settle my fears of TURBO...please.
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i was at a local shop today and i was tellin them my plans for turbo and describing the SF turbo system thats being dyno'd right now, and they swore up and down that one our stock engines (or close to stock) would blow. that our little D's can;t handle the pressure. please...post any all evidence, explainations, for those of us who have little faith in turbo or the abilty to safely boost our cars. thnx.
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Rep Power: 0 The only thing I can really say is... some people on this site have turbo's. I haven't heard a complain yet. Also, some people are on the bottle which is semi-equivalent. FI is FI. Civics with a d16 are turbocharged and can boost around the same as the 1.7. The d16 is only a step away from the d17 really (i think). I haven't heard of too many problems there. But that's all I can say and it is all really assumptions.
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Rep Power: 0 it won't blow as long as you installed it right.... the new sf system comes with a second fuel pump which prevents our cars from running too lean...
also... a P.F.M.(revalutionary fuel controller) is included in the kit... it works very similar to a FMU.... that should also help going lean and blowing.... from the updates that sf has given us, he's been riding on it at 5 pounds... which is a small to moderate amount of boost... so yea i really wouldn't sweat it... run cold plugs, get the kit installed correctly, and maintain the car and it should be fine....
also... a P.F.M.(revalutionary fuel controller) is included in the kit... it works very similar to a FMU.... that should also help going lean and blowing.... from the updates that sf has given us, he's been riding on it at 5 pounds... which is a small to moderate amount of boost... so yea i really wouldn't sweat it... run cold plugs, get the kit installed correctly, and maintain the car and it should be fine....
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Rep Power: 389 Turbo's are safe as long as they are run at the recommended Psi. People blow engines when they crank up the Psi and their internals can't take the pressure.
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by FlyRiceRacer02
Turbo's are safe as long as they are run at the recommended Psi. People blow engines when they crank up the Psi and their internals can't take the pressure.
Turbo's are safe as long as they are run at the recommended Psi. People blow engines when they crank up the Psi and their internals can't take the pressure.
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by reytito
ok flyrice, having made that statement, what is the recommended psi for stock? 5? and if the internals can't handle the pressure, what needs to be done to make them handle the increased pressure? i guess this question isn;t just for flyrice.
ok flyrice, having made that statement, what is the recommended psi for stock? 5? and if the internals can't handle the pressure, what needs to be done to make them handle the increased pressure? i guess this question isn;t just for flyrice.
these are pretty much optional for boosting no more than 4-5 psi.. if you want to boost more then most of these components are manditory...
2.) Other Stuff - 91 or higher octane gas, new clutch, ignition, colder plugs, secondary fuel pump, injectors, fuel rail....
3.) Our civics can handle about 4-5 psi safely as daily drivers...
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Rep Power: 0 do they make available internals for our cars...considering no one really has a turbo kit out yet...or is it all custom work?
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Rep Power: 0 black99vtec did some custom internal work to his 7th gen civic... he claims that he destroked the engine and used parts from a 1.6 liter engine to strengthen his internals...
i think eagle is coming out with new forged rods for our civic's... i'm not too sure on anything else.... when all else fails... SEARCH
i think eagle is coming out with new forged rods for our civic's... i'm not too sure on anything else.... when all else fails... SEARCH
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Rep Power: 351 Block Guards prevent catastrophic engine failure. Turns an open deck into a semi-closed deck. Specifically engineered for D17 engines (2001-2003 Civic).
ok so it helps, someone explain what the open deck to semi-closed deck means.
ok so it helps, someone explain what the open deck to semi-closed deck means.
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by cdmx
Block Guards prevent catastrophic engine failure. Turns an open deck into a semi-closed deck. Specifically engineered for D17 engines (2001-2003 Civic).
ok so it helps, someone explain what the open deck to semi-closed deck means.
Block Guards prevent catastrophic engine failure. Turns an open deck into a semi-closed deck. Specifically engineered for D17 engines (2001-2003 Civic).
ok so it helps, someone explain what the open deck to semi-closed deck means.
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