Civic FD1 (1.8L R18) turbo kits

[JaCe]

For those who are interested in following this; I thought I'd make a new thread. I doubt i'll ever do it since by the time I can get a turbo (i.e. off green P's), I'll move onto another car :).. but for other OH members.

From what I can tell from reading various sites; there are a few different brands of turbo kits for the R18.

A summary from JDMHONDACIVICFD.BLOGSPOT.COM;

Turbo charge a JDM R18 FD civic?
Currently there are 3 kits that i am aware of.
1. Zage Kit
2. AJP Kit
3. Speedlab Kit??

The latter, i am not so sure if its stable.

So which kit will i recommend for the R18?
I am a supporter of Japanese after market parts.
After all our civic are made in japan.

In my case i will go for the Zage Kit with some customisations to
the pipings to suit your engine bay.
The reason? Although Zage turbo kit is made in Taiwan,
it was tested and dyno tuned in conjunction with HKS Taiwan.
HKS is one of leader in japanese motorsports specialising in
turbo charged cars.
URL: http://jdmhondacivicfd.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html

Some info on the Taiwan kit is available (not in English): http://www.hondacivic-fd2.com/traveling-and-sharing/taiwan-turbo-honda-civic-fd1

Another quote regarding the kit;

A preview of my Honda Civic.
Turbo charged 2006 jdm civic fd1 1.8litre.
Equipped with the Zage Turbo Kit for R18
Tuned by HKS with Fcon IS ECU.
Running on 0.55 psi.How many horse power?
Currently running at around 210 horse power.
Lookout for more stories ahead.

And finally, a bit of Googling will get you info on the Zage kit (incl. a 6min youtube dyno video);
http://www.google.com/search?q=zage+turbo+kit+r18&rls=com.microsoft:en-au&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

Youtube vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjBvqz0Ptg4

Hope this sparks some interest :)

[cracker]

u and shimian and dmx and danny_mart are gods of FD's

[TurBIce]

very interested. but think super charger is better?1

[markCivicVti]

Yeah i'd prefer a low'ish psi supercharger... AJP have been a bit dodgy as of late - or so I hear.

[cracker]

superchargers own....but then u wont have that tastey b.o.v sound?

[denot]

from cost effective point of view, which one is more expensive for install and maintenance?

[markCivicVti]

Well... i believe superchargers have less parts and generally are easier to install. Not by much though.

The only issue is that superchargers have insane parasitic loss low end... and a 1.8 ltr engine isn't going to take off as well as it would stock. Really for a SC you'd want something bigger than 2 ltr engine...

A turboed r18a will beat a supercharged r18 hands down I believe.

I'd want something than I could run without changing the internals.

But I do kinda like the whine of the SC... it's cool too.

[cracker]

mmm but then again blow off valve and the turbo spooling noise it pretty nice....u bring a good argument....so basicly its turbo ftw?

[markCivicVti]

I'd still love to see a SC kit for the R18a though...


EDIT: For Bryan Yuen

There are none that I'm aware of. Theres a SC for the K20 powered FD2 (in whatever configuration they have in the DOHC K20 they have in the US)... but not for the R18a.

[bryan yuen]

ok.... so wat supercharger are availiable?
im curious abt the cost for the zage turbo kit as well?

[darkshines]

they have the comptec supercharger in the states for those civic SI me thinks

[Mingy]

just the topic i wanted to find out about. good job jace :thumbsup:

So. whats the advantages and disadvantages of installing a turbo kit onto a fd?

[danny_mart]

u and shimian and dmx and danny_mart are gods of FD's

woooo im a god and i havent done anything

[applio]

here is the price from TaiWan

full kit including intercooler with TD-04L turbo with install total cost in Taiwan $$$ 75000 $$$

$1 aus = $28.xx TW money

[JaCe]

here is the price from TaiWan

full kit including intercooler with TD-04L turbo with install total cost in Taiwan $$$ 75000 $$$

$1 aus = $28.xx TW money


Thanks mate.
According to xe.com as at 30/1/08;

75,000.00 TWD = 2,614.78 AUD

[cracker]

sounds pretty good...an fd1 with a turbo wud be so sick

[xenfacta]

thats cheap as..... id be interested after my warranty runs out.... maybe.....

[amurray]

r18a is weak as piss... as the people that turboed them found out... i wouldnt bother.. but it would be cool

[JaCe]

thats cheap as..... id be interested after my warranty runs out.... maybe.....

Cheap is such a subjective term lol.

[xenfacta]

i'll let you do the scouting for me then jeff, help me to be truly cheap

[JaCe]

Haha my usual method is keep searching eBay; wait until I find the part I definitely want with a reasonable price, and then get someone in Singapore/Malaysia/Japan/Taiwan to negotiate and get that price for me. Only difference is that the person is someone I know and trust as opposed to randoms on eBay.