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Adam-D
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21st Sep 08 at 06:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
to turbo a 1.5 vtec civic?
or the 1.6 vtec

im just thinking a small turbo would give the vtec the tourqe the engine is missing low down.,

just wondering if it can be done and for how much....
Adam-D
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21st Sep 08 at 06:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
or just any vtec turbo, im just wondering...
N3CRO
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21st Sep 08 at 10:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It can be done, seen it loadsa times, lord knows how much it'd cost though.
I'm thinking of doing the same when I getta 1.6 VTEC Civic.
Andy Stocker
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21st Sep 08 at 10:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My mate supercharged his del sol v tec
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ive seen a turbo'd EK9 type r and a teggy


cant be that hard and I know the supercharger conversions are popular on the EP3's

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
Mattb
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21st Sep 08 at 10:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
There off the shelf kits in the US to turbocharge Honda Vtecs...
ed
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21st Sep 08 at 10:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The kits will cost a bomb now that Greddy and Trust have gone bust

But I guess there are other manufacturers who make kits...

[Edited on 21-09-2008 by ed]
Andy Stocker
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21st Sep 08 at 10:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Friends one, kit imported from US
CORSA NUT
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That looks sweet andy
CorsaSport14
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lmao, i was just looking at them on YouTube. What shape civic you got? Im after a EG6 either B16a2 or Maybe a sneaky K20 engine, but there's non for sale they're so rare now days
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21st Sep 08 at 11:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my mate is building a old shape 1 with turbo k20 in it
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quote:
Originally posted by bartstart
my mate is building a old shape 1 with turbo k20 in it



Hmmmm Yummy
flybikeslee
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21st Sep 08 at 11:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my mate boosted his b16 with great results (360whp) for less than 2k. that was a cheapy ebay kit.
get yerself onto civiclife.net/forum. plenty of info on there
scottyp1989
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you can get the kits off ebay for about £1300 i think it is. easy enough to fit
flybikeslee
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21st Sep 08 at 11:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by scottyp1989
you can get the kits off ebay for about £1300 i think it is. easy enough to fit


tend not to include pistons though. although you can use ek9 pistons in the b16
Swiftay
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21st Sep 08 at 13:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
or you can keep standard internals and have a low boost kit.
sand-eel
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A mate of mine is selling a turbo kit for £1200 i think with about only 200 miles on it.
includes turbo, pipes, intercooler and other stuff i'm sure.
JM_16v
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21st Sep 08 at 16:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
friend of mine has a 1.6 was 350bhp then rebuilt with much upgraded spec, can be done hes spent stupid money but its worth it tbh
Adam-D
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hmmmm. food for thought,

 
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