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hey all im looking into getting a T28 turbo kit for my 2001 LX auto. i want to make about 155whp. do u think ill need aftermarket pistons/rods? or would a thicker head gasket (to lower compression a bit) be enough? oh and if i would need it what company/companies would be good to buy pistons/rods from?

 
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you wont need either. The stock d17 is actually fairly decent(aside from anorexic head ports). The motor can handle 7-8 psi safe daily 10-11 w/methanol injection(track use). I would suggest a B&M tranny cooler w/your auto to help keep temperatures at bay, also TCI make a upgrade kit for the auto trans, go to WWW.Nopionline.com and check it out I know they stock it(2 kits, race kit/shift kit....complete overhaul kit)...hope that helps some.

 
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yeah im definetly getting a tranny cooler and thnx. i dont think ill need to beef it up, everyones said that if i run 6-7psi without getting on it at every light i should be fine with just the cooler. ill check it out though. thnx for the quick answer.

 
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no prob bro, yeah if you decide to go with the tci rebuild, get the full rebuild so you dont end up doing it twice....what are you using for engine management???

 
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I wouldn't run more than 4psi with an auto. Tranny breaks while NA below 100k miles as it is. Look at all the tranny problems people have with no boost.

 
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I dunno, my buddy is running 5 psi on his w/a tranny cooler and its got about 85k(28k being turbo'd) and its functioning fine.

Most of those problems may have derived from a recall honda had in its 01 model???

 
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really gearbox? havent heard that, everyones been saying itd be safe for my to get to low 15's with my auto so im guessing id need around 150whp. so i was thinking like 6-7lbs of boost. and im not sure yet on engine management johnnyslil01ex. still looking into it, and hondata might be out by the time i get the turbo so cant say.

 
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hondata 100% if available, we tuned w/a VAFC2...big mistake, damn stock ecu kept reseting the fuel curve....pain in the ***, but with persistance comes victory...finally got it(but I still beat him when we race ha hahahahaha....sorry makes me feel good)

 
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Well someone with the sf kit on an auto made 150whp with 8psi. Maybe 5 you can get away with, but not 8. Wait for the dezod kit, since it was tested on an auto.

 
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gah, u ruined everything gearbox! lol, the dezod kit wont come with a T28, and i dont want to run a T3. u got any idea how much power ppl have been making with 5psi on autos? and what turbo were they using?

 
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oh yeah, and what do u think if i got that auto rubuild kit from nopi? heres a direct link to it:

http://www.nopionline.com/nopistore/...20Civic%202001

looks pretty good, and not too expensive.

 
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hmmm.. what if i ran like 4-5 daily, then once in a while on weekends boosted it to 6 or 7?

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without the transmission rebuild i mean. i dont really feel like taking it out and overhauling the transmission lol.

 
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if you only want 155 hp you should just save yourself a lot of money and just get a vafc2 and a 50 shot

 
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yeah but i want 155WHP hyaboosta. ill get like 160 crank hp if i go witha 50 shot.

 
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i've been boosted at 9psi daily for 7 months now and no problems.....................yet

 
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i pulled 160 something back in the day on 5 psi, but i do have internals, but u dont need them

 
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excellent. ok thnx all, ill just get a racing transmission rebuild kit for my auto, then run like 5psi daily and crank it up to around 8psi for the times when iwant to have some fun

 
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Tunning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
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stock fuel pump takes a **** after like 6psi, use the turbodicounters.com fuel system, excellent buy, my buddy has it and loves it..

 
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i was thinking about getting the TSI t28BB kit, that comes with a fuel pump and 2 extra injectors. since i wont be running over 6psi daily i figured thatll be good enough, what do u guys think?

 
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oh, and there shall be much tuning done, thats a must in my mind lol. ive seen cars gain large amounts of HP due to good tuning, and ive also seen cars running low boost melt pistons and the such due to bad tuning.