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I've been reasearching turbo kits for my girlfriend's 2002 EX. I came across a company that I have personal experience who now make kits for the Honda Civic. HP Performance got its start with turbo kits for Mustangs. My personal experience with this company is relatively good. I helped install a Stage I kit on a 1991 Mustang LX a few years ago. On a stock motor with nothing more than some bigger injectors and upgraded ignition...the car dynoed at 478 horsepower with 500 lb/ft of torque. The parts were high quaility, and customer service was great. The only issue was a few missing parts (seems common to a lot of good kits). The company now offers a turbo kit for the 1.7L Civic. The website has a image of the kit as it comes, and intalled...along with two dyno sheets. The kit seems very tought out. Has anybody seen this kit yet? Is the Alcohol Injection System a viable alternative to an actual fuel management system? And lastly, will the manifold included stand up to the heat produced in a turbocharged car?

http://www.turbochargedpower.com/Hon...vic%20VTEC.htm

 
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im not sure about alot of things on it except i know it can only do 5 psi and i know that with Alcohol Injection the sf kit can handle 11 psi on stock enternals and they are about the same price. and from what i hear sf i really good. i am planing on getting one of there kits the day i pay my car off.

 
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hey man just to set the record straight the kit is able to go higher than 5 psi, i am running on 8 psi right now with the same kit. the article that everybody got that from misunderstood the company. they told the mag. that we have only dynoed the kit at 5psi. so i guess the guy figured that's the highest amount of boost that it can run. but to set it straight you can run more than just 5 psi.

 
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man search this kit has been posted hundreds of times and evry time the general concencus is crap and go with sf or something custom

 
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this kit is nice tho but i rather go for a SF anyday.

 
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oww really so what are your times at the track if youve been cause i thought those numbers were real good for just 5 psi and to me that was the only draw back on the kit was the 5 psi limit. so thats cool. i think that the d17 is just real good for turbo or somthing cause i know that a d16 would only get about 160 or so whp at 5 psi and would have to bump it up to 7 to get 185

 
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I love that turbo manifold.

 
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yeah well i didn't know if this was directed towards me, but if it is then i haven't been to a track since i've had my kit on. because the one in my hometown closed down until march and the one where i go to college at is closed down indefinetly. but as soon as i get a chance i will take it to a track and get some times posted. also i'm planning on getting it dynoed at 10 psi pretty soon but don't hold your breath. cause with college and all i really don't have time.

 
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it was directed to you. and i dont guess i will hold my breath.

 
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You know what... For someone who DOESNT have a TURBO on his car, Your pretty ballsy to attack other members WHO DO! BTW it is possible to get 185WHP from 5psi on a d17. If you knew ANYTHING about turbos and how they work you would understand that...

By the way Iamsv... That is probably one of the sweetest looking kits out there... Probably one of the best ones to be honest with you... Go For It!

 
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if i remember correctly, doesnt this kit soley rely on alcohol injection as their fuel upgrade?

SF uses their black box and alcohol injection....i think.

 
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I know SF has a pretty sweet alcohol injction kit!

 
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I think that kit is very nice looking. Piping looks clean, and that manifold is sexy as hell. One issue which may or may not be a bad thing, is the lack of equal length piping on the manifold. Im a turbo amatuer, so I wouldnt know how badly that would effect the performance. But putting down 185 at the wheels on only 5 psi sounds very good.

 
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i never attacked him and i know the kit puts down that much hp i was sayng that is good i have the mag with the story in it. and i know enough about turbos my room mate drives a gst. and you were quick to jump my case for nothing.

 
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Some of you SF lovers should take a look at the "quality" work they did in a post in this very forum. Perhaps it was a "one time" deal where they got lazy who knows.

And to answer Iamsv's original question about alcohol injection. Yes it is a viable alternative. This system cools the cylinder walls and boosts octane as well, if im not mistaken. It's also being used on a generous population of late model cars including the RSX and EP3 applications and has been proven to make a considerable amount of HP.

 
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does anyone know if they sell just the manifold?

 
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Im sure they would cut you a deal for the mani. But with the way that kit looks if you buy the mani you might as well buy the whole kit!!

 
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I know but I may be getting a nice deal on a full turbo set for a teg with a t3 and all of the rest for a very low price and a intercooler that would fit so I would need the mani the pipes oil lines and a fuel system

 
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no they don't sell the manifold seperately. but tomorrow i'll give them a call and see, maybe i'm wrong.