***Official What did you do to your EK today***

[1996_EK_Civic]

lAvailable: http://www.capa.com.au/eaton_m45data.htm

interesting, $2,789-2,900 for the M45. got alot of saving if i want to go through with this, and they are based in SA, WIN!

[mugen_ctr]

turbo d-series u can do for 1.5k all up, including a tune... should net u around 120 - 145kw

My mate is gonna buy a greddy kit, with no injectors or piggy back...all up...
Turbo kit = 700
injectors = 300
Tune (hondata S100) = 600

[Temp3st]

Thats a bloody cheap kit man would be a little worried about quality. Also your mate already has a Hondata, which other people most likely will not have especially if they have a d banger so you'll have to factor that in. Also you'll have to factor in brake upgrades and mod plate monies as well to make it all legal haha its never that cheap. Does the kit include intercooler n piping?

[Alvis]

yeh, i was going to say brake upgrade too but sounds very cheap that's for sure - I thought they were more like $5k.

But guess it's like a never ending story doing that sort of work brakes incl new master cylinder, clutch, gearbox, turbo timer, fuel rail, i don't know maybe stronger fuel pump, reliability issues - do you have enough cash to back yourself up if/when something goes wrong/needs fixing - I think this is most people's biggest mistake - tho not saying it's yours lol - but they pay for the upgrade and then there's nothing left in the kitty to fix it when something happens... could be like a big black whole once you start

...not that I want to deter you or nothing, would be fantastic to see a d series turbo build, just need to think it right through

[DNYALL]

turbo d-series u can do for 1.5k all up, including a tune... should net u around 120 - 145kw

My mate is gonna buy a greddy kit, with no injectors or piggy back...all up...
Turbo kit = 700
injectors = 300
Tune (hondata S100) = 600

If you can get 120 - 145kws for that money, on a D series, that is even slightly re-liable/driveable/useable power, I will eat my own hat.

I have never been in a D series turbo but to be honest for around 5k getting the b18c type r swap with the ITR gearbox is money well spent. Just gotta worry about engineers cert etc then...

[jks24]

Went to Honda and got a new cv boot installed under warranty as the last one split after only a few months.

[mugen_ctr]

I think its just the conception that any N/a goin to turbo will be utterly expensive an have high risks of blowing up... i guess if more ppl start to do it, ppls perception might change, an cheap, not everyone has money, hence why its cheap lol... who says u have to have lots of money to make a good car

On a eg5, all u need are decent pads, an that should do the job, as far as reliabilty, all comes down to if u take short cuts or not.... with the greddy kit, its been proven too last, so thats more than enough to proof its reliabilty, but with any mods, theres a risk of failure, regardless of N/a or force induction

I cant wait to see what reults he can net, the car we checked out only ran 99kw O_o

bit low, but he had a really crappy tune, running rich, timing out etc etc... just goes to show that to get the best outta anything, a good tune is the way to go

B18c is a good investment, but just like goin boost really, need brakes to back it up, an whole host of other things to balance it out.... its easy to do swaps/boost but its the little things that will make it even better

[mugen_ctr]

Went to Honda and got a new cv boot installed under warranty as the last one split after only a few months.

OMG, my cv boots split... im not sure wen, but the grease seems pretty "fresh", went every were, all over the rims, inner guards

soooo shattered... gotta change em asap... freaking FWD cars lol

[Temp3st]

Mugen_ctr you're completely right however i never had the conception of an NA car being expensive and with high risks of blowing up. My mate is running a stock B18c SIRG motor on just over 10 pounds of boost, has been for ages its been tracked and everything and its still fine. And DNYALL the eg i've been in like i said made 143kw at the treads and that is easily achievable for 5 grand from start to finish (Providing you do everything you can yourself) however at the end of the day is 5 grand really worth it on a d banger? plus if the car was ever put up for sale it would be hard as to find a buyer because its boosted, most people who can drive boosted cars go with rwd or awd. at the end of the day its all about what the person wants to do and how much money they have to do it with. if they just want to do something fun like boost a stock d banger for a good price they should do it, but realise that shit will get expensive fast if they want more power, and because NA is more reliable than boost so that 5 grand for a b18c swap would be much more worth it imo. Having driven both and owned the latter thats my 2 cents

[1996_EK_Civic]

did someone say, cars blowing?



i would hate that to happen, if i got a turbo/supercharged car...

[Riced_Civic]

guys better keep it on track its no got nothing to do with what u did to ur eg/ek anymore.

^^ crazy vid id hate that to happen to me

back to it, got some new fenders for the EK ready to be sanded

[1996_EK_Civic]

haha yea it got off topic a bit.

Should be installing my new splits today