Turbocharging A D16y8

[98ex2286]

hey any one have a turbocharged d16y8. i was curious about the benifits compared to a engine swap. how did things work out for the turbocharged d16

[Hybrid_Coupe]

depends on what you want...a swap my make more hp or the turbo may make more hp. or a swap with turbo will make more hp. you need to set some goals. how much hp you want to make. how much you want to spend. a turbo single cam would be a great idea, however a turbo dual cam is my preference. all depends on how far you wanna go.

[98ex2286]

yea i think i might just turbocharge my d ill just have to build the engine for it. ne suggestions on some good turbo kits for my car. thanx for the input

[Hybrid_Coupe]

personally if i were you, i would build the kit myself, however if your not so inclined to do that, my preference would be either a drag kit, or a full race kit. i dont like the edelbrock kit, or the greddy kit, they make fine power but with little room for improvement. Personally i would peice together a kit, get hondata(with boost), and do it that way. then you dont have to worry bout fmu's and everything like that.
I could help you peice together a kit, because i have the ability to get any turbo part you need. just let me know what you wanna do.

[Calesta]

As long as your engine is good shape and you have good tuning, you don't need to build it up internally if you don't want to. There are plenty of people putting down 200-220whp on totally stock internal D16Y8 engines on boost. It's all about the tuning.

[98ex2286]

yea i figured if i run low psi n with good tunning i wouldnt have to worrie about it. but it is a good idea because i dont wanna end up dumping three grand into turbocharging my d n then somthing go wrong. but i read about sportcompactcar turbocharging a d16y8. it eventually failed due to a faulty wastegate making the car run on about 20 psi instead of 6. but still i think if i where to boost my d16 n run about 7 9 psi i would do internals.

[oompahlumpa]

you dont need internals on 7-9lbs.

[98ex2286]

sounds good to me, still might go with a swap tho

[oompahlumpa]

In your position if I had the money for a swap it's what I would do

[98ex2286]

yea, maybe i pump out a lil over 500 every two weeks with work. im not making any final decesions just yet tho ill wait till i have some funds then ill make it. untill then im gonna work on the suspension n do a rear drum to disk break conversion.