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Hey I am thinking about putting a turbo on my 02 Civic. What I was wondering is if the turbo will significantly damage the engine over time. I plan on keeping my civic for a while and do not want to put a turbo on if it will cause alot of wear and tear. Note I do not plan on driving the car extremely high and will keep the PSI at the recommended levels. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Also a turbo could "technically" increase gas mileage right, assuming you drove the car for the gas efficiency. Any other negative effects of turbos?

 
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I don't know who told you a turbo can increase gas milage. The basic concept behind boost is pumping more air into your engine, which is mixed with more gas, which equals more power. I have yet to see a boosted car that gets more mpg than n/a.
While a really good tune (essential anyway when boosting) will minimize chances of detonation, no one can really say that a turbo will maintain the same amount of reliability as leaving the engine stock. Depends how often you hit boost I guess, but then again if you're not going to be pssshting that much why would you bother spending $3000+ on it?

 
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The Turbo if you drive normal may leave you at the same mpg but will not help. My turbo just tore up my tranny cause i drove it hard but if you are at low psi and not smashing it then it wont hurt your motor

 
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More power faster = less time accelerating, and at lower RPMs. More power = less downshifting. The less the injectors fire, the more gas you save.
Turbo can save you milage. If you use a turbo small enough that it'll spool up fast so that you get the low end that you need to get the car rolling.
Keep the boost off, and it sips gas like normal. I still get between 38 and 41 on the highway.

If you build and tune it right and recognize the car has a limit, it'll run for a while. If you get crazy, careless, stupid or cheap, the car will immediately hate you.
Headgaskets, ringlands, rod bolts, axles and the transmission are gonna get it the worst. Get a clutch that'll hold the power, it'll last.
Everything will last for a while if you do it right.

 
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yep.

 
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first of all honda motors are not built for turbos.... although you can bolt a kit on and get great perfomance if tuned right. if you run 6-8 psi your car will take that all day long but i'm sure your internals won't last as long if it wasn't turbo charged.I've been through nos and 3 turbos since i've owned my 02 coupe.the bottom line is once you start force inducting more power the more chances of mechanical failure through wear n tear.if people are going to boost up their rides start at the bottom. sleeve your block...build your motor for boostin..yes that is a lot of money but your motor is not built for a turbo. if you decide to do it anyway plan on working on your ride from time to time.

 
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I don't know who told you that honda motors aren't built for turbos. If that was true why do so many people do it? You would only hope to figure the brand name that stands for reliability would be the one to support turbos. I know for a fact that the s2000 and the newer gen preludes have perfect internals to support a turbo, and the s2000 can even support high boost on a stock motor/stock bottom end. And also even on civics no one has ever reported problems running 5-8 psi. Which if all you want is a little go-fast, thats all you need.

 
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r u sure about that? ive been reading the boards about turbo for a while now and read nothing but problems but im hard headed and bought a kit anyways

 
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People have problems when they dont do it right.
If you skip stuff or mess it up, you're bound to have issues. Those who have done it right have gone for thousands of miles without issue.

 
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I hope. I'm getting my kit installed by a buddy of mine who has installed tonns of turbo's and done tonns of engine swaps

As for getting tuned, even driving 2:30hrs to a diff province to get tuned by the best thing is, he has a 4 months waiting list

 
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turbos can increase fuel milage,, its not a myth,, its a proven fact,, however usally turbos are acompied by higher output fuel injectors and a lead foot,,

turbos can serve to create a better mixture, thus using more air to stimulate power,, therfore needing less fuel it move the same distance However nobody who puts a turbo on a car drives for econamy,, (my other car is runing 28psi on stock internals and has been for 50k without issues,, no its not a civic)

once youve gotten boost, and felt the surge,, you never go back

 
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karizzle good luck with that turbo kit...sure it will be TONS of fun...