? Any Ideas...

[civickiller]

the ls can handle 300whp reliably for 20k or so. thats why reliable is a loose term in meaning, it wont break down on you for those 20k or so. if you want your motor to last long, i would suggest less boost. all the stock ls motors ive been reached 300whp at around 14psi.

[turboEKhatch]

Originally Posted by crv-tec

How many horses can you get out of a ft lb of boost? If I remember correctly the LS stock intenals could handle 7 or 8 pds of boost safely... but I didn't think that 7 or 8 pds would equal 300hp... maybe I'm dumb, but anybody?

I boosted 14 pounds daily till I busted up my ringlands.

[jhmcrx]

haha, what were you using for your fuel managment?

[turboEKhatch]

Originally Posted by jhmcrx

haha, what were you using for your fuel managment?

Hondata. I put around 20,000 hard miles on the car before they let go. Turbo was a T3/TO4E 57-trim.