Turbo B16 Issues

:wave: I'm new with the whole turbo on NA engines, i've spoken to some engineers and mechanics and most of them have talked about installing a T28 turbo of 8psi. One of them said that i need 2 drop compression to at least 8.5 but the last guy i talked to sounded like he knew wats up and said your honda is a high compression engine so its important to maintain high compression, if i were to drop it it shoudln't be any lower than 10.

I've read that some people have had trouble with turbos on their B16's, wat are some tips before I get started on turboing my car provided that the engine will made ready 2 take a turbo as well.

Its pretty clostly the whole thing but i hope its worth it! (if its done right) :cool:

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Originally Posted by bboy_gadget

:wave: I'm new with the whole turbo on NA engines, i've spoken to some engineers and mechanics and most of them have talked about installing a T28 turbo of 8psi. One of them said that i need 2 drop compression to at least 8.5 but the last guy i talked to sounded like he knew wats up and said your honda is a high compression engine so its important to maintain high compression, if i were to drop it it shoudln't be any lower than 10.

I've read that some people have had trouble with turbos on their B16's, wat are some tips before I get started on turboing my car provided that the engine will made ready 2 take a turbo as well.

Its pretty clostly the whole thing but i hope its worth it! (if its done right) :cool:

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http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22651

have a read through that, and it will help u understand what u need to achieve your goals.

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Originally Posted by bboy_gadget

:wave: I'm new with the whole turbo on NA engines, i've spoken to some engineers and mechanics and most of them have talked about installing a T28 turbo of 8psi. One of them said that i need 2 drop compression to at least 8.5 but the last guy i talked to sounded like he knew wats up and said your honda is a high compression engine so its important to maintain high compression, if i were to drop it it shoudln't be any lower than 10.

I've read that some people have had trouble with turbos on their B16's, wat are some tips before I get started on turboing my car provided that the engine will made ready 2 take a turbo as well.

Its pretty clostly the whole thing but i hope its worth it! (if its done right) :cool:

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There are enough guys on here now that have turboed there B16A engines with no problem's the ones that have had problem's are the ones that DONT LISTEN to the right people they read the threads on forum sites with info that makes no sence.A B16A with a good turbo setup with the correct turbo and manifold and everthing else will make good power for a long time as long as it is TUNED with a good ECU with the correct injectors (not something from a wrecker)will run for many 1000's of klms trouble free.The other reason they blow them up is they get bored with the power and try more boost and then its all over and time for a rebuild then the nice little setup you have is to small to support more power at higher boost pressures.So dude all I can tell you is to research some more and speak to people that have a good rep with this type of work and save your money.
Regards Dyno Dave

people like dyno dave?
lol

Yeh he is right though the more opinons on differing set ups the better.... some will agree with eachother and some will dissagree with eachother, the trick is to find out who is full of crap and who knows what they are talking about.

Thanks guys, I'll will keep on researching, just one query..

Is it better to turbo the B16A with a higher compression or lower coz a few guys I've talked to seemed like they knew wat they were on about but some have said if u run a higher compression u will screw your engine others say its made for that higher compression and you need that..

I can understand that you need that higher compression for the engine design but its a fair argument that it should be decreased for safety reasons... ahh confused!! :confused:

Thanks 4 that thread EGB16A!! :wave:

Thanks Dave 4 your post, haha i read through some posts on here and they talked about nothin but trouble wid turbos.. But if its been done by heaps of peeps and not a prob, then f*k yea i'm goin 2 save coin and represent wid the rest of every1, i'll let u'se all know how it goes!! Thanks again guys! :honda: :D

Hey mate could you start another thread, so i can sort out my shiit without having to go threw 100 different things :)

LVNITS thread ppls.... not bboy's.