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Old Feb 24, 2011
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2005 civic si hb turbo kit info

im wanting to turbo my k20a3 with this kit (below)... can anyone give me advice, pros and cons, or opinions. i dont want anymore than 10 psi because its a daily driver. just wanting some boost for fun.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT
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Re: 2005 civic si hb turbo kit info

Ebay turbo kits destory engines and give little to no results, guranteed. If you want to go turbo you need at least $2000 for a low end DSM set-up to $4000 for a set-up with new parts that would put you around 250hp at relatively high boost.
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Re: 2005 civic si hb turbo kit info

I laughed a little when I saw the title of the item. I really don't believe that that kit will give you 485hp but you'll get something out of it. Just be ready for a lot of torque steer. Seems like a good deal.
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Re: 2005 civic si hb turbo kit info

You might get 40-50hp out of something like that.
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Re: 2005 civic si hb turbo kit info

Yeah that's really all I'm wanting to gain cause its a daily driver but do yall think this kit will harm my motor? I just want about 5 to 10 psi. The title of the turbo is pretty dumb but if I could get 50 to 100 safely I'd be happy.
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Re: 2005 civic si hb turbo kit info

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Yeah that's really all I'm wanting to gain cause its a daily driver but do yall think this kit will harm my motor? I just want about 5 to 10 psi. The title of the turbo is pretty dumb but if I could get 50 to 100 safely I'd be happy.
but thats not the point. you will destroy ur engine with those cheap kits. you will have tons of air leaks and you will end up shelling out 2x more money to fix ur engine + a crap ton of wasted time and headachs.
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Re: 2005 civic si hb turbo kit info

I am about to turbo my Si. I was wondering if the kit im looking at would even be worth buying. Im new to the Honda game and am doing all the easearch i can on my car but still would like some feed back on this.
here is the link to the kit: http://www.procivic.com/pages-produc...651/index.html
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Re: 2005 civic si hb turbo kit info

a good reading on how-to-turbo - different engine, but worth the read:
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/2...ies-motor.html
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Re: 2005 civic si hb turbo kit info

Originally Posted by 05SiHatch
I am about to turbo my Si. I was wondering if the kit im looking at would even be worth buying. Im new to the Honda game and am doing all the easearch i can on my car but still would like some feed back on this.
here is the link to the kit: http://www.procivic.com/pages-produc...651/index.html
Thats a good quality turbo kit, but you'd need to factor in another $1500-2000 to purchase an engine management system, have it installed and dyno tuned.
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Re: 2005 civic si hb turbo kit info

I have an HKS control oredered. And family owns a dyno. But is it a good all around street and strip system.
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Re: 2005 civic si hb turbo kit info

Originally Posted by 05SiHatch
I have an HKS control oredered. And family owns a dyno. But is it a good all around street and strip system.
Overall, yes it's good, but the HKS control isn't.

Hondata k-pro is the only system worthwhile and reliable.
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