turbo or engine swap?

[misterandyle]

hey guy, drive a 1998 ej8 and i have 5k now and was thinking of either

-engine conversion? thinking b series or even d? k20
-GT2871R turbo

i wanna get the most out of my car in terms of performance, i have 5k now and maybe willing to invest another 10-15k yearly if my circumstances are fortune and i dont crash the thing! lol some hard numbers would be good, been searching around and its hard to find an example..suggestions if any! ta

[Q_ball]

Why would u even consider a D series when you already have one?

You're fairly limited in terms of a B series swap,
Depending on whether you're doing the work yourself, you'd probably only be able to aford a b16a, b18b, b18c2 or a b20.

Forget the K, you'd need at least 12-15k for it installed.

Turbo - you might be pushing it with 5k - shit goes wrong, and you'd have nothing to fix your car with.

And here's another thing i dont understand... you're able to fork out another 10-15k.... why dont you just save up a yr or 2 and buy something better than an EJ8??

[Benson]

Chuck in a b18c. Dont go b16a cause Em1 has em, mgiht as well buy a EM1 if you want a b16a. Be a little different and get a B18c.

[[[d a n n y]]]

or just turbo the thing

[misterandyle]

whats the power gains if i turbo a b18cR or jsut turbo my stock dy16, is it worth the extra odd 7k+

[Q_ball]

whats the power gains if i turbo a b18cR or jsut turbo my stock dy16, is it worth the extra odd 7k+

How long is a piece of string?
Search up a bit mate... so many variables... manifold, turbo choice, psi, fuel/ignition, tuning...

What happened to your original 5k budget? LOL

And i believe your motor is a d16y8.

[fatboyz39]

turbo your D.

[misterandyle]

its a y4 SOHC VTEC, its too slow mate

[Q_ball]

y4's are not sohc vtecs...
y8's are!

[misterandyle]

whats a y4 then?

[Q_ball]

A basic single cam 1.6L... NON-vtec.

EJ8s came with y8's.
EK1 came with y4's.

[misterandyle]

under the hood it says manufacture date ej8 may 1998 then it says d16y4? im confused?

[rayb3na_]

maybe u got a gli coupe then?

[misterandyle]

gli coupes are made from 1999

[NightKids]

Well whatever it is turbo that shiett!

[misteR_bilzz]

b18c T

[DreadAngel]

Nah, sell it and get a B'd EG lol

[tRipitaka]

under the hood it says manufacture date ej8 may 1998 then it says d16y4? im confused?

look at the number stamped on your actual block..

[kn1ghtm4r3]

go nissan =) lol

turbo would be best bang for buck i suppose. unless u love na then go that path all the way.

but yeah as q said make sure you have some rainy day money left over, coz things do go wrong and it could cost a bit to fix lol

[Limbo]

turbo it you should have just enough if you plan properly

[i_s2_honda]

Meh.... both are pretty good ideas....

K20A is an awesome engine however a turobcharger will give you power as well...

[DreadAngel]

S13 K FTW :p

[55EXX]

turbo will in the end get you more power.

[beeza]

under the hood it says manufacture date ej8 may 1998 then it says d16y4? im confused?

EJ8 is the Chassis number or body type and 1998 obviously year of manufacture,d16y4 is the engine type/number.Same as mine.
Turbo ftw! everyone who has had it Loves it.You will have to change the computer (it is a manual right?),but that's not too hard.I'm sure someone can help with that :thumbsup:
5-6 psi is plenty and not a problem with the stock internals of the engine.It's all bolt on! :thumbsup:

[RABBITrabbit]

Duel Carb
Ftw

[hondavti25]

hey dude in the same sorta position maybe a b16 conversion and then later on a decent bolt on turbo kit. low boost good power ... if not save harder for the b18c :)

[mrwillz]

EJ8 is the Chassis number or body type and 1998 obviously year of manufacture,d16y4 is the engine type/number.Same as mine.
Turbo ftw! everyone who has had it Loves it.You will have to change the computer (it is a manual right?),but that's not too hard.I'm sure someone can help with that :thumbsup:
5-6 psi is plenty and not a problem with the stock internals of the engine.It's all bolt on! :thumbsup:

i thoguth ej8 have d16y8
not 4

[mrwillz]

maybe u got a gli coupe then?


gli coupes are made from 1999

and only come in auto!

[Q_ball]

i thoguth ej8 have d16y8
not 4

Thats wat i said backk on the first or 2nd page... lol
Seems to have fallen on deaf ears :)

[mrwillz]

yea man
i no q
i went back n read
it was one of the first things u sed

[JDMTMY]

sell your ej8 and buy mine, b18c already installed!! then you can boost it!

[TheSaint]

depends what you want out of your car

if u want a honda NA screamer than go N/A and get B18cR

if u want turbo setup either turbo wat u got or start moving into toyota/nissan

EDIT: im starting to look at the EK style coupes, was it only the EM1 that come dohc vtec? what other models are coupe, and im guessing the coupe model no. isnt EK... is it EJ?

is there many b18c coupes around?

[NightKids]

There's a EG coupe for sale in the cars for sale thread... check it out