Civic-EG.com Forum 3.3.1

- Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:23 am #200491 Im new to the site etc... this may have already been asked but i am just wondering if these are any good etc? But not sure on the quality of the turbo or if that even matters (i would change the manifold for a stainless steel one)

opinions?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Honda-Civic-B-Ser ... 1e5bdd9777

- Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:32 pm #200494 it all comes down to you get what you pay for when boosting. fast, cheap, reliable. pick 2 cause you cant have all 3. thats the best motto for boosting i have ever heard. on the other hand i have heard that people with turbos are havin pretty good luck with low boost applications. also as for the s.s. manifold be careful with those and buy a good name brand one because the insane heat those turbo manifold see tend to crack the supports and desroy the manifold in short. good luck ith your build man hope it helps

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- Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:35 pm #200497 always take an ebay turbo to a shop and have them balance it. poor balance is one of the reasons they don't last long.

also you want T clamps, not regular hose clamps. They blow off easier.

The IC, piping, cast manifold, lines & small bits should all be satisfactory for a half way decent turbo setup. I don't know about reliability of ebay wastegates.
And of course fuel management & tuning is not included so be sure not to skimp on that. It's the most important part

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- Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:16 pm #200569 there are so many cheapish turbo kits out there

so the piping etc... should be fine, if i buy a proper turbo, wastegate and a good brand manifold + the fuel management & tuning everthing should run fine in theory?

most helpful thank you

- Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:19 am #200624 yes if you do what you just said in you last post you should be right on track for a good build. and thanks teal for that info! listen to teal he has a turbo set up so he knows first hand, i just know from research and owning a kit that never made it on the car lol. good luck man