need help on new turbo setup

[stalis]

hey guys, im new to this forum and i was wondering if my xtreme sports organic stage 1 clutch able to withstand the task of a turbo, ill be running around 5psi, since i dont plan on getting any forged internals or an aftermarket ecu atm, what do you guys think about this? the car is a 96 dc2 vti-r, and what kind of turbo kits do you guys recommend, i was planing to get a ebay kit since i have quite a low budget due to uni and what not, looking to spend around $700

[fat_85_civic]

Not trying to put you off. But there is no way you will have a good turbo set up for $700. You won't even get a shit turbo set up for that amount.

I turbo my civic while at uni and it is done with quality parts and cost a lot. Don't do a half assed job, save up more and do it right or don't do it.

But, that clutch should hold up fine if your planning on only running 5psi.

[stalis]

how much do you think i should save up for a kit? i'm not aiming for any high numbers, but just wanted the added torque

[stalis]

i was even considering buying a ebay turbo kit, but using a nissan turbo instead? so id use the ebay ic piping and all that

[mugen_ctr]

Find a greddy kit for cheap or piece ur own kit, than factor in also tune an what ecu so all adds up to well over 2.5k to 3.5k

[jayeg]

basic kit will cost you atleast 3k it isn't cheap

[stalis]

dang, alright sweet cheers guys, might just save up for a b18cr, would probably be worth it in the long run

[EKVTIR-T]

dang, alright sweet cheers guys, might just save up for a b18cr, would probably be worth it in the long run

personally I dont think its worth putting b18c7 into vtir

its already heavier so after the swap its still slower than dc2r

you could arguably turbo your current b18c for less than the c7+gbox swap and have a much faster and powerful setup

[honda_zivic]

i was even considering buying a ebay turbo kit, but using a nissan turbo instead? so id use the ebay ic piping and all that

only cast manifold an cooler kit is good everything else is fail.

[stalis]

personally I dont think its worth putting b18c7 into vtir

its already heavier so after the swap its still slower than dc2r

you could arguably turbo your current b18c for less than the c7+gbox swap and have a much faster and powerful setup

yeah but i heard the type r gearbox's aren't preferred for boost, besides the lsd, since its short ratio, it doesnt stay in boost as long as a vti-r gear box, this was on team-integra.net

[stalis]

personally I dont think its worth putting b18c7 into vtir

its already heavier so after the swap its still slower than dc2r

and i wouldn't chuck in a b18cr in to be faster than a type r, it would just be for fun, just that extra kick.

[mugen_ctr]

You seem to miss the point of turbo charging a car than say its not worth it, than opt for a engine swap which is going to be slower yet cost the same and yield considerable less power and torque vs a boosted b18c2 setup!

Just because a gearbox has short ratio doesnt mean "it wont stay in boost", i think u need to do more research before jumping the gun and saying Type-r gearboxes aint for boosted engines, because plenty of ppl have done boosted b18cr motor + gearbox setup and love it simply due to the nature of the engine power band combined with the shorter ratios, i think its fair to say that one of the down falls of a boosted type-R motor, b16b or b18cr is that they run high comp ratio, something like 11:1 so the margin of error is quite high verses something like a b16a2 10.2:1 or even a D16 which runs a 9.6:1

IMO if ur after fun than turbo is a no brainer, but it seems to me u just want the easy way out so stick to b18cr